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Pelican Elementary School

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Pelican Elementary School ranks 258 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Pelican Elementary School is a public elementary school in Klamath Falls, Oregon, serving 253 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Klamath Falls City Schools district, which is ranked 68 out of 140 districts in the state.

Pelican Elementary has shown a mixed academic performance compared to the district and state. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the district in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, with proficiency rates ranging from 34.9% to 58.3%. However, its 5th-grade Science proficiency of 35.7% was slightly higher than the district but lower than the state. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 194 out of 710 Oregon elementary schools (4 stars) in 2023-2024 to 550 out of 706 (1 star) in 2021-2022.

Pelican Elementary faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.6% to 43.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state's average. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 88.15% to 90.51% receiving free or reduced-price lunch. In comparison, the nearby Roosevelt Elementary School has a lower percentage of low-income students (89.63%) and has demonstrated stronger academic results.

257

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,069

Per pupil spending ?

103.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 McLean St
Klamath Falls, OR 97601-1399

(541) 883-4765

District: Klamath Falls City Schools

Students who attend Pelican Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ponderosa Middle School
High:	Klamath Union High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.4%

Hispanic:

16.7%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2014 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Oregon median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg34%

Oregon avg38%

258^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Klamath Falls City Schools

68^th of 140Klamath 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
2025	57.4	258 of 706	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	194 of 710	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	241 of 706	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.1	550 of 706	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	545 of 705	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	455 of 709	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.4	502 of 701	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.9	560 of 697	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.9	553 of 706	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.2	416 of 695	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.7	442 of 707	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.5	445 of 730	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.0	236 of 695	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.3	359 of 674	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	8.8	641 of 665	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	591 of 655	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.0	589 of 652	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	57.5	299 of 636	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.9	277 of 629	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	35.7	428 of 586	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	207 of 653	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	356 of 658	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	388 of 652	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	565 of 646	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	442 of 621	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	449 of 681	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	95.2	10 of 360	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	55.4	105 of 339	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	143 of 475	69.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	84 of 518	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	14 of 523	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	76.4	90 of 595	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	24.2	546 of 703	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	321 of 597	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	247 of 640	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	273 of 664	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.0	103 of 662	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	135 of 665	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	28.9	478 of 654	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	494 of 623	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	436 of 680	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	37.5	277 of 481	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	377 of 669	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.9	249 of 670	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	267 of 656	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.0	611 of 666	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	553 of 662	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	405 of 683	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)97th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2018)42nd percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%+9 vs state

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Science36%+5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pelican Elementary School

Is Pelican Elementary School a good school?

Pelican Elementary School ranks 258^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pelican Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ponderosa Middle School
High : Klamath Union High School

What district is Pelican Elementary School in?

Klamath Falls City Schools

What is the racial makeup of Pelican Elementary School?

Students at Pelican Elementary School are 65% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% American Indian.

How many students attend Pelican Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Pelican Elementary School.

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