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Helman Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

70^th

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of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Helman Elementary School is a K–5 school of about 260 students in Ashland, Oregon, one of four elementary campuses in Ashland School District 5, a district ranked 4th of 141 in Oregon. Helman has placed in the top decile of Oregon elementary schools for more than a decade — 70th of 709 in 2025–2026 (90th percentile, 5 stars) — earning 4 or 5 stars every year on record. In 2025–26, 70.5% of students met state standards in English language arts and 61.5% in math, against state figures of 43.8% and 32.9%.

Compared with nearby schools, Helman sits near the top. Bellview Elementary School, 3.15 miles away in the same district, scores higher in every subject, but Helman has the best attendance of eleven area schools: 12.0% chronic absenteeism, versus 29.5% districtwide and 33.5% statewide, and down from 29.6% two years earlier. It also has the smallest classes in the comparison set (14.8 students per teacher) and, at $22,351, the highest per-pupil spending among Ashland schools. Hoover Elementary School in Medford School District 549C spends roughly $6,100 less per student and runs classes at 21.2:1, yet posts similar results.

Helman's most distinctive strength is how well its higher-need students perform: students from low-income families rank 9th of 521 Oregon schools (98th percentile) and students in special education 11th of 355 (97th percentile) — higher percentiles than the school as a whole. Two areas are worth watching. Science is the only subject below the district average (45.0% vs. 48.3%), and third grade is the weakest grade band (55.3% ELA, 53.2% math), while grades 4 and 5 beat district averages. Families considering Helman get a stable, high-performing school with strong attendance and small classes.

260

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,351

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

80.6%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 19% (any vaccine)

705 Helman St
Ashland, OR 97520-1199

(541) 482-5620

District: Ashland School District 5

Students who attend Helman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ashland Middle School
High:	Ashland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.0%

Two or more races:

13.1%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (63% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Oregon elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg58%

Oregon avg37%

70^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Ashland School District 5

4^th of 141Ashland School District 5 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	70 of 709	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	53 of 706	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	75 of 710	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	64 of 706	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	51 of 706	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	60 of 705	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	75 of 709	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	108 of 701	84.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	82 of 697	88.2%	★★★★☆
2015	81.7	101 of 706	85.7%	★★★★☆
2014	81.4	97 of 695	86.0%	★★★★☆
2013	87.1	48 of 707	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	89.8	36 of 730	95.1%	★★★★★
2011	88.3	31 of 695	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	41 of 674	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	87.3	31 of 665	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	82.8	64 of 655	90.2%	★★★★★
2007	80.2	76 of 652	88.3%	★★★★☆
2006	70.7	150 of 636	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	70.2	158 of 629	74.9%	★★★★☆
2004	66.0	185 of 586	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	79 of 655	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	90.9	47 of 653	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	85 of 658	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	58 of 652	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	65 of 646	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	26 of 621	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	69 of 681	89.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	98.4	5 of 377	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	4 of 360	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	46.6	246 of 475	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	9 of 521	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	16 of 518	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	68.5	81 of 523	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	223 of 595	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	91.6	49 of 703	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	4 of 597	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	18 of 640	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	109 of 657	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	87.6	68 of 664	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	55 of 662	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	80 of 665	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	50 of 654	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	130 of 623	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	86 of 680	87.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	83.0	7 of 61	88.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	17 of 212	92.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	11 of 355	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	16 of 299	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	55.1	148 of 481	69.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	90 of 670	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	88.5	59 of 669	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	82 of 670	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	60 of 656	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	43 of 666	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	96 of 662	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	102 of 683	85.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)89th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts70%+27 vs state

