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Philomath Elementary School

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Philomath Elementary School ranks 226 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Philomath Elementary School is a grades 2–5 school in Philomath, Oregon — a small Willamette Valley town just west of Corvallis — serving 368 students as the upper-elementary half of the Philomath School District 17J elementary program, with Clemens Primary School (K–1, 165 students) sitting a quarter-mile away and feeding directly into it.

On 2025–2026 state tests, students here beat Oregon averages in every subject and every tested grade: 52% proficient in English language arts, 43% in math, and 36% in science — about 8 points above the state in reading and 10 points above in math. The school also outperforms its own district, whose overall rating sits near the middle of Oregon districts, and it ranks 226th of 709 Oregon elementary schools, roughly the 68th percentile. Against nearby Corvallis schools, Philomath lands mid-pack on raw test scores but holds its own against higher-spending peers such as Bessie Coleman Elementary School, Adams Elementary School, and Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School.

Where the school stands out most is how well it serves students from low-income families, who rank at the 86th–88th percentile statewide — well above the school's overall standing — for three years running. Chronic absenteeism is 24%, roughly 9 points below the state rate and better than its own feeder school, Clemens Primary School. It achieves this on about $16,355 per student, thousands less than nearly every Corvallis-area comparison school. Areas to watch: science is the one subject where it trails its district, math proficiency slips slightly between grades 3 and 5 while reading climbs, and its rank eased from the 76th percentile in 2023–24 to 68th — still far above the 47th percentile it posted in 2015–16.

368

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,355

Per pupil spending ?

59.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

239 S 16th St
Philomath, OR 97370-9422

(541) 929-3253

District: Philomath School District 17J

Students who attend Philomath Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Philomath Middle School
High:	Philomath High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.7%

Hispanic:

10.9%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (46% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Oregon median (68th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg40%

Oregon avg37%

226^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 141Philomath School District 17J 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	62.9	226 of 709	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	179 of 706	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	173 of 710	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	235 of 706	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	209 of 706	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	290 of 705	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	320 of 709	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.8	335 of 701	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.2	371 of 697	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.4	326 of 706	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.5	244 of 695	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.4	361 of 707	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.9	480 of 730	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.7	513 of 695	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.3	487 of 674	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.0	461 of 665	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.7	363 of 655	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.1	244 of 652	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.8	321 of 636	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.0	326 of 629	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.9	323 of 586	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	190 of 655	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	154 of 653	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	137 of 658	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	220 of 652	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	221 of 646	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	276 of 621	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	257 of 681	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	100 of 377	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	49 of 360	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	10 of 364	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	47.9	234 of 475	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	71 of 521	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	63 of 518	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	63 of 523	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	282 of 595	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	206 of 703	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	28.9	474 of 597	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	506 of 640	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	227 of 657	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	186 of 664	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	197 of 662	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	224 of 665	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	175 of 654	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	258 of 623	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	371 of 680	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	77.9	10 of 61	83.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	116 of 355	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.5	113 of 352	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	89 of 299	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	33.6	147 of 231	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	74 of 303	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	224 of 481	53.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	258 of 670	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	216 of 669	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	212 of 670	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	285 of 656	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	254 of 666	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	401 of 662	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	394 of 683	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)84th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)65th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%+8 vs state

