Enrollment
193
Combined
DISTRICT 133 · STATE 384
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILOMATH SD 17J·NCES 410960000021
Kings Valley Charter School
38840 Kings Valley Hwy, Philomath, OR 97370 · (541) 929-2134 · Benton County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
144 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 3% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 59% · US 70%
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
34.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.7% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 19.4% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
193
-14 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.8:1
% White
79%
was 87%
% Hispanic
10%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 193 | 12.8 | 15.1:1 | 75% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 14.8 | 13.7:1 | 58% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 13.9 | 14.7:1 | 38% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 13.1 | 15.8:1 | 49% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kings Valley Charter School.
About Kings Valley Charter School
Kings Valley Charter School is a small combined-grade school in Philomath, Oregon, administered by Philomath SD 17J. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 12, with 193 students enrolled. For comparison, combined schools in Oregon average about 384 students.
Kings Valley Charter School falls under Philomath SD 17J, which has 7 schools enrolling 1,635 students.
Kings Valley Charter School's enrollment is 79% White. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. The White share in Benton County as a whole is similar, at about 79%. By the diversity index, Kings Valley Charter School comes in at 34%.
Kings Valley Charter School employs 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.1:1. That ratio is under the 22.5:1 average for combined schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 75% in 2024-25. Public schools in Benton County average 60%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Kings Valley Charter School falls in the middle 80% of Oregon schools: 27.3% actual against 33.6% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Benton County, median household income is about $77,702, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 26 public schools operate in Benton County, serving about 9,268 students.
The nearest public school is Luckiamute Valley Charter School, at about 3.6 miles. There are 4 other public schools within ten miles. Kings Valley Charter School places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Kings Valley Charter School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area. Charter status: Kings Valley Charter School is a public charter school.
The number of students dropped from 207 to 193 over 7 years. Meanwhile, the White share shrank from 87% to 79% of enrollment.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,303
Census ACS
Median income
$77,702
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,268 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Philomath SD 17J
- Philomath High SchoolHigh · 453 students
- Philomath Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Philomath Middle SchoolMiddle · 351 students
- Clemens Primary SchoolElementary · 165 students
- Philomath AcademyCombined · 73 students
- Blodgett Elementary SchoolElementary · 32 students
Other schools in Philomath
- Philomath High SchoolHigh · 453 students
- Philomath Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Philomath Middle SchoolMiddle · 351 students
- Clemens Primary SchoolElementary · 165 students
- Philomath AcademyCombined · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Luckiamute Valley Charter School3.6 mi · 213
- Blodgett Elementary School8.5 mi · 32
- Bessie Coleman Elementary School9.8 mi · 351
- Crescent Valley High School10.0 mi · 875
- Mt View Elementary School10.6 mi · 211
- Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School10.6 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Kings Valley Charter SchoolHow many students attend Kings Valley Charter School?
Kings Valley Charter School enrolls approximately 193 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Kings Valley Charter School serve?
Kings Valley Charter School serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kings Valley Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kings Valley Charter School is approximately 15.1:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kings Valley Charter School?
Kings Valley Charter School reports a student body of 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Kings Valley Charter School?
Kings Valley Charter School is overseen by Philomath SD 17J in Benton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.