Best Public Schools in Medford, OR

Medford, Oregon has 22 schools serving about 13,165 students — 14 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 high schools, and one K–12 alternative school — with nearly all belonging to Medford School District 549C, except Orchard Hill Elementary, which sits in Phoenix-Talent School District 4. Medford 549C ranks 71 of 141 districts statewide (50th percentile, 3 stars); Phoenix-Talent ranks 101 of 141 (28th percentile, 1 star).

The clear standout is Hoover Elementary, which earned 5 stars and ranked 66 of 709 elementary schools (91st percentile), with 64.9% ELA, 63.4% math, and 70.1% science proficiency — well above district and state — plus the city's lowest chronic absenteeism at 17.0%, all while 86.97% of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Lone Pine Elementary (4 stars, 73rd percentile) and Abraham Lincoln Elementary (70th percentile) also perform well. Among middle schools, The Valley School of Southern Oregon ranks 116 of 371 (69th percentile) with a 48.3% science score, though results are uneven by grade. Logos Charter School has the highest graduation rate in the city at 97.0% and strong 11th-grade ELA at 65.9%.

At the other end, Innovation Academy posts 5.9% math proficiency, 72.3% chronic absenteeism, and a 71.6% graduation rate despite the city's highest per-student spending ($26,624) and lowest student-teacher ratio. Washington Elementary has the lowest ELA (18.2%) and math (9.1%) in the city, with 3rd-grade math under 5%. Jackson Elementary and Howard Elementary also rank in the bottom quarter. Citywide averages run about 38.4% in ELA, 28.5% in math, and 29.7% in science — below state levels — and chronic absenteeism averages around 35.7%, with high schools and middle schools generally highest. Spending and class size do not reliably predict outcomes.