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Philomath Elementary School

Q: Is Philomath Elementary School a good school?

Philomath Elementary School ranks 179 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Philomath Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 2-5 in the Philomath School District 17J in Philomath, Oregon. With 367 students, the school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5.

Philomath Elementary School's performance is particularly strong among its Hispanic and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking 49 out of 360 Oregon elementary schools for Hispanic students in ELA and 10 out of 61 for Multi-racial students. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, it still performs better than the state average. When compared to nearby schools, Philomath Elementary's performance is generally stronger than Clemens Primary School, but more mixed when compared to schools in the neighboring Corvallis School District 509J, with some Corvallis schools outperforming Philomath Elementary in both test scores and overall state rankings.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Philomath Elementary School is effectively supporting these students, ranking 63 out of 518 Oregon elementary schools for this subgroup. However, the school's performance for its special education students is more variable, suggesting room for improvement in supporting this population. Overall, Philomath Elementary School remains a well-regarded institution within the Philomath School District, known for its strong academic performance, particularly in ELA and Mathematics.

368

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,845

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 — 65th percentile in 2014 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (48% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Oregon median (75th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg45%

Oregon avg38%

179^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 140Philomath 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2023)86th percentile+20 vs school

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

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+10 vs state

Mathematics45%+9 vs state

Science41%+11 vs state

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Schools Near Philomath Elementary School

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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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	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 Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	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%)	68.7	179^th of 706 public elementary schools	74.6%		69.6	173^rd of 710 public elementary schools	75.6%	6	46.2	57.4	55.6				49.5	50.5	33.8				41.4		$15,845	$1,100	$14,745
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)															$18,970	$1,803	$17,167
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%)	69.2	175^th of 706 public elementary schools	75.2%		69.4	175^th of 710 public elementary schools	75.4%		43.5	51.4	60.0				53.2	41.9	48.6				38.6		$21,743	$1,969	$19,775
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%)	56.3	268^th of 706 public elementary schools	62.0%		53.6	281^st of 710 public elementary schools	60.4%	13	45.1	51.2	53.6				33.3	39.0	39.3				32.1		$23,593	$2,708	$20,885
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%)	89.5	63^rd of 706 public elementary schools	91.1%		88.2	66^th of 710 public elementary schools	90.7%	3	69.8	66.1	66.1				77.4	58.1	53.6				49.1		$21,485	$1,758	$19,727
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%)	96.1	22^nd of 706 public elementary schools	96.9%		96.7	20^th of 710 public elementary schools	97.2%	2	64.0	78.3	75.0	84.6	79.6	71.2	68.0	72.0	57.1	65.4	75.9	67.3	67.9	57.4	$21,669	$1,630	$20,039
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%)	76.8	135^th of 706 public elementary schools	80.9%		71.3	165^th of 710 public elementary schools	76.8%	30	56.8	57.1	50.0				57.9	59.5	42.9				45.2		$23,328	$2,104	$21,223
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%)	69.3	174^th of 706 public elementary schools	75.4%		84.7	90^th of 710 public elementary schools	87.3%	84	38.1	66.7	64.3				33.3	61.9	35.7				57.1		$13,517	$1,434	$12,084
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%)	38.1	417^th of 706 public elementary schools	40.9%		43.5	368^th of 710 public elementary schools	48.2%	49	30.9	45.6	39.1				30.9	42.1	17.4				23.4		$23,096	$2,517	$20,579
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%)	55.1	272^nd of 706 public elementary schools	61.5%		56.6	264^th of 710 public elementary schools	62.8%	8	46.3	47.9	39.7				63.0	35.4	31.5				32.9		$22,606	$2,358	$20,249

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

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.

Is Philomath Elementary School a good school?

Philomath Elementary School ranks 179^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Philomath Elementary School in?

Philomath School District 17J

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