Mathematics43%+10 vs state

Science36%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Philomath Elementary School	Public	2-5	239 S 16th St	Philomath	97370	Benton County	Philomath School District 17J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 929-3253	368	23	16.0	59.8%	297 (80.7%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.4%)	62.9	226^th of 709 public elementary schools	68.1%		68.7	179^th of 706 public elementary schools	74.6%	47	44.4	54.2	56.5				52.0	46.1	42.3	40.7				42.9	36.1		36.1	$16,355	$452	$15,903
Clemens Primary School	Public	K-1	535 S 19th St	Philomath	97370	Benton County	Philomath School District 17J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 929-2082	165	10	16.6	49.1%	135 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.8%)								(n/a)																		$23,897	$3,589	$20,308
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	1615 SW 35th St	Corvallis	97333	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5938	342	20	17.0	57.6%	260 (76.0%)	6 (1.8%)	21 (6.1%)	13 (3.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.8%)	66.9	195^th of 709 public elementary schools	72.5%		69.2	175^th of 706 public elementary schools	75.2%	20	45.6	44.9	54.1				48.5	54.4	60.9	36.5				50.0	41.9		41.9	$19,218	$560	$18,658
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 SE Alexander Ave	Corvallis	97333	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 757-5955	311	20	15.2	57.2%	167 (53.7%)	2 (0.6%)	113 (36.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	20 (6.4%)	42.8	380^th of 709 public elementary schools	46.4%		56.3	268^th of 706 public elementary schools	62.0%	112	38.1	39.6	44.4				40.7	41.5	30.8	46.7				38.2	22.7		22.7	$22,134	$888	$21,247
Bessie Coleman Elementary School	Public	K-5	3838 NW Walnut Blvd	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5958	351	19	18.4	57.5%	218 (62.1%)	5 (1.4%)	28 (8.0%)	48 (13.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	45 (12.8%)	85.9	82^nd of 709 public elementary schools	88.4%		89.5	63^rd of 706 public elementary schools	91.1%	19	51.7	66.0	63.0				60.0	74.1	70.6	50.0				65.0	50.9		50.9	$19,492	$560	$18,932
Franklin School	Public	K-8	750 NW 18th St	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5747	310	15	20.2	57.4%	210 (67.7%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.6%)	38 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.4%)	95.8	25^th of 709 public elementary schools	96.5%		96.1	22^nd of 706 public elementary schools	96.9%	3	86.4	57.7	76.0	85.7	89.3	71.7	79.4	90.9	65.4	72.0	66.7	78.9	66.0	72.2	64.0	60.4	61.5	$20,158	$560	$19,597
Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 NW 27th St	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5951	225	19	12.1	56.9%	167 (74.2%)	11 (4.9%)	19 (8.4%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.7%)	72.9	157^th of 709 public elementary schools	77.9%		76.8	135^th of 706 public elementary schools	80.9%	22	48.9	46.3	63.8				53.4	54.5	50.0	42.6				48.9	51.1		51.1	$22,854	$560	$22,294
Inavale Community Partners dba Muddy Creek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	30252 Bellfountain Rd	Corvallis	97333	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 752-0377	107	10	11.0		88 (82.2%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.4%)	53	304^th of 709 public elementary schools	57.1%		69.3	174^th of 706 public elementary schools	75.4%	130	31.3	21.4	66.7				43.1	37.5	14.3	38.1				31.4	71.4		71.4	$10,510	$560	$9,950
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1205 NW Garfield Ave	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 757-5941	378	22	17.1	57.1%	151 (39.9%)	7 (1.9%)	183 (48.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	39.8	406^th of 709 public elementary schools	42.7%		38.1	417^th of 706 public elementary schools	40.9%	11	40.7	34.5	46.4				40.5	43.1	32.2	22.8				32.8	26.3		26.3	$20,212	$840	$19,372
Letitia Carson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2701 NW Satinwood	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 757-5987	333	20	17.0	57.4%	223 (67.0%)	6 (1.8%)	51 (15.3%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	66.7	196^th of 709 public elementary schools	72.4%		55.1	272^nd of 706 public elementary schools	61.5%	76	53.2	57.6	43.1				51.7	68.9	56.9	33.3				54.1	26.9		26.9	$20,910	$819	$20,091

Frequently Asked Questions about Philomath Elementary School

What district is Philomath Elementary School in?

Philomath School District 17J

What is the racial makeup of Philomath Elementary School?

Students at Philomath Elementary School are 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Philomath Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Philomath Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Philomath Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Philomath Middle School
High : Philomath High School

Is Philomath Elementary School a good school?

Philomath Elementary School ranks 226^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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