Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97737

The 97737 zip code area is home to two small schools - Gilchrist Elementary School and Gilchrist Junior/Senior High School, both of which serve a predominantly low-income student population and struggle with academic performance, particularly in math.

Gilchrist Elementary School has a relatively small enrollment of 132 students and is ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools, with a 1-star rating in 2023-2024 and a 2-star rating in the previous two years. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the Klamath County School District and state averages, especially in math, and it has a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 75%. Despite the low academic performance, the school spends $19,056 per student, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Gilchrist Junior/Senior High School has an even smaller enrollment of 104 students and is ranked in the middle of Oregon high schools, with a 3-star rating in 2023-2024 but a 0-star rating in 2022-2023. The school's 11th-grade English Language Arts scores are higher than the district and state averages, but its math scores are significantly lower. Like the elementary school, Gilchrist Junior/Senior High has a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 74.04% and spends significantly more per student at $29,243 compared to the state average.