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Walker Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Walker Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ashland, Oregon, serving 248 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Ashland School District 5, which is ranked 3 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walker Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Oregon elementary schools, with impressive academic performance on the OSAS (Oregon Statewide Assessment System) tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 83.3% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 75.6% in the district and 46.7% statewide. In Mathematics, 58.3% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 57.9% in the district and 31.3% statewide. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Walker Elementary School faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 20.9% to 34.3% over the past two years, this trend is not unique to the school. The nearby schools in the Ashland School District 5 have also experienced similar increases in chronic absenteeism during the same period. Additionally, Walker Elementary School serves a relatively diverse student population, with 43.55% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than some of the nearby schools in the Medford School District 549C and the Phoenix-Talent School District 4.

242

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,900

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

364 Walker Ave
Ashland, OR 97520-2399

(541) 482-1516

District: Ashland School District 5

Students who attend Walker Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ashland Middle School
High:	Ashland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Hispanic:

17.8%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2014 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (64% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Ashland School District 5's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Oregon avg38%

55^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Ashland School District 5

3^rd of 140Ashland 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
2025	90.7	55 of 706	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	99 of 710	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	166 of 706	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	170 of 706	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	191 of 705	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	337 of 709	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	261 of 701	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.0	154 of 697	77.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.7	114 of 706	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	70.1	186 of 695	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	62.3	261 of 707	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.2	422 of 730	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.0	350 of 695	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	310 of 674	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.6	421 of 665	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.5	316 of 655	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.5	91 of 652	86.0%	★★★★☆
2006	61.9	250 of 636	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.1	387 of 629	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.7	327 of 586	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	64 of 653	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	92 of 658	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	103 of 652	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	121 of 646	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	98 of 621	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	299 of 681	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	67.3	65 of 365	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	60 of 339	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	141 of 475	70.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	22 of 518	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	62 of 523	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	310 of 595	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.9	167 of 703	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	93 of 597	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	243 of 640	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	49 of 664	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	95 of 662	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	229 of 665	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	230 of 654	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	263 of 623	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	347 of 680	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	40.6	130 of 212	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	23 of 352	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.0	29 of 299	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	21 of 231	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	51.0	113 of 303	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	240 of 481	50.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	63 of 669	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	86 of 670	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	177 of 656	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	212 of 666	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	207 of 662	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	354 of 683	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)39th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+28 vs state

Science62%+32 vs state

Mathematics58%+22 vs state

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Schools Near Walker Elementary School

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	90.7	55^th of 706 public elementary schools	92.2%		83.5	99^th of 710 public elementary schools	86.1%	44	60.0	68.5	83.3				54.0	61.1	58.3				62.3		$24,900	$2,187	$22,714
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%)	64.1	213^th of 706 public elementary schools	69.8%		72.1	161^st of 710 public elementary schools	77.3%	52	75.0	33.3	61.1	41.2	78.6	85.0	60.0	23.5	44.4	35.3	84.6	60.0	38.9	50.0	$22,618	$2,262	$20,357
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%)	96.1	23^rd of 706 public elementary schools	96.7%		84.2	94^th of 710 public elementary schools	86.8%	71	80.8	82.1	72.1				75.0	76.9	60.5				58.1		$24,110	$3,193	$20,917
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%)	90.8	53^rd of 706 public elementary schools	92.5%		87.2	75^th of 710 public elementary schools	89.4%	22	60.9	65.0	74.4				69.6	60.0	60.5				53.5		$23,021	$2,770	$20,250
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	100.0%	197 (56.4%)	6 (1.7%)	123 (35.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	49.9	307^th of 706 public elementary schools	56.5%		39.1	405^th of 710 public elementary schools	43.0%	98	50.0	40.0	37.9				54.2	43.1	29.8				21.1		$21,071	$3,372	$17,699
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	100.3%	135 (42.2%)	4 (1.3%)	160 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (4.1%)	17.5	609^th of 706 public elementary schools	13.7%		22.3	571^st of 710 public elementary schools	19.6%	38	16.4	27.4	20.5				23.0	32.3	11.6				11.6		$20,868	$2,741	$18,126
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)															$18,942	$2,226	$16,716
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	100.4%	161 (59.0%)	7 (2.6%)	78 (28.6%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.5%)	50.4	303^rd of 706 public elementary schools	57.1%		25.6	533^rd of 710 public elementary schools	24.9%	230	45.6	35.8	63.6				33.3	34.0	30.2				34.9		$20,829	$2,443	$18,386
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Walker Elementary School

What district is Walker Elementary School in?

Ashland School District 5

What is the racial makeup of Walker Elementary School?

Students at Walker Elementary School are 67% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Walker Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Walker Elementary School ranks in the top 7.8% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Walker Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Walker Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Walker Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ashland Middle School
High : Ashland High School

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