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Mills Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

682^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Mills Elementary School is a K–5 public school in Klamath Falls, Oregon, serving 299 students as part of Klamath Falls City Schools. Although that district ranks mid-range statewide (63rd of 141 districts, 55th percentile, 3 stars), Mills is a severe outlier: in 2025–2026 it ranked 682nd of 709 Oregon elementary schools, at the 4th percentile with 0 stars. This is not a one-year dip — the school has ranked near the bottom of the state for years.

Academically, Mills' 2025–2026 proficiency rates are the lowest among nearby schools in every core subject: 15.5% in English language arts, 15.5% in math, and 12.7% in science, compared with 39.2%, 29.0%, and 35.5% district-wide and 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6% statewide. The contrast with same-district schools is striking: Roosevelt Elementary School, about a mile away, posts 45.2% ELA, 49.2% math, and 42.9% science with similarly near-universal free/reduced lunch participation, and Joseph Conger Elementary School, Shasta Elementary School, Ferguson Elementary School, and Keno Elementary School all outperform Mills as well. Grade-level results show especially weak spots in 5th grade math (7.4%) and 3rd grade ELA (10.3%).

Chronic absenteeism was 42.2% in 2024–2025 — above the 33.5% state rate and well above Roosevelt Elementary School (26.7%), Ferguson Elementary School (22.0%), Henley Elementary School (20.6%), and Keno Elementary School (26.7%). Mills spends $31,108 per student, among the highest in the area, with a student-teacher ratio of 17.5 — lower than several higher-performing nearby schools — so resources and class size alone do not appear to explain the results. Students from low-income families, who make up nearly the entire enrollment, rank in the bottom 9% of the state on school-effectiveness measures. There are modest signs of progress: state rank improved from 707/710 in 2023–2024 to 682/709, and absenteeism fell from 56.5% in 2021–2022.

299

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,108

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

89.2%

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

Exemptions: 8.1% (any vaccine)

520 E Main St
Klamath Falls, OR 97601-3236

(541) 883-4754

District: Klamath Falls City Schools

Students who attend Mills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ponderosa Middle School
High:	Klamath Union High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

Hispanic:

40.1%

American Indian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (15% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg34%

Oregon avg37%

682^nd of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Klamath Falls City Schools

63^rd of 141Klamath Falls City Schools 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	9.1	682 of 709	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	695 of 706	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	707 of 710	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	689 of 706	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	700 of 706	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	639 of 705	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	650 of 709	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	614 of 701	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	650 of 697	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	638 of 706	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.2	628 of 695	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	693 of 707	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.8	722 of 730	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.9	682 of 695	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	647 of 674	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	643 of 665	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	584 of 655	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	549 of 652	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	62.2	246 of 636	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.7	368 of 629	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.3	333 of 586	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	641 of 655	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	627 of 653	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	631 of 658	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	582 of 652	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	634 of 646	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	573 of 621	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	629 of 681	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	305 of 377	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	305 of 362	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	365 of 365	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	359 of 360	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	320 of 339	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	183 of 364	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	348 of 475	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	473 of 521	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	495 of 518	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	489 of 523	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	574 of 595	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	697 of 703	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	498 of 597	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	555 of 640	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	626 of 657	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	649 of 664	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	661 of 665	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	651 of 654	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	575 of 623	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	623 of 680	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	266 of 355	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	275 of 352	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	129 of 299	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.5	195 of 231	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	664 of 670	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	664 of 669	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	635 of 670	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	642 of 656	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	664 of 666	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	657 of 662	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	671 of 683	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)25th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts16%-28 vs state

Mathematics16%-17 vs state

Science13%-18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mills Elementary School

Is Mills Elementary School a good school?

Mills Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Oregon elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mills Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ponderosa Middle School
High : Klamath Union High School

How many students attend Mills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Mills Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mills Elementary School?

Students at Mills Elementary School are 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Mills Elementary School in?

Klamath Falls City Schools

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