Summary:
ZIP code 97737 contains just one elementary school — Gilchrist Elementary School, a K–6 campus with 125 students located at 201 Mountain View Dr in the small rural community of Gilchrist, Oregon, and part of Klamath County School District.
Because there is only one school here, the most useful comparison is between Gilchrist and its district and state averages. Overall, the school beats its district in all three tested subjects: English Language Arts at 42.9% versus 41.1% district and 43.8% state, Mathematics at 30.9% versus 28.3% district and 32.9% state, and Science at 36.4% versus 28.5% district and 30.6% state. Science is the clearest bright spot, with 5th grade Science at 36.4% compared with 22.7% in the district and 30.8% statewide, and 6th grade Math at 36.8% is well ahead of the district's 25.9% and the state's 29.7%. The school's state ranking has also climbed steadily, from 584th of 710 schools (18th percentile, 1 star) in 2023–2024 to 375th of 709 (47th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. Math results are uneven by grade, however: 4th grade Math is 25% against 35.1% district and 38.9% state, and 5th grade Math is 18.2% against 23.6% district and 32.4% state. With only 125 students across K–6, each grade is very small, so single-grade results should be read cautiously.
The biggest concern is chronic absenteeism at 44.6%, well above the district's 31.0% and the state's 33.5%. The school also serves a high-poverty population, with 93.6% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, while reporting $26,405 in per-student spending and a 13.7:1 student-teacher ratio; no district or state comparison is available for those two figures. Finally, 3rd grade ELA and Mathematics are marked "—", meaning the state suppressed those results, so they are unknown rather than zero.
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