Summary
Myrtle Crest School is a K–5 public elementary school in Myrtle Point, Oregon, serving 271 students as part of Myrtle Point School District 41. The district ranks 100th of 141 Oregon districts — about the 29th percentile — and the school ranked 526th of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 26th percentile with 1 star. It serves a high-need population: 95.2% free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, $23,378 per-student spending, a 16.9 student-to-teacher ratio, and 37.5% chronic absenteeism, which is above Oregon's 33.5% but slightly below the district's 38.0%.
Academically, Myrtle Crest is below the state in all three tested subjects. English language arts is the clearest weak spot at 31.2% proficient versus 43.8% statewide, a 12.6-point gap, and every tested grade runs roughly 10–14 points below state. Math is closer at 27.9% versus 32.9%, and science is 26.2% versus 30.6%, though 5th-grade math stands out with 19.5% proficient compared with 32.4% statewide. Nearby, Coquille Valley Elementary posts 55.2% ELA, 51.9% math, and 40.7% science despite a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 87.57% and lower spending of $19,128 per student. Ocean Crest Elementary School also outperforms Myrtle Crest in ELA and math, and Powers Elementary School has higher all-grade ELA and math but lower science.
There are signs of movement. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 46.4% in 2022–23 to 37.5% in 2024–25, and the student-to-teacher ratio improved from 18.7 to 16.9. Per-student spending has risen from $18,196 in 2022–23 to $23,378 in 2024–25 without a matching jump in proficiency. The school's low-socioeconomic-status subgroup ranked higher than the school overall (34th percentile in 2025–26), though subgroup results are volatile and based on small groups. The most visible priorities are ELA across grades, 5th-grade math, and attendance.
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