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Ruch Outdoor Community School

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Ruch Outdoor Community School ranks 263 rd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Ruch Outdoor Community School is a K-8 elementary school in Jacksonville, OR, serving 188 students in the Medford School District 549C. The school has a unique focus on outdoor education and community engagement, which appears to contribute to its strong academic performance.

Ruch Outdoor Community School consistently outperforms the Medford School District and the state of Oregon in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates across most grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 60.9% of 3rd graders at Ruch Outdoor Community School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.2% for the Medford School District and 40.3% for the state. The school also performs well in Science, with 45.8% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to 30.2% for the Medford School District and 27.2% for the state. Additionally, Ruch Outdoor Community School has shown strong performance for specific student groups, such as low socioeconomic status students.

While Ruch Outdoor Community School outperforms most nearby schools in the Medford School District, such as Medford Online Academy, Kids Unlimited Academy, and several other elementary schools, Jacksonville Elementary School has consistently higher academic performance across ELA, Mathematics, and Science. Ruch Outdoor Community School's higher spending per student ($22,924 in 2022-2023) compared to the Medford School District average and nearby schools may be related to its outdoor education focus and contribute to its academic success.

197

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,924

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

156 Upper Applegate Rd
Jacksonville, OR 97530-9739

(541) 842-3850

District: Medford School District 549C

Students who attend Ruch Outdoor Community School usually attend:

High:

South Medford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.8%

Two or more races:

8.1%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2014 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (44% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Medford School District 549C

✓Above the Oregon median (63rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg34%

Oregon avg37%

Elementary school

263^rd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

101^st of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Medford School District 549C

67^th of 140Medford School District 549C among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	263 of 706	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	230 of 710	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	201 of 706	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	303 of 706	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	312 of 705	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	327 of 709	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.0	461 of 701	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	332 of 697	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.2	210 of 706	70.3%	★★★★☆
2014	62.3	257 of 695	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	227 of 707	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.9	293 of 730	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.1	340 of 695	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.3	208 of 674	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.5	229 of 665	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	213 of 655	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.2	262 of 652	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.8	111 of 636	82.5%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	70 of 629	88.9%	★★★★☆
2004	81.5	58 of 586	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	269 of 653	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	153 of 658	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	246 of 652	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	321 of 646	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	312 of 681	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	82.0	56 of 595	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	51.4	300 of 703	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	115 of 597	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	155 of 640	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	231 of 664	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	225 of 662	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	160 of 665	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	221 of 654	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	313 of 623	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	322 of 680	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	309 of 669	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	286 of 670	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	245 of 656	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	299 of 666	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	421 of 662	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	392 of 683	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	101 of 368	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	111 of 371	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	79 of 380	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.1	179 of 367	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	141 of 379	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	154 of 384	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.7	138 of 382	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	146 of 383	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.5	138 of 381	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.7	191 of 382	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.6	120 of 377	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.8	179 of 395	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.4	154 of 357	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.1	122 of 343	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.4	52 of 323	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	77.2	48 of 315	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	55.9	128 of 295	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.5	42 of 285	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	61 of 316	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	92 of 323	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	127 of 310	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.1	56 of 342	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	85.3	18 of 312	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	46.4	177 of 364	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	26 of 282	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	69.9	55 of 325	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	71 of 330	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	40 of 318	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	104 of 312	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	126 of 291	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	177 of 341	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	80 of 351	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	121 of 349	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	127 of 360	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	174 of 355	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	187 of 344	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	190 of 357	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)91st percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)94th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%+8 vs state

