Knappa Schools Report Card

Knappa School District · Clatsop County, Oregon · 2025–26

Small town. Big results.

Out here between the Columbia River and the timber, our students are beating the region in both reading and math, earning college credit, and graduating with real plans. Here is what our kids accomplished this year.

Dear Knappa families and neighbors,

Every year I get to watch our students do remarkable things, and every year I wish more of our community could see it. So this year we put it all on one page. Our 3rd graders outscored the region in reading, and our 8th graders beat both the region and the state in math. Our high schoolers earned 192 college credits before graduating. Our Class of 2026 earned $118,000 in scholarships and left with plans for universities, community colleges, the trades and military service. And our kids are painting, playing guitar, dancing, acting and building science projects along the way.

This is what a small district with big expectations looks like. I could not be prouder of our students, our staff, and the community that backs them.

Bill Fritz, Ph.D.

Superintendent, Knappa School District

192college credits earned by KHS juniors and seniors
Up19%in 8th grade math since 2025. Proficiency is now 33.3%, ahead of Oregon’s 30.0%.
Up9.4%in 3rd grade reading since 2025. Proficiency is now 40.0%, ahead of the local area’s 35.6%.
25graduates in the KHS Class of 2026. That’s every graduate, and each one has a plan for what’s next.
9arts programs and clubs for K–12 students

Knappa Early Learning

It all starts in PreK

Knappa Early Learning is our licensed preschool program. With Preschool Promise scholarships and other financial aid, no local child is denied a spot in PreK because of cost.

  • Licensed preschool program
  • Preschool Promise scholarships
  • More financial aid for local families

2026 state assessments

Leading the North Coast

We compared our results with the average of our neighboring districts (Astoria, Warrenton-Hammond, Seaside and Clatskanie) and with Oregon as a whole.

Beat the state

Grade 8 Math

Knappa
33.3% 9 of 27
Oregon
30.0%
Local area
21.4% 79 of 369

Twelve points ahead of the local area and above the statewide rate. Our 8th graders are among the strongest math students on the coast.

Above our neighbors

Grade 3 Reading

Knappa
40.0% 8 of 20
Oregon
41.5%
Local area
35.6% 120 of 337

Four points ahead of the local area and within a point and a half of the state. Our young readers are building a strong foundation.

Percent of tested students meeting or exceeding the state standard. Bars are drawn on a 0–60% scale. Local area figure combines Astoria, Warrenton-Hammond, Seaside and Clatskanie.

Knappa High School · 2025–26

College starts here

192

college credits earned by Knappa High School juniors and seniors this year, without leaving Knappa. That is real tuition saved by our families and a real head start on a degree.

56 juniors and seniors earned college credit this year, an average of about 3.4 credits each.

= 1 college credit (quarter credit) = 1 junior or senior
192 credits ÷ 56 students ≈ 3.4 credits per student. Every figure shows that average, not that student's own total.

Class of 2026

Where our grads are headed

Every path counts. Our seniors are heading to universities, community colleges, the skilled trades and military service. Each figure below is one graduate, and together they are the entire Class of 2026.

13enrolling at a four-year college
4starting at community college, for vocational training or as a springboard to a university
6pursuing learning in the trades
2joining the armed forces

Scholarships

$118,000

in scholarships earned by the Class of 2026 to help pay for what comes next.

Recent Knappa alumni have gone on to

  • Oregon State University
  • University of Oregon
  • Western Oregon University
  • Eastern Oregon University
  • Oregon Institute of Technology
  • Pacific University
  • George Fox University
  • Linfield University
  • University of Idaho
  • University of Montana Western

Arts & clubs

Creativity in every grade

From kindergarten through high school, our students have room to create, perform and explore, with help from community partners.

Middle School Music

Music for our middle schoolers

High School Music

Music at Knappa High School

Middle School Visual Arts

Art for our middle schoolers

High School Visual Arts

Art at Knappa High School

Guitar

A class all its own

Sitka K–8 Create Art

Hands-on art for grades K–5

Dance Instruction

Grade 5 through high school PE, with Astoria Arts and Movement Center

Drama Club

In partnership with Ten-Fifteen Theater

SMILE Club

Science, math and technology for grades 4–8

Knappa High School athletics

Top two in Oregon, four years running

Over the last four years, Knappa High School cross country has won two state championships and finished second in the state the other two years. Results like that are earned one hill, one muddy trail, one forded stream and one after-school practice at a time.

The Knappa advantage

Small classes. Every kid known.

Our class sizes are small, which means teachers know every student by name, by strength and by goal. In a typical Knappa class there are 13 students. In our neighboring districts it is 19 to 22, and across Oregon it is 23. When a student needs a push or a hand, someone notices.