Medford School District 549C

Summary:

The Medford School District 549C in Oregon serves a diverse population of students across 25 schools, including 17 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district faces significant challenges in providing equitable, high-quality education to all students, as evidenced by the wide disparities in academic performance between the highest and lowest-performing schools.

A few schools stand out in the district, including Jacksonville Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, and Hoover Elementary School, another high-performing elementary school. At the high school level, North Medford High School outperforms South Medford High School on several metrics, including a higher statewide ranking and better test scores. The public charter The Valley School of Southern Oregon is also a standout, ranking in the top 50 middle schools in Oregon.

However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low graduation rates, and wide variations in academic performance and resource allocation across schools. Addressing these disparities and ensuring all students have access to a quality education should be a top priority for the Medford School District 549C.

District Detail

815 S Oakdale Ave
Medford, OR 97501-3531

(541) 842-3636

SchoolDigger Rank:
67^th of 140 Oregon districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,735

Primary Schools: 17
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 English Language Arts 11th 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 Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	2323 Siskiyou Blvd	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3750	591	28	21.2	87.0%	447 (75.6%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (10.5%)	26 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.5%)	92.6	43^rd of 706 public elementary schools	93.9%		92.1	49^th of 710 public elementary schools	93.1%	6	71.4	70.1	67.0					70.6	65.4	52.1					61.9			$17,042	$1,015	$16,027
Howard Elementary School	Public	K-5	286 Mace Rd	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3760	275	17	16.1	88.0%	131 (47.6%)	1 (0.4%)	121 (44.0%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.7%)	16.9	620^th of 706 public elementary schools	12.2%		17.6	620^th of 710 public elementary schools	12.7%		32.0	22.4	26.3					30.6	8.2						5.6			$20,544	$1,046	$19,498
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
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
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
Lone Pine Elementary School	Public	K-5	3158 Lone Pine Rd	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3820	461	23	19.7	87.6%	347 (75.3%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (15.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.3%)	59.7	242^nd of 706 public elementary schools	65.7%		72.3	159^th of 710 public elementary schools	77.6%	83	45.7	63.8	50.6					37.0	52.5	24.1					35.7			$18,083	$742	$17,341
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
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	2860 N Keene Way Dr	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3810	393	23	16.9	87.0%	221 (56.2%)	5 (1.3%)	118 (30.0%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	33 (8.4%)	30.5	491^st of 706 public elementary schools	30.5%		27.6	519^th of 710 public elementary schools	26.9%	28	28.4	32.7	43.7					33.8	34.7	14.1					21.1			$19,237	$1,013	$18,224
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1212 Queen Anne Ave	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3840	308	18	17.5	87.0%	201 (65.3%)	3 (1.0%)	83 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.2%)	29.8	499^th of 706 public elementary schools	29.3%		41.2	384^th of 710 public elementary schools	45.9%	115	26.7	25.9	43.1					26.7	28.3	29.4					25.0			$19,685	$1,087	$18,598
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
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
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Johnson St	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3870	306	17	18.0	87.3%	160 (52.3%)	2 (0.7%)	116 (37.9%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.9%)	23.7	558^th of 706 public elementary schools	21.0%		33.7	459^th of 710 public elementary schools	35.4%	99	30.9	20.0	31.5					30.9	28.9	20.4					16.7			$19,311	$903	$18,408
Hedrick Middle School	Public	6-8	1501 E Jackson St	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3700	952	47	20.1	86.8%	632 (66.4%)	9 (0.9%)	224 (23.5%)	9 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	65 (6.8%)	54.5	138^th of 368 public middle schools	62.5%		56.5	133^rd of 371 public middle schools	64.2%	5				40.1	34.6	47.5					26.5	31.6	45.3			40.7		$17,479	$708	$16,771
McLoughlin Middle School	Public	6-8	320 W Second St	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3720	826	41	20.0	87.7%	443 (53.6%)	4 (0.5%)	321 (38.9%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	41 (5.0%)	32.2	250^th of 368 public middle schools	32.1%		24.5	286^th of 371 public middle schools	22.9%	36				37.7	31.5	36.5					18.1	11.9	24.1			29.1		$18,256	$699	$17,557
South Medford High School	Public	9-12	1551 Cunningham Ave	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3680	1,856	78	23.7	86.9%	1,047 (56.4%)	23 (1.2%)	651 (35.1%)	19 (1.0%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	96 (5.2%)	54.2	107^th of 270 public high schools	60.4%		55.3	100^th of 268 public high schools	62.7%	7							41.2							26.2			34.4	$16,903	$709	$16,194
North Medford High School	Public	9-12	1900 N Keene Way Dr	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3670	1,721	72	23.9	86.8%	988 (57.4%)	16 (0.9%)	552 (32.1%)	30 (1.7%)	8 (0.5%)	21 (1.2%)	97 (5.6%)	64.6	74^th of 270 public high schools	72.6%		72.5	54^th of 268 public high schools	79.9%	20							47.5							20.4			54.7	$18,573	$644	$17,930
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 McLoughlin Dr	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3730	401	23	17.5	86.8%	246 (61.3%)	4 (1.0%)	93 (23.2%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	39 (9.7%)	50.5	301^st of 706 public elementary schools	57.4%		55.2	277^th of 710 public elementary schools	61.0%	24	27.8	50.8	42.4					38.9	52.5	30.8					34.9			$18,258	$748	$17,510
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
Logos Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1203 N Ross Ln	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3658	1,285	64	20.0		1,055 (82.1%)	11 (0.9%)	126 (9.8%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	71 (5.5%)								(n/a)	34.4	35.7	43.2	49.5	50.8	53.1	62.8	34.1	28.9	22.9	29.2	25.0	28.3	24.4	29.6	29.2	38.4	$8,916	$516	$8,400
Kids Unlimited Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	821 N Riverside Ave	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 774-3900	505	31	16.2	62.6%	143 (28.3%)	2 (0.4%)	337 (66.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.8%)	26.5	536^th of 706 public elementary schools	24.1%		27.6	517^th of 710 public elementary schools	27.2%	19	35.5	25.0	27.7					36.2	31.3	15.4					10.8			$9,121	$643	$8,478
The Valley School of Southern Oregon	Public, Charter	6-8	857 Valley View Dr	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3914	127	4	36.2		102 (80.3%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.1%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	75.2	64^th of 368 public middle schools	82.6%		83.1	45^th of 371 public middle schools	87.9%	19				53.8	65.1	63.9					25.6	51.2	50.0			32.4		$9,321	$516	$8,805
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
Innovation Academy	Public	9-12	1321 Center Dr	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3669	327	22	14.8	41.0%	230 (70.3%)	4 (1.2%)	65 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.2%)	10.9	255^th of 270 public high schools	5.6%		19.9	225^th of 268 public high schools	16.0%	30							22.7										11.9	$25,639	$1,720	$23,919
Oakdale Middle School	Public	6-8	815 S Oakdale Ave	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 842-3640	745	40	18.8	86.7%	390 (52.3%)	10 (1.3%)	283 (38.0%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (5.6%)	30.2	263^rd of 368 public middle schools	28.5%		29.7	256^th of 371 public middle schools	31.0%	7				40.7	32.6	25.3					26.7	21.7	15.4			21.6

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.