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Myrtle Creek Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
462nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 35% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

Myrtle Creek Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, serving 264 students in the South Umpqua School District 19 area of southern Oregon. In 2025–2026, it ranked 462nd of 709 Oregon elementary schools (35th percentile, 2 stars), a major rise from 700th of 706 in 2022–2023. The school has high economic need: 82.2% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. Its per-student spending was $15,136, with a 17.6 student-teacher ratio, and chronic absenteeism fell to 30.3%, down from 48.5% in 2021–2022 and better than both district and state rates.

Test results are mixed. In 2025–2026, all-grade ELA was 37.8% proficient, above the district's 34.4% but below the state's 43.8%. Math was 30.2%, above the district's 22.3% and close to the state's 32.9%. Science was a clear weakness at 14.3%, well below the district's 23.3% and the state's 30.6%. Results also vary sharply by grade: current 3rd graders reached 55.9% in ELA and 61.8% in math, topping district, state, and nearby schools. Current 5th graders, however, scored 24.5% in ELA, 12.2% in math, and 14.3% in science, far below district and state. Compared with nearby schools, Canyonville School has stronger all-grade ELA and science, while Tri City Elementary School is similar in ELA and slightly higher in math and science.

A standout bright spot is the school's effectiveness for low-income students: it ranked 127th of 518 (75th percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–2025 and 158th of 521 (70th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026, far above its overall rank. This suggests the school may be comparatively effective with its core demographic. At the same time, it has the lowest per-student spending and highest student-teacher ratio among nearby schools, yet posted the steepest rank improvement and strong attendance gains. The key question is whether the 3rd grade gains can be sustained as those students move through 4th and 5th grades.

264
Students ?
17.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,136
Per pupil spending ?
82.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 651 NE Division
       Myrtle Creek, OR  97457-9698

(541) 863-3168

District: South Umpqua School District 19


Students who attend Myrtle Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Coffenberry Middle School
High:    South Umpqua High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
78.0%
Hispanic:
12.1%
Two or more races:
5.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (31% vs 37% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 16 pts below the Oregon average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg28%
Oregon avg37%
462nd of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Bottom 35%▲ up 19 pts since 2016
From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Elementary Schools in the South Umpqua School District 19
96th of 141South Umpqua School District 19 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202633.5462 of 70934.8%★★☆☆☆
202520.8580 of 70617.8%★☆☆☆☆
202413.3653 of 7108.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.2700 of 7060.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.5647 of 7068.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.1571 of 70519.0%★☆☆☆☆
20189.2675 of 7094.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.9665 of 7015.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201621.1590 of 69715.4%★☆☆☆☆
201512.4653 of 7067.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201416.5618 of 69511.1%★☆☆☆☆
201329.5551 of 70722.1%★☆☆☆☆
201237.7505 of 73030.8%★★☆☆☆
201137.7497 of 69528.5%★☆☆☆☆
201031.4522 of 67422.6%★☆☆☆☆
200931.1520 of 66521.8%★☆☆☆☆
200828.3528 of 65519.4%★☆☆☆☆
200732.0493 of 65224.4%★☆☆☆☆
200643.0438 of 63631.1%★★☆☆☆
200561.0251 of 62960.1%★★★☆☆
200431.9454 of 58622.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202626.2500 of 65523.7%★☆☆☆☆
202531.9445 of 65331.9%★★☆☆☆
202415.3594 of 6589.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.5643 of 6521.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202230.2454 of 64629.7%★★☆☆☆
201940.6376 of 62139.5%★★☆☆☆
201815.5615 of 6819.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202657.1158 of 52169.7%★★★☆☆
202561.8127 of 51875.5%★★★★☆
202434.3366 of 52330.0%★★☆☆☆
20238.1587 of 5951.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.5644 of 7038.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.9467 of 59721.8%★☆☆☆☆
20189.6627 of 6402.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202644.2336 of 65748.9%★★☆☆☆
202520.8564 of 66415.1%★☆☆☆☆
202416.0600 of 6629.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.8622 of 6656.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.6636 of 6542.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.3544 of 62312.7%★☆☆☆☆
20185.9671 of 6801.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201928.6232 of 30323.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.7409 of 48115.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202621.1567 of 67015.4%★☆☆☆☆
202514.6619 of 6697.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.0638 of 6704.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.2656 of 6560.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.8663 of 6660.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.2604 of 6628.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.7675 of 6831.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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)70th percentile+35 vs school
Male (2026)49th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2026)24th percentile-11 vs school
Special Education (2019)23rd percentile+4 vs school
White (2026)15th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts38%-6 vs state
Mathematics30%-3 vs state
Science14%-16 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Myrtle Creek Elementary School.

Students who attend Myrtle Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coffenberry Middle School
High : South Umpqua High School

Students at Myrtle Creek Elementary School are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Myrtle Creek Elementary School ranks 462nd of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 OSAS test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataAug 24, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNov 20, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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