Enrollment
27
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KLAMATH COUNTY SD·NCES 410702000496
Gearhart Elementary School
61100 Metler St, Bly, OR 97622 · (541) 353-2417 · Klamath County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL27 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Oregon public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
25 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 3 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 2 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 6 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 2 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 33% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +38.4pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +58.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 38 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 58 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.7% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 8.3% | 8.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Gearhart Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Klamath County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 27 | #687 of 710 | #16 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
27
+21 (+350%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 122
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
was 6.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27 | 1 | 27.0:1 | 93% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 26 | 1.9 | 13.5:1 | 73% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 32 | 1.8 | 18.0:1 | 78% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 1 | 6.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 13 | 1 | 13.0:1 | 85% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 9 | 1 | 9.0:1 | 100% (9) |
| 2010-11 | 19 | 1 | 19.0:1 | 32% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 89 | 4 | 22.3:1 | 82% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gearhart Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 108% (13 to 27); teachers unchanged (1 to 1).
About Gearhart Elementary School
Gearhart Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Bly, Oregon. The school runs kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 27 students. Elementary schools in Oregon have about 321 students on average; enrollment here is 92% lower.
Klamath County SD runs Gearhart Elementary School along with 20 other schools, enrolling 6,774 students in total.
The share of White students at Gearhart Elementary School is 74%, a majority. It is also 15% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Native American, and 4% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put Klamath County at about 77% White, close to the school's figure.
Gearhart Elementary School reported 1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 27.0:1. Elementary schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 16.5:1. Roughly 93% of students at Gearhart Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 95% average for public schools in Klamath County.
Among Oregon public elementary schools, Gearhart Elementary School outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 26.6% for a school in Oregon with Gearhart Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Gearhart Elementary School posts 32.5%.
In Klamath County, the median household earns about $58,830 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Klamath County, 30 public schools serve about 9,474 students.
Gearhart Elementary School's nearest public school is Bonanza Junior/Senior High School (about 22.8 miles). Gearhart Elementary School is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Gearhart Elementary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Gearhart Elementary School enrolled 6 in 2020-21 and 27 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The number of students per teacher increased from 6.0 to 27.0 over 4 years.
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Klamath County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,247
Census ACS
Median income
$58,830
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
9,474 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Klamath County SD
- Henley High SchoolHigh · 720 students
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- Peterson Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Ferguson Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Shasta Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
- Henley Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Bonanza Junior/Senior High School22.8 mi · 222
- Bonanza Elementary School22.8 mi · 206
- Malin Elementary School32.4 mi · 126
- Paisley School32.9 mi · 222
- Union Elementary School34.2 mi · 42
- Lost River High School35.1 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Gearhart Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gearhart Elementary School?
Gearhart Elementary School enrolls approximately 27 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Gearhart Elementary School serve?
Gearhart Elementary School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gearhart Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gearhart Elementary School is approximately 27.0:1 (1 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gearhart Elementary School?
At Gearhart Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 4% Hispanic, 15% Two or more.
Is Gearhart Elementary School public or private?
Gearhart Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Klamath County SD.
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