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Peterson Elementary School

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Peterson Elementary School ranks 493 rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Peterson Elementary School is a K–6 school in Klamath Falls, Oregon, serving 573 students in the Klamath County School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 493rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools—30th percentile, 2 stars. Its rank was around the 51st percentile in 2015–2016, fell to 26th in 2023–2024, rose to 35th in 2024–2025, then slipped to 30th. It serves a high-poverty population: 92.32% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. Per-student spending was $16,417, and the student-teacher ratio was 21.2.

Academically, the school's all-grade proficiency is below district and state averages in all tested subjects. ELA is 34.2% proficient, versus 41.1% in the district and 43.8% statewide. Math is 27.4%, nearly matching the district's 28.3% but 5.5 points below the state's 32.9%. Science is 21.0%, below the district's 28.5% and the state's 30.6%. Results are uneven by grade: 3rd-grade math is above both district and state, and 3rd-grade ELA is above the state, while 4th-grade ELA, 5th-grade math, 6th-grade math, and 5th-grade science are clear concerns. For example, 5th-grade math is 18.5% proficient, 13.9 points below the state, and 6th-grade math is 18.7%, 11.0 points below the state.

Attendance and resources matter. The school's chronic absenteeism was 30.2% in 2024–2025, better than the district's 31.0% and the state's 33.5%, though Ferguson Elementary School and Henley Elementary School had lower rates, around 20–22%. Its student-teacher ratio of 21.2 is the highest among same-district peers, including Keno Elementary School (13.7), Stearns Elementary School (14.0), Henley Elementary School (16.5), Ferguson Elementary School (19.3), and Shasta Elementary School (19.5). Local variation is striking: Stearns Elementary School is 0.71 miles away but ranks in the 12th percentile, while Ferguson Elementary School is 0.82 miles away and ranks in the 53rd percentile. Compared with Klamath Falls City Schools, the school trails Roosevelt Elementary School and Joseph Conger Elementary School, is similar to Pelican Elementary School, and is ahead of Mills Elementary School. Overall, its strengths include 3rd-grade performance and better-than-average attendance; its main challenges are upper-grade math and science, 4th-grade ELA, a high pupil-teacher ratio, and absenteeism that remains high compared with several nearby schools.

573

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,417

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92.6%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.3% (any vaccine)

4856 Clinton Ave
Klamath Falls, OR 97603-7499

(541) 883-5058

District: Klamath County School District

Students who attend Peterson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brixner Junior High School
High:	Mazama High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.4%

Hispanic:

26.0%

American Indian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (30% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Klamath County School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg34%

Oregon avg37%

493^rd of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Klamath County School District

78^th of 141Klamath County School District among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	493 of 709	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	461 of 706	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	526 of 710	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	433 of 706	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	440 of 706	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	397 of 705	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	361 of 709	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.6	363 of 701	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.2	340 of 697	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.8	399 of 706	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.8	438 of 695	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.6	483 of 707	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.3	545 of 730	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.2	489 of 695	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.2	323 of 674	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.7	188 of 665	71.7%	★★★★☆
2008	55.6	308 of 655	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.0	328 of 652	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.3	395 of 636	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.1	475 of 629	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	53.3	290 of 586	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	510 of 655	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	429 of 653	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	464 of 658	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	395 of 652	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	355 of 646	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	496 of 621	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	415 of 681	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	147 of 377	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	169 of 362	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	178 of 365	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	99 of 360	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	112 of 339	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	136 of 364	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	112 of 475	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	330 of 521	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	255 of 518	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	358 of 523	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	244 of 595	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	436 of 703	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	155 of 597	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	149 of 640	76.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	392 of 657	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	443 of 664	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	512 of 662	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	422 of 665	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	467 of 654	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	378 of 623	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	279 of 680	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	43.5	123 of 212	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	134 of 355	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.8	117 of 352	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	111 of 299	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	87 of 231	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	65 of 215	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	39.0	166 of 303	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	289 of 481	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	533 of 670	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	454 of 669	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	546 of 670	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	482 of 656	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	462 of 666	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	416 of 662	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	413 of 683	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+31 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%-10 vs state