Mathematics40%+7 vs state

Science38%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)						OSAS Mathematics (2025)						OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ruch Outdoor Community School	Public	K-8	156 Upper Applegate Rd	Jacksonville	97530	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3850	197	11	17.9	87.3%	167 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.1%)	57	263^rd of 706 public elementary schools	62.7%		61	230^th of 710 public elementary schools	67.6%	33	60.9	40.0	42.9	38.5	33.3	75.0	65.2	60.0	14.3	34.6	16.7	45.8	28.6	45.8	$22,924	$552	$22,372
Applegate Elementary School	Public	K-8	14188 Hwy 238	Applegate	97530	Jackson County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 846-6280	92	7	13.1	97.8%	77 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	64.8	209^th of 706 public elementary schools	70.4%		63.9	209^th of 710 public elementary schools	70.6%			36.4	62.5	70.0				27.3	37.5	36.4			43.8	40.0	$20,814	$3,926	$16,888
Jacksonville Elementary School	Public	K-5	655 Hueners Ln	Jacksonville	97530	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3790	328	18	17.7	87.5%	273 (83.2%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	90.4	57^th of 706 public elementary schools	91.9%		91	53^rd of 710 public elementary schools	92.5%	4	68.3	67.3	67.8				66.7	54.7	61.0				53.3		$21,380	$1,815	$19,565
Griffin Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	2430 Griffin Creek Rd	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3740	492	26	18.9	86.8%	339 (68.9%)	3 (0.6%)	114 (23.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.7%)	46.2	342^nd of 706 public elementary schools	51.6%		39.6	396^th of 710 public elementary schools	44.2%	54	22.1	45.6	50.5				33.8	43.0	25.8				33.3		$17,536	$754	$16,782
Madrone Trail Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3070 N Ross Ln	Central Point	97502	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3657	249	13	19.3	73.5%	212 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	28.4	512^th of 706 public elementary schools	27.5%		23	561^st of 710 public elementary schools	21.0%	49	17.4	25.0	37.5	46.2	11.1	40.9		12.5	18.2	34.6	11.1	13.6	9.5	9.1	$9,086	$516	$8,570
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	2838 W Main St	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3830	398	22	18.0	87.4%	195 (49.0%)	6 (1.5%)	169 (42.5%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	18.9	599^th of 706 public elementary schools	15.2%		24.8	542^nd of 710 public elementary schools	23.7%	57	15.4	37.3	27.4				20.6	24.4	12.9				11.3		$18,927	$965	$17,962
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	610 S Peach St	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3860	221	14	15.6	88.2%	96 (43.4%)	3 (1.4%)	105 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.3%)	12.9	653^rd of 706 public elementary schools	7.5%		22	574^th of 710 public elementary schools	19.2%	79	12.2	29.4	25.6				22.0	12.1	7.0				16.7		$22,133	$1,364	$20,769
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	333 Holmes Ave	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3800	381	23	16.9	87.9%	230 (60.4%)	1 (0.3%)	123 (32.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	43.1	367^th of 706 public elementary schools	48.0%		42.2	376^th of 710 public elementary schools	47.0%	9	33.8	39.7	44.9				35.8	39.7	26.5				30.9		$23,087	$4,575	$18,512
Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-5	713 Summit Ave	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3770	321	21	15.0	87.5%	111 (34.6%)	8 (2.5%)	190 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	11.9	664^th of 706 public elementary schools	5.9%		9.3	687^th of 710 public elementary schools	3.2%	23	12.2	17.4	25.5				27.1	15.2	7.8				13.7		$21,342	$980	$20,362
Medford Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	35 S Bartlett St	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 842-3639	69	5	15.3		38 (55.1%)	3 (4.3%)	22 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)								(n/a)				33.3	26.7	21.1					23.1	13.6			$8,624	$516	$8,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruch Outdoor Community School

Is Ruch Outdoor Community School a good school?

Ruch Outdoor Community School ranks 263^rd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ruch Outdoor Community School attend?

Students who attend Ruch Outdoor Community School usually go on to attend:

High : South Medford High School

What is the racial makeup of Ruch Outdoor Community School?

Students at Ruch Outdoor Community School are 85% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Ruch Outdoor Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 197 students attended Ruch Outdoor Community School.

What district is Ruch Outdoor Community School in?

Medford School District 549C

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