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Ponderosa Middle School

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Ponderosa Middle School ranks 230 th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Ponderosa Middle School is a public middle school located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 557 students. The school is part of the Klamath Falls City Schools district, which is ranked 68 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ponderosa Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon middle schools, typically ranking between 211-320 out of 367-382 schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating below-average performance compared to other Oregon middle schools. The school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 43.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Ponderosa Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the Klamath Falls City Schools district and the state of Oregon averages.

Interestingly, the two closest middle schools to Ponderosa, Henley Middle School and Brixner Junior High School, also perform below the state average in most academic areas. However, Henley Middle School generally outperforms Ponderosa Middle School, ranking higher in the state and having higher proficiency rates, while Brixner Junior High School has the lowest performance among the three schools.

561

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,154

Per pupil spending ?

100.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2554 Main St
Klamath Falls, OR 97601-2798

(541) 883-4740

District: Klamath Falls City Schools

Students who attend Ponderosa Middle School usually attend:

High:

Klamath Union High School

Feeder schools for Ponderosa Middle School:

Elementary:	Joseph Conger Elementary School
	Mills Elementary School
	Pelican Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.2%

Hispanic:

29.6%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 43rd percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (29% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 43rd-percentile peak (2022) to 38th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Oregon avg35%

230^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	34.9	230 of 368	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	232 of 371	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	230 of 380	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	211 of 367	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	245 of 379	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	280 of 384	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	276 of 382	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	292 of 383	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.3	281 of 381	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	320 of 382	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.3	323 of 377	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.5	330 of 395	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.8	272 of 357	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.4	244 of 343	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.9	210 of 323	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.8	214 of 315	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.5	192 of 295	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.4	212 of 285	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.3	217 of 271	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.8	158 of 270	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	255 of 316	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	182 of 313	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	179 of 323	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	166 of 310	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	199 of 277	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	248 of 342	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	30 of 104	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	29 of 103	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.0	58 of 103	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	37 of 42	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	131 of 196	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	91 of 196	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	141 of 201	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	58 of 194	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	76 of 191	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	161 of 210	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	154 of 240	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	108 of 244	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	116 of 312	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	208 of 364	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	64 of 282	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	131 of 325	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	164 of 330	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	203 of 323	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	214 of 318	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	179 of 312	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	171 of 291	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	262 of 341	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	63.5	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	120 of 133	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	113 of 125	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	71 of 114	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.8	105 of 110	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	71 of 115	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	110 of 137	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	38.0	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.8	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	130 of 180	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	139 of 150	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	122 of 156	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	193 of 206	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	171 of 351	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	198 of 349	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	207 of 360	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	191 of 355	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	230 of 344	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	259 of 357	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2023)91st percentile+52 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)71st percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-18 vs school

Native American (2019)17th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-7 vs state

Science29%~ state avg

Mathematics21%-9 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 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ponderosa Middle School	Public	6-8	2554 Main St	Klamath Falls	97601	Klamath County	Klamath Falls City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 883-4740	561	28	20.0	100.5%	293 (52.2%)	6 (1.1%)	166 (29.6%)	4 (0.7%)	30 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.9%)	34.9	230^th of 368 public middle schools	37.5%		35.9	232^nd of 371 public middle schools	37.5%	2	33.9	33.8	39.2	22.2	19.9	21.7	29.4	$19,154	$6,200	$12,954
Brixner Junior High School	Public	7-8	4727 Homedale Rd	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-5025	396	25	16.1	92.9%	236 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (26.3%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	20.2	307^th of 368 public middle schools	16.6%		16.4	329^th of 371 public middle schools	11.3%	22		34.1	19.2		20.7	14.5	14.3	$21,868	$1,838	$20,029
Henley Middle School	Public	7-8	7925 Hwy 39	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath County School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 883-5050	413	20	20.2	92.7%	285 (69.0%)	5 (1.2%)	76 (18.4%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.5%)	45.3	180^th of 368 public middle schools	51.1%		39.8	211^th of 371 public middle schools	43.1%	31		40.4	36.2		33.5	36.4	21.4	$17,914	$3,394	$14,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Ponderosa Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ponderosa Middle School?

Students at Ponderosa Middle School are 52% White, 30% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 1% African American.

What district is Ponderosa Middle School in?

Klamath Falls City Schools

What high school do graduates of Ponderosa Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ponderosa Middle School usually go on to attend Klamath Union High School

Is Ponderosa Middle School a good school?

Ponderosa Middle School ranks 230^th of 368 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ponderosa Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended Ponderosa Middle School.

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