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Howard Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

620^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Howard Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Medford, Oregon, serving 283 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Medford School District 549C, which is ranked 67 out of 140 districts in the state.

While Howard Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65-90% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school faces significant challenges. It has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34-38%, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the Medford School District and Oregon state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32% of 3rd-grade students at Howard Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.2% for the Medford School District and 40.3% for the state.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as Central Point Elementary School and Jewett Elementary School, Howard Elementary generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and student-teacher ratios. This suggests that the school may need to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing neighbors to improve its own outcomes. Additionally, the school's relatively high per-student spending of $20,544 in 2022-2023 compared to the district and state averages indicates that the school may need to re-evaluate how it is allocating its resources to better support student learning and achievement.

275

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,544

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

286 Mace Rd
Medford, OR 97501-1280

(541) 842-3760

District: Medford School District 549C

Students who attend Howard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McLoughlin Middle School
High:	North Medford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Hispanic:

44.0%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (21% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg38%

Oregon avg39%

620^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Medford School District 549C

67^th of 140Medford School District 549C 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	16.9	620 of 706	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	620 of 710	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	612 of 706	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	593 of 706	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	447 of 705	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	449 of 709	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.5	494 of 701	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	534 of 697	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	614 of 706	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	542 of 695	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	569 of 707	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.1	611 of 730	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.0	619 of 695	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	620 of 674	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.2	633 of 665	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	621 of 655	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	584 of 652	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.7	390 of 636	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.8	334 of 629	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.8	325 of 586	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	50.3	31 of 97	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	104 of 179	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	576 of 653	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	562 of 658	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	557 of 652	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	544 of 646	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	336 of 621	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	495 of 681	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	226 of 362	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	150 of 365	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.9	276 of 360	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	204 of 339	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	93 of 364	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	183 of 475	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	312 of 518	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.4	507 of 523	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	470 of 595	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	590 of 703	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.6	181 of 597	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	274 of 640	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	518 of 664	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	599 of 662	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	568 of 665	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	554 of 654	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	395 of 623	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	378 of 680	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	38.1	129 of 215	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	86 of 303	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	143 of 481	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	604 of 669	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	655 of 670	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	590 of 656	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	567 of 666	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	487 of 662	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	463 of 683	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)68th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2022)40th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-16 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science6%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Howard 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 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Howard Elementary School	Public	K-5	286 Mace Rd	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3760	275	17	16.1	88.0%	131 (47.6%)	1 (0.4%)	121 (44.0%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.7%)	16.9	620^th of 706 public elementary schools	12.2%		17.6	620^th of 710 public elementary schools	12.7%		32.0	22.4	26.3				30.6	8.2				5.6	$20,544	$1,046	$19,498
Rogue Primary School	Public	K-2	600 S 2nd St	Central Point	97502	Jackson County	Central Point School District 6	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 494-6207	154	11	14.6	79.9%	121 (78.6%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	13 (8.4%)								(n/a)													$4,439	$106	$4,333
Central Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	450 S 4th St	Central Point	97502	Jackson County	Central Point School District 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 494-6500	427	22	19.6	80.1%	307 (71.9%)	4 (0.9%)	81 (19.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.6%)	32.6	468^th of 706 public elementary schools	33.7%		21.5	582^nd of 710 public elementary schools	18.0%	114	49.1	35.4	31.1				43.6	30.4	12.2			20.0	$14,584	$1,050	$13,534
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Johnson St	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3870	306	17	18.0	87.3%	160 (52.3%)	2 (0.7%)	116 (37.9%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.9%)	23.7	558^th of 706 public elementary schools	21.0%		33.7	459^th of 710 public elementary schools	35.4%	99	30.9	20.0	31.5				30.9	28.9	20.4			16.7	$19,311	$903	$18,408
Jewett Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 Manzanita St	Central Point	97502	Jackson County	Central Point School District 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 494-6600	607	30	20.2	79.6%	322 (53.0%)	1 (0.2%)	236 (38.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.8%)	28.5	509^th of 706 public elementary schools	27.9%		20.7	592^nd of 710 public elementary schools	16.6%	83	25.2	27.9	45.1				25.2	23.1	24.5			27.5	$15,170	$678	$14,492
Kids Unlimited Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	821 N Riverside Ave	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 774-3900	505	31	16.2	62.6%	143 (28.3%)	2 (0.4%)	337 (66.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.8%)	26.5	536^th of 706 public elementary schools	24.1%		27.6	517^th of 710 public elementary schools	27.2%	19	35.5	25.0	27.7				36.2	31.3	15.4			10.8	$9,121	$643	$8,478
Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-5	713 Summit Ave	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3770	321	21	15.0	87.5%	111 (34.6%)	8 (2.5%)	190 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	11.9	664^th of 706 public elementary schools	5.9%		9.3	687^th of 710 public elementary schools	3.2%	23	12.2	17.4	25.5				27.1	15.2	7.8			13.7	$21,342	$980	$20,362
Richardson Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 W Pine St	Central Point	97502	Jackson County	Central Point School District 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 494-6700	500	22	22.5	78.8%	381 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.4%)	31.8	477^th of 706 public elementary schools	32.4%		21.4	583^rd of 710 public elementary schools	17.9%	106	43.6	34.8	36.2				40.4	22.8	17.0			13.8	$14,569	$540	$14,029
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	2860 N Keene Way Dr	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3810	393	23	16.9	87.0%	221 (56.2%)	5 (1.3%)	118 (30.0%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	33 (8.4%)	30.5	491^st of 706 public elementary schools	30.5%		27.6	519^th of 710 public elementary schools	26.9%	28	28.4	32.7	43.7				33.8	34.7	14.1			21.1	$19,237	$1,013	$18,224
Medford Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	35 S Bartlett St	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 842-3639	69	5	15.3		38 (55.1%)	3 (4.3%)	22 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)								(n/a)				33.3	26.7	21.1				23.1	13.6		$8,624	$516	$8,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Elementary School

What district is Howard Elementary School in?

Medford School District 549C

How many students attend Howard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Howard Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Howard Elementary School?

Students at Howard Elementary School are 48% White, 44% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Howard Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : McLoughlin Middle School
High : North Medford High School

Is Howard Elementary School a good school?

Howard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Oregon elementary schools.

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