Stearns Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Klamath Falls, Oregon

Stearns Elementary School in Klamath Falls, Oregon enrolled 354 students in 2024-25 with 25.2 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Oregon elementary-school median of 16.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

349 students in 2022-23, 350 students in 2023-24, 354 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.9 to 25.2.

Students enrolled at Stearns Elementary School by school year2022-23: 349, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 35401002003004002022-233492023-243502024-25354
Students enrolled at Stearns Elementary School by school year2022-23: 349, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 35401002003004002022-233492023-243502024-25354
Students enrolled at Stearns Elementary School by school year2022-23: 349, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 35401002003004002022-233492023-243502024-25354
Students enrolled at Stearns Elementary School by school year2022-23: 349, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 35401002003004002022-233492023-243502024-25354
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334926.913.0
2023-2435026.613.1
2024-2535425.214.1

14.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 of every 100 Oregon elementary schools

Among the 709 Oregon elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Oregon elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.1; This school 14.1; state median 16.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 16.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.1; This school 14.1; state median 16.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 16.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.1; This school 14.1; state median 16.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 16.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.1; This school 14.1; state median 16.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 16.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 309 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Stearns Elementary School enrolled 309 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 309 of the 309 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absent56.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.5% of students were White, 31.4% Hispanic, 7.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White54.5%
  2. Hispanic31.4%
  3. Two or more races7.6%
  4. American Indian3.1%
  5. Black2.3%
  6. Asian1.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Stearns Elementary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOregon
Reading and language arts, 2021-2225‑29%42%44%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%28% (2021-22)30.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Klamath Falls

10 public elementary schools in Klamath Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Stearns Elementary School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Peterson Elementary School57321.292.3%
Ferguson Elementary School52419.493.7%
Shasta Elementary School50519.693.3%
Henley Elementary School49316.592.9%
Stearns Elementary School35414.192.4%
Roosevelt Elementary School34426.599.4%
Mills Elementary School29917.690.4%
Joseph Conger Elementary School26915.8100.0%

All public schools in Klamath Falls →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Stearns Elementary School

  1. Peterson Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 573 students, 21.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Ferguson Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 524 students, 19.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Stearns Elementary School with Peterson Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Klamath County SD spends per student$15,356 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,356
  5. The largest public schools in OregonStearns Elementary School is the number 303 by size of 712 Oregon elementary schools open in 2024-25.#303 of 712
  6. Oregon schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 16.6 for elementary schools.14.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Stearns Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Stearns Elementary School?
    354 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 349 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Klamath Falls, OR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Stearns Elementary School?
    14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for elementary schools is 16.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Stearns Elementary School a Title I school?
    Stearns Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Stearns Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Stearns Elementary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Stearns Elementary School in?
    Klamath County SD, NCES district ID 4107020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410702000504 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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