Summary:
ZIP code 97415 serves Brookings, a small coastal community in southern Oregon, and it contains just one elementary school: Kalmiopsis Elementary School, a K–5 campus with 547 students in the Brookings-Harbor School District 17C. Because it is the district's only elementary school, families in this area have a single option to evaluate, so the useful comparison is how it stacks up against its own district and the state of Oregon.
Academically, Kalmiopsis sits at or slightly above the Oregon average in English language arts (44% proficient vs. 43.8% statewide) and math (36.7% vs. 32.9%), and it outperforms its own district in every tested subject — by 6.5 points in ELA, 11.2 points in math, and 5.5 points in science. Science is the notable weakness at 23.5%, roughly 7 points below the state's 30.6%. Fifth grade is the pressure point: math drops to 27.4% (state 32.4%) and science sits at 23.5% (state 30.8%), while fifth grade ELA at 41.7% trails the state's 47.1%. Third and fourth grade results are generally at or above state level. The school has climbed from the 30th percentile of Oregon elementary schools in 2023-24 and 2024-25 to the 50th percentile in 2025-26, with its rating rising from 1 star to 2.
Context matters here. About 86.11% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, spending runs $17,741 per student, and the student-teacher ratio is 16.4 to 1 — roughly 33 teachers, or about 91 students per grade. Chronic absenteeism is 31.9%, better than Oregon's 33.5% but higher than the district's 27.3%. The district overall is rated poorly (111th of 141 Oregon districts), a figure that appears driven by its middle and high schools rather than this elementary campus. The bottom line for parents: a median-ranked school on a clear upward path, strong in reading and math, with science and fifth grade the areas most worth watching.
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