Mathematics62%+29 vs state

Science45%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Helman Elementary School	Public	K-5	705 Helman St	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Ashland School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 482-5620	260	18	14.8	64.2%	195 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (13.1%)	87.4	70^th of 709 public elementary schools	90.1%		90.8	53^rd of 706 public elementary schools	92.5%	17	55.3	77.6	76.7				70.5	53.2	73.5	58.3				61.5	45.0		45.0	80.6%	19%	$22,351	$00	$22,351
TRAILS Outdoor School	Public	K-8	158 Walker Ave	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Ashland School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 482-8577	157	9	17.2	61.1%	126 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.5%)	65.1	208^th of 709 public elementary schools	70.7%		64.1	213^th of 706 public elementary schools	69.8%	5		88.2	40.0	71.4	55.6	68.8	66.3		52.9	26.7	64.3	40.0	64.3	50.0	13.3	64.3	37.9	49.6%	49.6%	$20,939	$00	$20,939
Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	364 Walker Ave	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Ashland School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 482-1516	242	15	15.9	66.5%	162 (66.9%)	3 (1.2%)	43 (17.8%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.2%)	82.8	100^th of 709 public elementary schools	85.9%		90.7	55^th of 706 public elementary schools	92.2%	45	62.7	57.4	72.9				65.0	58.8	55.3	40.7				51.0	55.0		55.0	74.5%	24.5%	$19,381	$00	$19,381
Bellview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1070 Tolman Creek Rd	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Ashland School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 482-1310	248	16	15.4	64.1%	190 (76.6%)	2 (0.8%)	23 (9.3%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	95.7	26^th of 709 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.1	23^rd of 706 public elementary schools	96.7%	3	63.0	86.5	79.1				76.6	69.6	73.1	67.4				70.2	69.8		69.8	83.3%	15.8%	$21,829	$00	$21,829
Talent Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 W Wagner Ave	Talent	97540	Jackson County	Phoenix-Talent School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 535-1531	349	20	17.6	—	197 (56.4%)	6 (1.7%)	123 (35.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	64.4	214^th of 709 public elementary schools	69.8%		49.9	307^th of 706 public elementary schools	56.5%	93	41.2	49.1	62.3				51.5	51.0	45.5	39.3				44.9	37.7		37.7	79.7%	18.9%	$26,000	$7,607	$18,393
Phoenix Elementary School	Public	K-5	215 N Rose St	Phoenix	97535	Jackson County	Phoenix-Talent School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 535-3353	320	20	16.1	—	135 (42.2%)	4 (1.3%)	160 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (4.1%)	24.8	544^th of 709 public elementary schools	23.3%		17.5	609^th of 706 public elementary schools	13.7%	65	22.9	32.1	38.3				31.7	18.8	26.4	28.3				24.8	20.0		20.0	85.8%	14.2%	$22,427	$3,720	$18,707
Phoenix-Talent Rising Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	215 N Rose St	Phoenix	97535	Jackson County	Phoenix-Talent School District 4	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 535-3353	24	2	15.0	—	14 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)							45.8							58.3				80%	20%	$21,047	$904	$20,143
Orchard Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1011 LaLoma Dr	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Phoenix-Talent School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 779-1766	273	17	15.8	—	161 (59.0%)	7 (2.6%)	78 (28.6%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.5%)	40.2	398^th of 709 public elementary schools	43.9%		50.4	303^rd of 706 public elementary schools	57.1%	95	40.0	56.1	30.2				43.4	29.5	47.4	14.0				31.9	17.1		17.1	86.9%	13.1%	$21,540	$1,880	$19,660
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%)	87.8	66^th of 709 public elementary schools	90.7%		92.6	43^rd of 706 public elementary schools	93.9%	23	48.2	68.9	74.2				64.9	50.0	69.7	67.0				63.4	70.1		70.1	92.6%	6.9%	$16,250	$614	$15,636
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%)	36.2	444^th of 709 public elementary schools	37.4%		43.1	367^th of 706 public elementary schools	48.0%	77	33.3	39.7	39.1				37.6	22.0	34.2	21.9				26.5	39.1		39.1	91.2%	7.7%	$18,196	$1,622	$16,574

Frequently Asked Questions about Helman Elementary School

What district is Helman Elementary School in?

Ashland School District 5

What schools do graduates of Helman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Helman Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ashland Middle School
High : Ashland High School

Is Helman Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Helman Elementary School ranks in the top 9.9% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Helman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Helman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Helman Elementary School?

Students at Helman Elementary School are 75% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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