Shasta Elementary School, Klamath Falls OR

Original Research by School Decision on Shasta Elementary School

Shasta Elementary School is a regular public school in Klamath Falls, Oregon, serving kindergarten through sixth grade. It is part of the Klamath County School District, which recently passed a capital construction bond for facility upgrades across multiple schools and has expanded career-technical education pathways at the high school level. While those investments don’t directly affect an elementary school, they signal that the district is actively addressing infrastructure and programming.

The school’s academic results from the most recent state assessments show a mixed picture. In English language arts, proficiency rates across grades three through six are in the moderate range, with the highest in third grade and the lowest in fourth grade before recovering somewhat in fifth and sixth. In math, the pattern is more uneven. Third grade students perform at a level similar to the ELA third grade, but fourth, fifth, and sixth grade math proficiency drops noticeably. Science, tested only in fifth grade, also comes in lower. When compared across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Klamath County. That comparison set is small—only two districts—so the distinction is narrow. A parent looking at the grade-level data will see that the school’s third graders fare better than the upper grades, particularly in math, and may want to ask the school about math instruction in the intermediate years.

The student body is diverse in background. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a marker of economic need. Racially, the school is majority white, with a sizable Hispanic population and smaller groups of students who are Native American, Black, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or multiracial. The school’s enrollment is large for an elementary campus, and it serves a full range of elementary grades. Information on special education and English learner populations was not available in the data provided.

Klamath Falls is a city that serves as the county seat and hosts Oregon Institute of Technology. Its economy has shifted from a historical reliance on logging to a mix of healthcare, education, manufacturing, and government. The downtown core has a historic walking tour, a trolley, and geothermally heated sidewalks, though the overall built environment is auto-oriented outside the center. Housing in the area is valued below the state benchmark, and rents are moderate. The city has seen recent development activity, including new housing developments.

The school sits on Madison Street in a residential area of Klamath Falls. The district’s 2023 bond included safety and security improvements, roof replacements, HVAC updates, and classroom additions at various schools, though specific projects at Shasta Elementary were not detailed in the available information. The district also expanded CTE pathways at the high school level, which is a longer-term benefit for families as children move up through the system.

For a family considering Shasta Elementary, the school offers a regular neighborhood elementary program in a district that is investing in facilities. The academic data shows stronger early-grade performance and a notable drop in math in the upper grades. The school’s economic diversity is significant, and the peer comparison is favorable within a very small county district set. The missing data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, and staffing means a parent should follow up directly with the school to get a fuller picture of daily conditions and support.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 43% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 27% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 26% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 623%

School 23% · District 24% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 40% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 31% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 42% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 648%

School 48% · District 38% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Science

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 23% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

This schoolKlamath County SD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.