Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KLAMATH FALLS CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 410708000485
Mills Elementary School
520 E Main St, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 · (541) 883-4754 · Klamath County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Oregon public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
303 students
DISTRICT 102% · 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 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mills Elementary School→Ponderosa Middle School
Based on grade levels within Klamath Falls City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
12.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
12.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 13.5% | 9.3% |
% 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
10.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Mills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Klamath County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #585 of 591 | #15 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #618 of 646 ▲ 14 | #15 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #636 of 646 ▲ 1 | #15 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #411 of 710 | #7 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #364 of 587 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #112 of 587 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #50 of 645 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #163 of 493 | #2 of 8 |
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
299
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 299 | 17 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 17.5 | 17.4:1 | 99% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 90% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 17 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 20.4 | 19.3:1 | 91% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 91% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 94% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 94% (412) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (394 to 299); teachers down 17% (20.4 to 17).
About Mills Elementary School
Mills Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Klamath Falls City Schools, located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Enrollment totals 299 students across kindergarten through 5.
The district, Klamath Falls City Schools, operates 9 schools serving 2,700 students.
The largest group at Mills Elementary School is White students, at 44%. The school is also 40% Hispanic, 7% Native American, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Klamath County residents. The diversity index for Mills Elementary School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Mills Elementary School lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.6 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Mills Elementary School lands at F, ahead of 4% of Oregon public elementary schools.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mills Elementary School's results are 12.6 points below predicted: 10.6% against 23.3%.
For Klamath County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $58,830, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 30 public schools and about 9,474 students.
Mills Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Ponderosa Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Mills Elementary School's average proficiency of 10.6% compares with 34.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 322 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 299 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.9:1 to 17.6:1.
Mills Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Klamath Falls City Schools
- Klamath Union High SchoolHigh · 671 students
- Ponderosa Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Joseph Conger Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Pelican Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
- Klamath Learning CenterHigh · 180 students
Other schools in Klamath Falls
- Henley High SchoolHigh · 720 students
- Mazama High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Klamath Union High SchoolHigh · 671 students
- Peterson Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Ponderosa Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- Ferguson Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
Other Mills Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mills Elementary. Mills Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Mills Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 703 students
- Mills Elementary SchoolOwasso, OK · 467 students
- MILLS ELEMENTARYHOBBS, NM · 411 students
Nearby schools
- Ponderosa Middle School0.3 mi · 561
- Eagle Ridge New Tech High School0.6 mi · 74
- Klamath Union High School0.8 mi · 671
- Klamath Learning Center0.8 mi · 180
- Klamath Home Learning Academy0.8 mi · 45
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.1 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Mills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mills Elementary School?
Mills Elementary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mills Elementary School serve?
Mills Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mills Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Mills Elementary School.
How diverse is Mills Elementary School?
Mills Elementary School reports a student body of 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mills Elementary School?
Mills Elementary School is overseen by Klamath Falls City Schools in Klamath County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.