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Ruch Outdoor Community School

Q: Is Ruch Outdoor Community School a good school?

Ruch Outdoor Community School ranks 265 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Ruch Outdoor Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 197 students attended Ruch Outdoor Community School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ruch Outdoor Community School?

Students at Ruch Outdoor Community School are 85% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ruch Outdoor Community School attend?

Students who attend Ruch Outdoor Community School usually go on to attend: High : South Medford High School

Public Grades K-8

265^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Ruch Outdoor Community School is a K–8 school in Jacksonville, Oregon, serving 197 students as part of Medford School District 549C. It ranks 265th of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 63rd percentile, with 3 stars — a substantial climb from 2016–2017, when it placed 461st of 701. Its test scores beat both district and state averages: 49.6% proficient in English language arts (compared with 41.1% district and 43.8% state), 39.5% in math (29.6% and 32.9%), and 34.5% in science (32.7% and 30.6%). That is notable given that 87.31% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.

Among nearby schools, Ruch ranks third overall, behind Jacksonville Elementary School (84th percentile, 4 stars) and Applegate Elementary School (76th percentile, 4 stars), but ahead of Jefferson Elementary School, Griffin Creek Elementary School, Jackson Elementary School, Oak Grove Elementary School, Washington Elementary School, Kids Unlimited Academy, Madrone Trail Public Charter School, and Richardson Elementary School. Middle school reading is a standout: 8th grade ELA proficiency is 70% and 7th grade is 55%, both far above district and state. Math is strong in grades 3 and 4 (55% and 48.1%), while 6th grade math at 21.4% falls below both district (25.9%) and state (29.7%).

Two areas deserve attention. Chronic absenteeism was 37.4% in 2024–2025, above the district (35.4%), the state (33.5%), and most nearby schools, though it has swung widely — from 30.8% the year before to 42.6% in 2022–2023. Results also vary by group: male students ranked in the 75th percentile (4 stars) in 2025–2026, up from the 65th, while female students ranked 54th (3 stars), down from the 77th percentile in 2023–2024. Low-income students ranked in the 91st percentile (5 stars) in 2022–2023, but no recent data are available. Spending is $19,536 per student with a 17.9 student–teacher ratio — moderate for the area, suggesting solid results without the highest resource levels.

197

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,536

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

156 Upper Applegate Rd
Jacksonville, OR 97530-9739

(541) 842-3850

District: Medford School District 549C

Students who attend Ruch Outdoor Community School usually attend:

High:

South Medford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.8%

Two or more races:

8.1%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (44% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Above the Oregon median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg35%

Oregon avg37%

Elementary school

265^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

142^nd of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 38%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	265 of 709	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	263 of 706	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	230 of 710	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	201 of 706	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	303 of 706	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	312 of 705	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	327 of 709	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.0	461 of 701	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	332 of 697	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.2	210 of 706	70.3%	★★★★☆
2014	62.3	257 of 695	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	227 of 707	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.9	293 of 730	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.1	340 of 695	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.3	208 of 674	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.5	229 of 665	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	213 of 655	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.2	262 of 652	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.8	111 of 636	82.5%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	70 of 629	88.9%	★★★★☆
2004	81.5	58 of 586	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	304 of 655	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	269 of 653	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	153 of 658	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	246 of 652	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	321 of 646	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	312 of 681	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	82.0	56 of 595	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	51.4	300 of 703	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	115 of 597	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	155 of 640	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	163 of 657	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	58.0	231 of 664	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	225 of 662	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	160 of 665	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	221 of 654	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	313 of 623	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	322 of 680	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	346 of 670	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	309 of 669	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	286 of 670	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	245 of 656	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	299 of 666	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	421 of 662	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	392 of 683	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	142 of 371	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.1	101 of 368	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	111 of 371	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	79 of 380	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.1	179 of 367	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	141 of 379	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	154 of 384	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.7	138 of 382	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	146 of 383	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.5	138 of 381	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.7	191 of 382	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.6	120 of 377	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.8	179 of 395	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.4	154 of 357	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.1	122 of 343	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.4	52 of 323	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	77.2	48 of 315	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	55.9	128 of 295	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.5	42 of 285	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	61 of 316	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	92 of 323	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	127 of 310	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.1	56 of 342	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	85.3	18 of 312	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	46.4	177 of 364	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	26 of 282	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	69.9	55 of 325	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	163 of 327	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.8	71 of 330	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	40 of 318	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	104 of 312	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	126 of 291	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	177 of 341	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	172 of 354	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.7	80 of 351	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	121 of 349	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	127 of 360	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	174 of 355	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	187 of 344	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	190 of 357	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)91st percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)94th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%+6 vs state