Mathematics27%-6 vs state

Science21%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peterson Elementary School	Public	K-6	4856 Clinton Ave	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-5058	573	27	21.2	92.3%	352 (61.4%)	10 (1.7%)	149 (26.0%)	8 (1.4%)	29 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.0%)	30.7	493^rd of 709 public elementary schools	30.5%		33.4	461^st of 706 public elementary schools	34.7%	32	42.9	25.2	34.6	37.3			34.2	44.2	28.2	18.5	18.7			27.4	21.0		21.0	92.6%	6.3%	$16,417	$958	$15,459
Stearns Elementary School	Public	K-6	3641 Crest St	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-5063	354	25	14.0	92.4%	193 (54.5%)	8 (2.3%)	111 (31.4%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	16.7	624^th of 709 public elementary schools	12.0%		14.1	644^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.8%	20	32.5	27.1	24.3	15.8			25.2	25.0	21.3	13.5	5.3			16.7	23.7		23.7	96.2%	2.9%	$26,900	$1,524	$25,376
Ferguson Elementary School	Public	K-6	2901 Homedale Rd	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-5036	524	27	19.3	93.7%	341 (65.1%)	2 (0.4%)	132 (25.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.9%)	48.1	334^th of 709 public elementary schools	52.9%		54.3	275^th of 706 public elementary schools	61.0%	59	57.8	31.7	52.1	36.6			44.3	55.4	31.7	29.6	23.8			35.4	26.4		26.4	92.7%	6.5%	$16,237	$1,092	$15,145
Shasta Elementary School	Public	K-6	1951 Madison St	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-5060	505	26	19.5	93.3%	289 (57.2%)	12 (2.4%)	118 (23.4%)	7 (1.4%)	27 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.3%)	53.4	299^th of 709 public elementary schools	57.8%		40.4	395^th of 706 public elementary schools	44.1%	96	58.2	55.3	43.2	41.6			49.3	58.2	45.3	23.3	22.1			36.6	26.0		26.0	91.8%	7.8%	$17,956	$956	$17,000
Klamath Home Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	2856 Eberlein Ave	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath Falls City Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 883-4700	45	3	18.0	—	31 (68.9%)	2 (4.4%)	4 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.1%)								(n/a)						14.3	27.6						45.5	30.8		10.0	10.0			$16,317	$1,083	$15,234
Mills Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 E Main St	Klamath Falls	97601	Klamath County	Klamath Falls City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-4754	299	17	17.5	—	132 (44.1%)	10 (3.3%)	120 (40.1%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	9.1	682^nd of 709 public elementary schools	3.8%		7.3	695^th of 706 public elementary schools	1.6%	13	10.3	16.4	18.5				15.5	23.1	18.2	7.4				15.5	12.7		12.7	89.2%	8.1%	$31,108	$3,308	$27,800
Henley Elementary School	Public	K-6	8227 Hwy 39	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-5038	493	30	16.5	92.9%	379 (76.9%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	31.3	487^th of 709 public elementary schools	31.3%		38.2	415^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.2%	72	47.1	32.5	39.5	35.1			38.3	35.7	25.0	22.4	19.2			25.4	16.7		16.7	94%	5.8%	$16,814	$366	$16,449
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 Eldorado St	Klamath Falls	97601	Klamath County	Klamath Falls City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-4750	344	13	26.4	—	228 (66.3%)	2 (0.6%)	77 (22.4%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	64.9	210^th of 709 public elementary schools	70.4%		61.2	228^th of 706 public elementary schools	67.7%	18	18.2	50.0	59.2				45.2	42.4	52.3	51.0				49.2	42.9		42.9	92.2%	5.5%	$21,948	$2,293	$19,656
Joseph Conger Elementary School	Public	K-5	1700 California	Klamath Falls	97601	Klamath County	Klamath Falls City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-4772	269	17	15.8	—	158 (58.7%)	2 (0.7%)	59 (21.9%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.1%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (9.7%)	55.5	277^th of 709 public elementary schools	60.9%		38	419^th of 706 public elementary schools	40.7%	142	52.6	25.0	47.2				41.2	52.6	30.8	47.1				43.2	41.7		41.7	87.4%	7%	$31,509	$3,055	$28,453
Pelican Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 McLean St	Klamath Falls	97601	Klamath County	Klamath Falls City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-4765	257	13	19.7	—	168 (65.4%)	2 (0.8%)	43 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.3%)	32.9	468^th of 709 public elementary schools	34.0%		57.4	258^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.5%	210	18.6	26.8	37.8				27.9	32.6	46.3	31.1				36.4	24.4		24.4	95.3%	3.8%	$22,665	$2,775	$19,889

Frequently Asked Questions about Peterson Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Peterson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Peterson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brixner Junior High School
High : Mazama High School

What is the racial makeup of Peterson Elementary School?

Students at Peterson Elementary School are 61% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Peterson Elementary School in?

Klamath County School District

Is Peterson Elementary School a good school?

Peterson Elementary School ranks 493^rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Peterson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Peterson Elementary School.

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