Summary:
Medford School District 549C in Oregon serves about 5,827 students across 16 elementary schools, ranging from K–5 campuses to PK–5 and K–8 schools, with enrollments from 197 students at Ruch Outdoor Community School to 591 at Hoover Elementary School. The district overall ranks 71st of 141 districts in Oregon — the 50th percentile — but its individual schools run from the 5th percentile to the 91st, so the experience varies enormously from campus to campus.
Five schools beat the state average in all three tested subjects: Hoover, Jacksonville Elementary School, Lone Pine Elementary School, Abraham Lincoln Elementary, and Ruch Outdoor Community School. Hoover is the clearest standout, with 64.9% ELA, 63.4% math, and 70.1% science proficiency, 5 stars, and the lowest chronic absenteeism in the group at 17.0% — all despite high poverty, the highest student-teacher ratio (21.2), and below-median spending. Jacksonville also performs strongly (55.5% ELA, 60.9% math) but has the highest per-student spending here at $29,276. Lone Pine and Abraham Lincoln are solid and relatively efficient, and Ruch, a small K–8, posts strong 8th-grade results.
Nine schools fall below the state average in all three subjects. Washington Elementary School has the lowest ELA (18.2%) and math (9.1%), 0 stars, the highest absenteeism (40.5%), and its 3rd-grade math is under 5%. Jackson Elementary School is also at the bottom (19.4% ELA, 20.5% math) despite the smallest classes. Madrone Trail Public Charter School ranks in the 5th percentile, with 5th-grade math under 5% and middle-grade math around 10–12.5%. Howard Elementary School, Wilson Elementary School, and Oak Grove Elementary School likewise combine low proficiency with high absenteeism. Across the group, ELA is the weakest subject (37.4% average vs. 43.8% statewide), and neither class size nor spending alone predicts results.
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