Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KLAMATH COUNTY SD·NCES 410702000504
Stearns Elementary School
3641 Crest St, Klamath Falls, OR 97603 · (541) 883-5063 · Klamath County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 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
14.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
327 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 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 29% larger than its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
22.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
17.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.6% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 16.5% | 11.3% |
% 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
13.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% 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 →
Schools most like Stearns Elementary School
Stearns Elementary School's state test result (13.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stearns Elementary School this school | 354 | 92.4% | 13.5% |
| Myers Elementary School Salem | 342 | 88.3% | 41.1% |
| Malabon Elementary School Eugene | 322 | 90.4% | 21.1% |
| Clear Lake Elementary School Keizer | 317 | 87.7% | 43.3% |
| Wright Elementary School Salem | 378 | 89.2% | 36.1% |
| Kennedy Elementary School Medford | 393 | 87.0% | 27.0% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Stearns Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Klamath County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #568 of 591 | #14 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #560 of 646 ▲ 60 | #14 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #575 of 646 ▲ 47 | #13 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #302 of 710 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #67 of 587 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #154 of 587 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #121 of 645 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #56 of 88 | N/A |
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
354
+75 (+27%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 354 | 25.2 | 14.1:1 | 92% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 26.7 | 13.1:1 | 75% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 26.9 | 13.0:1 | 73% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 19 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 19.4 | 17.3:1 | 82% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 82% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 16 | 21.3:1 | 94% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 59% (225) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 22 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stearns Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (336 to 354); teachers up 30% (19.4 to 25.2).
About Stearns Elementary School
Stearns Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Klamath Falls, Oregon, under Klamath County SD. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 354 students.
A total of 21 schools make up Klamath County SD, with 6,774 students enrolled.
White students are 55% of those enrolled at Stearns Elementary School. The next largest groups are 31% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 2% Black. In Klamath County overall, about 77% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Stearns Elementary School has a ratio of 14.1:1. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 16.5:1. Income data for the school show 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Stearns Elementary School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of Oregon public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Stearns Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 13.5%; the prediction is 26.7%.
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.
Among nearby public schools, Mazama High School is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Stearns Elementary School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Stearns Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Stearns Elementary School as Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 354 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 279.
The discussion board for Stearns Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 County SD
- Henley High SchoolHigh · 720 students
- Mazama High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Peterson Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Ferguson Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Shasta Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
- Henley Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 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
Nearby schools
- Mazama High School0.6 mi · 690
- Peterson Elementary School0.7 mi · 573
- Ferguson Elementary School1.2 mi · 524
- Brixner Junior High School1.3 mi · 396
- Klamath Home Learning Academy1.7 mi · 45
- Klamath Learning Center1.7 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Stearns Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Stearns Elementary School?
Stearns Elementary School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Stearns Elementary School serve?
Stearns Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Stearns Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Stearns Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stearns Elementary School?
At Stearns Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 31% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Stearns Elementary School in?
Stearns Elementary School is part of Klamath County SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.