Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KLAMATH FALLS CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 410708000486
Pelican Elementary School
501 McLean St, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 · (541) 883-4765 · Klamath County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% 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.
- ABeats 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
19.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
265 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 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
53%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
Pelican 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
42.1%
OR avg 43.0% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.1% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 51.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Oregon's top 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 Pelican Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Klamath County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #188 of 591 | #3 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #166 of 646 ▼ 40 | #2 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #313 of 646 ▼ 75 | #6 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #490 of 710 | #9 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #519 of 587 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #267 of 587 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #40 of 645 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #442 of 493 | #7 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
257
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
+29% since 2000-01, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 257 | 13 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 15.5 | 16.3:1 | 91% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 14.8 | 18.2:1 | 88% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 11 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 12.4 | 22.0:1 | 74% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 14 | 18.6:1 | 74% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 12 | 19.8:1 | 73% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 10 | 19.9:1 | 54% (107) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pelican Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (274 to 257); teachers up 5% (12.4 to 13).
About Pelican Elementary School
Pelican Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The school reports 257 students in kindergarten through 5.
Klamath Falls City Schools has 2,700 students in 9 schools, and Pelican Elementary School is one of those schools.
Pelican Elementary School is 65% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Native American. That compares with about 77% White among all Klamath County residents. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Pelican Elementary School employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon.
The allk12 Grade for Pelican Elementary School is A-. Compared with Oregon public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Pelican Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Oregon are predicted to post 22.6%, so the school is 20.6 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Within Klamath County, the median household income is $58,830, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides Pelican Elementary School, Klamath County has 29 other public schools.
Joseph Conger Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pelican Elementary School. By average proficiency, Pelican Elementary School is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
Pelican Elementary School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Over 4 years, Pelican Elementary School's enrollment climbed 5%, to 257. The number of students per teacher fell from 22.2 to 19.8 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Mills Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Joseph Conger Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 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 Pelican Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pelican Elementary. Pelican Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- PELICAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAPE CORAL, FL · 963 students
- Pelican ElementaryRhinelander, WI · 263 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph Conger Elementary School1.1 mi · 269
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.7 mi · 344
- Klamath Union High School1.8 mi · 671
- Eagle Ridge New Tech High School2.3 mi · 74
- Mills Elementary School2.6 mi · 299
- Ponderosa Middle School2.6 mi · 561
Frequently asked questions
About Pelican Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pelican Elementary School?
Pelican Elementary School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Pelican Elementary School serve?
Pelican Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pelican Elementary School?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Pelican Elementary School.
How diverse is Pelican Elementary School?
Pelican Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Pelican Elementary School public or private?
Pelican Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Klamath Falls City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.