Klamath Home Learning Academy

Klamath Home Learning Academy is a very small public K–8 school in Klamath Falls, Oregon, serving just 45 students as part of Klamath Falls City Schools, a district ranked 63rd of 141 in Oregon (55th percentile). It stands out locally in two ways: it is by far the smallest school in the area — the next smallest, Keno Elementary School, enrolls 183 students — and it is the only K–8 school nearby, while same-district neighbors serve K–5 and Klamath County School District neighbors serve K–6.

Chronic absenteeism is the clearest challenge. In 2024–25, 51.9% of students were chronically absent, compared with 42.4% in the district and 33.5% statewide — higher than every nearby school, including Mills Elementary School at 42.2%. The pattern is long-standing: 60.0% in 2021–22 and 56.9% in 2023–24. With only 45 students, small cohorts make percentages volatile, and some grade-level results (6th- and 7th-grade ELA and math) are suppressed by the state for privacy, so they should be treated as unknown rather than as weaknesses.

Academically, results are mixed. All-grade math proficiency of 30.8% is near the state's 32.9% and slightly above the district's 29.0%, and 8th-grade math is a bright spot at 45.5%, well above the district's 25.9%. ELA is weaker at 27.6% (district 39.2%, state 43.8%), above only Mills Elementary School (15.5%) and Stearns Elementary School (25.2%) and roughly tied with Pelican Elementary School (27.9%). Science is far lower at 10% (district 35.5%, state 30.6%), below every nearby school, though the school reports 8th-grade science while most nearby schools report 5th grade. Per-student spending is $16,317 — below same-district peers such as Joseph Conger Elementary School ($31,509) and Roosevelt Elementary School ($21,948) — with 18 students per teacher, up from 12 in 2022–23.