The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in Math. The lowest is 36% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Pelican Elementary School
Pelican Elementary School, located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, serves students from kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within the Klamath Falls City Schools district. The school is situated in a community that blends residential areas, an older downtown core, and institutional anchors like the Oregon Institute of Technology and Sky Lakes Medical Center. The broader Klamath Falls area has seen recent residential development and new business activity, though the city's growth has been modest in recent decades. The housing market in the area appears relatively affordable compared to state and national benchmarks, but we do not have specific data on median home values or rent price trends for this exact zip code’s recent trajectory.
The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic representation and a notable share of students who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, as well as students of two or more races. Very few Asian or Black students attend. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a population with significant economic need. Data on the share of students receiving special education services or classified as English learners was not available in the provided records, which is a gap a parent may want to follow up on with the school directly.
On state assessments for the most recent testing year, Pelican Elementary shows a mixed picture that varies by grade and subject. In third grade, a majority of students met proficiency in math, while a smaller share did so in English language arts. By fourth grade, proficiency rates in both math and English were lower, with about one-third of students meeting the bar in each subject. Fifth graders performed somewhat stronger in English language arts, with over half proficient, while math proficiency was below half. In fifth-grade science, proficiency was lower than in either math or English for that grade. Because this is the only year of data available for the school, it is not possible to see a trend over time. When compared to other districts in Klamath County, Pelican Elementary’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits at the top of the range among the districts for which data was available, though the comparison set is small.
The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate data is reported. No information was provided on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or course access. The Klamath Falls City Schools district itself did not have publicly reported recent changes such as boundary adjustments, bond measures, or curriculum shifts that surfaced in the search, according to the available brief.
For a family considering Pelican Elementary, the school offers a regular elementary program in a district and community with a mix of economic circumstances. The proficiency results show variation across grades and subjects, with third-grade math standing out as a relative strength and fourth-grade results in both math and English as areas where a parent may want to discuss supports with the school. The school’s position relative to other Klamath County districts is favorable on the proficiency index, but the small number of districts in the comparison limits the strength of that signal. The available data does not include information on specialized programs, extracurricular offerings, or staffing ratios, so families seeking those details would need to reach out to the school directly.
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