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Kennedy Elementary School

Q: Is Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

Kennedy Elementary School ranks 387 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Kennedy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Kennedy Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Elementary School?

Students at Kennedy Elementary School are 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Kennedy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Hedrick Middle School High : North Medford High School

Public Grades K-5

387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Kennedy Elementary School is a K–5 school in Medford, Oregon, serving 393 students as part of Medford School District 549C, with a high-poverty population — about 87% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.

Overall, Kennedy ranks 387th of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2025-26 — the 45th percentile with 2 stars — a notable climb from the 24th percentile and 1 star in 2022-23. Its district ranks in the 50th percentile with 3 stars. Academically, the picture is mixed: math (34.5% proficient) and science (35.2%) beat district and state averages, while English Language Arts (37.6%) falls below both. Fifth grade is strong across all subjects (ELA 51.9%, math 42.6%), but 3rd and 4th grades trail well behind district and state, making early literacy and math the clearest priority. Chronic absenteeism (29.2%) is better than district and state but higher than top nearby schools like Hoover Elementary School (17.0%) and Abraham Lincoln Elementary (22.6%).

Subgroups perform above the school's overall rank: Hispanic students (68th percentile), low-income students (64th), and special education students (54th) each earn 3 stars, with special education rising from the 16th percentile in 2023-24. Nearby Medford schools have nearly identical poverty rates but very different outcomes — from Jackson Elementary School at the 7th percentile to Hoover Elementary School at the 91st — suggesting school-level practices matter more than demographics. Kennedy sits above Jackson Elementary School, Kids Unlimited Academy, Howard Elementary School, and Wilson Elementary School, roughly even with Roosevelt Elementary School and Central Point Elementary School, and behind Hoover Elementary School, Lone Pine Elementary School, and Abraham Lincoln Elementary.

393

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,564

Per pupil spending ?

87.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

88.5%

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

Exemptions: 8.9% (any vaccine)

2860 N Keene Way Dr
Medford, OR 97504-4955

(541) 842-3810

District: Medford School District 549C

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hedrick Middle School
High:	North Medford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Hispanic:

30.0%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg35%

Oregon avg37%

387^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

71^st of 141Medford 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
2026	41.8	387 of 709	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	491 of 706	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	519 of 710	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	538 of 706	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	425 of 706	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	443 of 705	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	422 of 709	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.0	490 of 701	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.6	428 of 697	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.0	506 of 706	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.2	614 of 695	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	625 of 707	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.2	675 of 730	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	590 of 695	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.6	532 of 674	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.6	472 of 665	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.6	484 of 655	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.4	470 of 652	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.8	380 of 636	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.0	362 of 629	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	69.9	160 of 586	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	368 of 655	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	493 of 653	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	451 of 658	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	483 of 652	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	393 of 646	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	401 of 621	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	385 of 681	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	14.3	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	120 of 377	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	133 of 362	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	158 of 365	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	252 of 360	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	79 of 339	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	148 of 364	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	206 of 475	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	187 of 521	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.2	328 of 518	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	329 of 523	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	381 of 595	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	421 of 703	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	179 of 597	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	200 of 640	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	356 of 657	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	425 of 664	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	519 of 662	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	517 of 665	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	393 of 654	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	410 of 623	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	447 of 680	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	34.4	152 of 212	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	164 of 355	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.6	124 of 352	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.2	252 of 299	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	196 of 215	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	216 of 303	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	450 of 481	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	396 of 670	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	477 of 669	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	521 of 670	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	512 of 656	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	485 of 666	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	447 of 662	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	492 of 683	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile~ school

Female (2026)44th percentile~ school

White (2026)41st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)28th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)7th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-6 vs state

Science35%+5 vs state

Mathematics34%~ state avg

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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Staff is very personal and personable. They care about the kids and it shows. They have a lot of activities during and after school for families to spend time together. Wonderful school. Close Quote

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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 All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th 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
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%)	41.8	387^th of 709 public elementary schools	45.4%		30.5	491^st of 706 public elementary schools	30.5%	104	28.3	35.0	51.9	37.6	26.7	35.0	42.6	34.5	35.2	35.2	88.5%	8.9%	$18,564	$789	$17,775
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 McLoughlin Dr	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3730	401	23	17.5	86.8%	246 (61.3%)	4 (1.0%)	93 (23.2%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	39 (9.7%)	64.4	215^th of 709 public elementary schools	69.7%		50.5	301^st of 706 public elementary schools	57.4%	86	38.2	46.6	60.7	48.0	45.6	43.8	54.1	47.5	44.3	44.3	93.2%	6.1%	$18,606	$983	$17,623
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%)	23.5	559^th of 709 public elementary schools	21.2%		23.7	558^th of 706 public elementary schools	21.0%	1	45.9	25.9	20.0	29.4	40.5	16.7	20.0	24.3	15.6	15.6	89.2%	8.7%	$19,430	$1,133	$18,297
Lone Pine Elementary School	Public	K-5	3158 Lone Pine Rd	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3820	461	23	19.7	87.6%	347 (75.3%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (15.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.3%)	67.9	188^th of 709 public elementary schools	73.5%		59.7	242^nd of 706 public elementary schools	65.7%	54	52.8	60.2	48.2	53.9	61.1	51.7	34.1	48.6	34.9	34.9	87.1%	12.1%	$16,846	$689	$16,157
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1212 Queen Anne Ave	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3840	308	18	17.5	87.0%	201 (65.3%)	3 (1.0%)	83 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.2%)	36.7	440^th of 709 public elementary schools	37.9%		29.8	499^th of 706 public elementary schools	29.3%	59	38.3	31.7	39.2	36.0	39.6	30.2	29.4	32.7	29.4	29.4	87.8%	11.9%	$19,694	$1,246	$18,447
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	530^th of 709 public elementary schools	25.2%		26.5	536^th of 706 public elementary schools	24.1%	6	28.6	28.4	28.6	28.5	29.5	30.9	32.1	30.7	21.4	21.4	90%	9.1%	$7,286	$760	$6,526
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%)	24.7	545^th of 709 public elementary schools	23.1%		16.9	620^th of 706 public elementary schools	12.2%	75	34.9	35.7	8.7	26.9	41.5	24.6	< 5%	22.2	13.0	13.0	91.4%	5.9%	$19,402	$1,621	$17,781
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%)	13.4	656^th of 709 public elementary schools	7.5%		11.9	664^th of 706 public elementary schools	5.9%	8	12.5	26.7	18.4	19.4	17.5	29.5	14.6	20.5	12.8	12.8	89.9%	5.1%	$18,483	$830	$17,653
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
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)											81.2%	18.8%	$4,908	$117	$4,791

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Elementary School?

Students at Kennedy Elementary School are 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Kennedy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Kennedy Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Kennedy Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hedrick Middle School
High : North Medford High School

What district is Kennedy Elementary School in?

Medford School District 549C

Is Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

Kennedy Elementary School ranks 387^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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