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Peterson Elementary School

Q: Is Peterson Elementary School a good school?

Peterson Elementary School ranks 461 st of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Peterson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Klamath Falls, Oregon, serving 574 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Klamath County School District, which is ranked 78 out of 140 districts in the state.

Peterson Elementary School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.4% to 38.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Keno Elementary (34.3%) and Henley Elementary (34.3%). Additionally, the school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the Klamath County School District and the state of Oregon averages.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Klamath Falls area, Peterson Elementary School generally underperforms. Nearby schools like Keno Elementary and Ferguson Elementary have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall rankings from SchoolDigger. The school's relatively high spending per student ($16,218 in 2022-2023) and low student-teacher ratio (18.5 in 2023-2024) suggest that the school may have adequate resources, but the persistent academic challenges suggest that the school could benefit from a closer examination of how these resources are being utilized to support student learning.

573

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,218

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2014 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (30% vs 38% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Oregon average

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg33%

Oregon avg38%

461^st of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

78^th of 140Klamath 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)67th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+16 vs school

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

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

White (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-6 vs state

Science27%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)				OSAS Mathematics (2025)				OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	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%)	33.4	461^st of 706 public elementary schools	34.7%		26.5	526^th of 710 public elementary schools	25.9%	65	36.5	18.3	40.3	28.6	45.2	14.6	29.9	20.8	27.3	$16,218	$1,685	$14,533
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%)	14.1	644^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.8%		8.5	690^th of 710 public elementary schools	2.8%	46	25.0	25.0	21.6	18.9	29.5	25.0	7.8	10.8	5.9	$22,708	$2,243	$20,465
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%)	54.3	275^th of 706 public elementary schools	61.0%		74.6	148^th of 710 public elementary schools	79.2%	127	57.3	34.7	50.7	51.3	53.7	23.6	36.0	28.6	24.0	$15,818	$1,618	$14,200
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%)	40.4	395^th of 706 public elementary schools	44.1%		44.3	360^th of 710 public elementary schools	49.3%	35	48.6	32.0	43.9	47.7	49.3	25.3	13.4	23.1	22.2	$19,356	$3,850	$15,506
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)										$10,154	$2,933	$7,220
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	101.3%	132 (44.1%)	10 (3.3%)	120 (40.1%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	7.3	695^th of 706 public elementary schools	1.6%		6.4	707^th of 710 public elementary schools	0.4%	12	8.3	16.7	13.6		12.5	14.9	9.1		9.1	$19,624	$5,845	$13,778
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%)	38.2	415^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.2%		39.3	402^nd of 710 public elementary schools	43.4%	13	36.0	28.9	47.1	45.1	31.5	29.9	20.6	28.2	26.8	$16,524	$1,157	$15,367
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	99.4%	228 (66.3%)	2 (0.6%)	77 (22.4%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	61.2	228^th of 706 public elementary schools	67.7%		69	179^th of 710 public elementary schools	74.8%	49	36.7	46.4	57.8		38.3	51.9	35.9		43.8	$25,337	$4,411	$20,926
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	100.0%	158 (58.7%)	2 (0.7%)	59 (21.9%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.1%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (9.7%)	38	419^th of 706 public elementary schools	40.7%		33	464^th of 710 public elementary schools	34.6%	45	32.0	40.5	39.0		36.0	32.4	26.8		27.9	$21,211	$7,606	$13,605
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	103.1%	168 (65.4%)	2 (0.8%)	43 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.3%)	57.4	258^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.5%		67	194^th of 710 public elementary schools	72.7%	64	36.1	34.9	54.8		58.3	34.9	45.2		35.7	$27,069	$1,976	$25,092

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

Is Peterson Elementary School a good school?

Peterson Elementary School ranks 461^st of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

How many students attend Peterson Elementary School?

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

What district is Peterson Elementary School in?

Klamath County School District

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