Mathematics40%+7 vs state

Science34%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ruch Outdoor Community School	Public	K-8	156 Upper Applegate Rd	Jacksonville	97530	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3850	197	11	17.9	87.3%	167 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.1%)	57.5	265^th of 709 public elementary schools	62.6%		57	263^rd of 706 public elementary schools	62.7%	2	50.0	55.6	42.1	37.9	55.0	70.0	49.6	55.0	48.1	42.1	21.4	35.0	40.0	39.5	36.8	30.0	34.5	$19,536	$634	$18,901
Applegate Elementary School	Public	K-8	14188 Hwy 238	Applegate	97530	Jackson County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 846-6280	92	7	13.1	97.8%	77 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	71.8	167^th of 709 public elementary schools	76.4%		64.8	209^th of 706 public elementary schools	70.4%	42		38.5		57.1			53.4		53.8		50.0			50.0			33.3	$24,127	$1,791	$22,336
Jacksonville Elementary School	Public	K-5	655 Hueners Ln	Jacksonville	97530	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3790	328	18	17.7	87.5%	273 (83.2%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	80.4	112^th of 709 public elementary schools	84.2%		90.4	57^th of 706 public elementary schools	91.9%	55	62.0	49.2	56.5				55.5	60.0	71.7	47.8				60.9	48.9		48.9	$29,276	$6,517	$22,759
Griffin Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	2430 Griffin Creek Rd	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3740	492	26	18.9	86.8%	339 (68.9%)	3 (0.6%)	114 (23.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.7%)	30.1	497^th of 709 public elementary schools	29.9%		46.2	342^nd of 706 public elementary schools	51.6%	155	16.0	30.0	50.6				32.9	29.3	31.4	26.5				28.9	21.7		21.7	$18,757	$646	$18,111
Madrone Trail Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3070 N Ross Ln	Central Point	97502	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3657	249	13	19.3	73.5%	212 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	10.8	674^th of 709 public elementary schools	4.9%		28.4	512^th of 706 public elementary schools	27.5%	162	8.3	30.4	26.1	20.0	45.8	35.0	27.3	16.7	13.6	< 5%	12.0	12.5	10.0	10.9	8.7	15.0	11.6	$6,824	$506	$6,318
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	2838 W Main St	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3830	398	22	18.0	87.4%	195 (49.0%)	6 (1.5%)	169 (42.5%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	23.3	561^st of 709 public elementary schools	20.9%		18.9	599^th of 706 public elementary schools	15.2%	38	35.4	29.2	35.0				33.2	24.6	27.4	15.2				22.1	20.3		20.3	$18,382	$1,010	$17,372
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	610 S Peach St	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3860	221	14	15.6	88.2%	96 (43.4%)	3 (1.4%)	105 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.3%)	14.6	646^th of 709 public elementary schools	8.9%		12.9	653^rd of 706 public elementary schools	7.5%	7	6.3	14.8	34.5				18.2	< 5%	7.4	17.2				9.1	24.1		24.1	$21,704	$1,947	$19,758
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	$18,196	$1,622	$16,574
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	$18,483	$830	$17,653
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	$7,286	$760	$6,526

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruch Outdoor Community School

Is Ruch Outdoor Community School a good school?

Ruch Outdoor Community School ranks 265^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ruch Outdoor Community School attend?

Students who attend Ruch Outdoor Community School usually go on to attend:

High : South Medford High School

How many students attend Ruch Outdoor Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 197 students attended Ruch Outdoor Community School.

What is the racial makeup of Ruch Outdoor Community School?

Students at Ruch Outdoor Community School are 85% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What district is Ruch Outdoor Community School in?

Medford School District 549C

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