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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school in Medford, Oregon, serving 263 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Medford School District 549C, which is ranked 67 out of 140 school districts in the state.

Washington Elementary School is struggling academically, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools over the past 10 years. On state assessments, the school's performance is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in math, compared to 24.9% in the district and 31.3% statewide. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 34.0% to 38.1% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

While Roosevelt Elementary, Griffin Creek Elementary, and Wilson Elementary in the Medford School District generally perform better than Washington Elementary on academic measures, they also have high rates of chronic absenteeism. In contrast, Orchard Hill Elementary in the neighboring Phoenix-Talent School District outperforms Washington Elementary on academic measures.

221

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,133

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

610 S Peach St
Medford, OR 97501-3310

(541) 842-3860

District: Medford School District 549C

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McLoughlin Middle School
High:	South Medford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.5%

White:

43.4%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (18% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg36%

Oregon avg38%

653^rd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	12.9	653 of 706	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	574 of 710	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	577 of 706	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	565 of 706	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	560 of 705	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	609 of 709	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	577 of 701	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	638 of 697	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	639 of 706	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.1	592 of 695	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	549 of 707	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	556 of 730	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.8	598 of 695	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	61.3	272 of 674	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.5	296 of 665	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.3	282 of 655	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.7	175 of 652	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	76.4	92 of 636	85.5%	★★★★☆
2005	78.4	81 of 629	87.1%	★★★★☆
2004	74.1	119 of 586	79.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	47.5	29 of 80	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	97 of 179	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	621 of 653	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	585 of 658	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	550 of 652	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	568 of 646	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	453 of 621	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	542 of 681	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	172 of 362	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	153 of 365	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	179 of 360	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	125 of 339	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	233 of 364	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	351 of 475	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	355 of 518	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	230 of 523	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	428 of 595	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	561 of 703	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	342 of 597	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	486 of 640	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	553 of 664	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	464 of 662	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	522 of 665	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	439 of 654	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	517 of 623	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	608 of 680	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	256 of 352	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	199 of 299	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	195 of 215	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	277 of 303	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	448 of 481	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	648 of 669	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	558 of 670	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	547 of 656	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	565 of 666	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	548 of 662	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	596 of 683	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)64th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-21 vs state

Science17%-14 vs state

Mathematics14%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Washington 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
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%)	12.9	653^rd of 706 public elementary schools	7.5%		22	574^th of 710 public elementary schools	19.2%	79	12.2	29.4	25.6				22.0	12.1	7.0			16.7	$22,133	$1,364	$20,769
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
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
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
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
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%)	18.9	599^th of 706 public elementary schools	15.2%		24.8	542^nd of 710 public elementary schools	23.7%	57	15.4	37.3	27.4				20.6	24.4	12.9			11.3	$18,927	$965	$17,962
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%)	29.8	499^th of 706 public elementary schools	29.3%		41.2	384^th of 710 public elementary schools	45.9%	115	26.7	25.9	43.1				26.7	28.3	29.4			25.0	$19,685	$1,087	$18,598
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%)	46.2	342^nd of 706 public elementary schools	51.6%		39.6	396^th of 710 public elementary schools	44.2%	54	22.1	45.6	50.5				33.8	43.0	25.8			33.3	$17,536	$754	$16,782
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Oregon elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : McLoughlin Middle School
High : South Medford High School

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Medford School District 549C

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 43% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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