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Enrollment
561
Middle
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KLAMATH FALLS CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 410708000487
Ponderosa Middle School
2554 Main St, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 · (541) 883-4740 · Klamath County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Oregon public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
564 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 182 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 189 | 34% |
Student demographics
62%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
Feeds from
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
35.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
21.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 21.4% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Ponderosa Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #109 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #136 of 200 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #131 of 201 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #84 of 208 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #133 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #35 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #13 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #67 of 141 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
561
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 561 | 28 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 29.9 | 18.6:1 | 90% (500) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 28.9 | 19.5:1 | 88% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 26.8 | 24.1:1 | 71% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 30 | 20.9:1 | 68% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 22 | 21.5:1 | 69% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 55% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ponderosa Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (646 to 561); teachers up 5% (26.8 to 28).
About Ponderosa Middle School
Students in Klamath Falls, Oregon, attend Ponderosa Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. It reported 561 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Ponderosa Middle School falls under Klamath Falls City Schools, which has 9 schools enrolling 2,700 students.
The share of White students at Ponderosa Middle School is 52%, a majority. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Native American. Census figures show Klamath County is about 77% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ponderosa Middle School is 20.0:1, based on 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Oregon, 19.3:1, is lower.
Among Oregon public middle schools, Ponderosa Middle School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ponderosa Middle School, the prediction is 23.6% and the result is 28.5%.
Klamath County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $58,830 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Klamath County number 30, with about 9,474 students.
Ponderosa Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Mills Elementary School, its nearest public school. Ponderosa Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ponderosa Middle School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.5% against a local average of 31.3%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 531 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 561 by 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Ponderosa Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Mills Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 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
- Ferguson Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Shasta Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Mills Elementary School0.3 mi · 299
- Eagle Ridge New Tech High School0.9 mi · 74
- Klamath Learning Center0.9 mi · 180
- Klamath Home Learning Academy0.9 mi · 45
- Klamath Union High School0.9 mi · 671
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.0 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Ponderosa Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ponderosa Middle School?
Ponderosa Middle School enrolls approximately 561 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ponderosa Middle School serve?
Ponderosa Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ponderosa Middle School have?
Ponderosa Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Ponderosa Middle School?
Student demographics at Ponderosa Middle School are roughly 52% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Ponderosa Middle School public or private?
Ponderosa Middle 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.