Summary:
Phoenix-Talent School District 4 serves roughly 2,215 students across seven schools — four elementary, one middle, and two high schools — covering grades K–12 in the Phoenix and Talent area of southern Oregon. The district is ranked 101 of 141 in Oregon (28th percentile, 1 star) and falls below the state average in all three tested subjects: ELA 36.9% vs. 43.8%, math 25.4% vs. 32.9%, and science 23.9% vs. 30.6%. That district-level rank is attached to every school record, so it should not be read as any single school's rank; individual school rank histories vary widely.
Two schools stand out positively. Talent Elementary School is the district's strongest comprehensive school: 3 stars, a climb from the 43rd to the 70th percentile over three years, proficiency above both district and state in ELA (51.5%), math (44.9%), and science (37.7%), and the lowest reported chronic absenteeism at 22.0%. Phoenix-Talent Rising Academy posts the district's highest math proficiency (58.3%) and above-state ELA (45.8%), but it enrolls only 24 students, its science score is suppressed, and it has no rank history — a promising but fragile signal.
Concerns cluster at the secondary level. Armadillo Community Charter School is the lowest performer: 0 stars, 8th percentile, a 56.7% graduation rate, 64.1% chronic absenteeism, and math at 5.9%. Phoenix High School graduates 93.1% of its students but reports only 16.6% math proficiency and 50.4% chronic absenteeism. Talent Middle School is improving slowly (21st percentile) yet remains in the bottom quartile. Elementary attendance is notably better, with three K–5 schools ranging from 22.0% to 29.3% chronic absenteeism.
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