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Wilson Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
559th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 21% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

Wilson Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 306 students in the Medford School District 549C in Medford, OR. It currently ranks 559th of 709 Oregon elementary schools (21st percentile, 1 star), well below the district's 50th-percentile average. The school has slid from the middle of the pack: 49th percentile in 2016–2017, 13th in 2022–2023, a brief rebound to 35th in 2023–2024, and 21st in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. It is a high-poverty school — 87.25% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, up from 65.71% — and spends $19,430 per student, with a student–teacher ratio of 18.

Achievement is low across subjects. In 2025–2026, 29.4% of Wilson students were proficient in English language arts (vs. 41.1% district, 43.8% state), 24.3% in math (vs. 29.6%, 32.9%), and only 15.6% in science — less than half the district's 32.7% and the state's 30.6%. Third grade is a bright spot: ELA at 45.9% is above both district and state, and math at 40.5% is above the district. Grades 4 and 5 fall sharply, though, with 5th grade at 20% in ELA and math. Nearby, Hoover Elementary School (91st percentile), Lone Pine Elementary School (73rd) and Abraham Lincoln Elementary (70th) far outperform Wilson, while Howard Elementary School (23rd), Kids Unlimited Academy (25th), Washington Elementary School (9th) and Jackson Elementary School (7th) rank similarly or lower.

Chronic absenteeism is 40.2%, above the district's 35.4% and the state's 33.5%, and far above higher-performing neighbors like Hoover Elementary School (17%) and Abraham Lincoln Elementary (22.6%). Poverty is high but not unique: Jefferson Elementary School, Roosevelt Elementary School and Kennedy Elementary School serve similar populations, so poverty alone does not explain Wilson's results — especially since Hoover Elementary School and Lone Pine Elementary School achieve more with lower per-student spending. Wilson's subgroup effectiveness ranks, which measure how well the school serves specific groups, are stronger for low-income students (52nd percentile) and Hispanic students (44th) than its overall 21st percentile, though both have declined since 2023–2024 (76th and 72nd). The most actionable priorities are attendance, upper-grade instruction and science.

306
Students ?
18.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,430
Per pupil spending ?
87.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1400 Johnson St
       Medford, OR  97504-5227

(541) 842-3870

District: Medford School District 549C


Students who attend Wilson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Hedrick Middle School
High:    North Medford High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
52.3%
Hispanic:
37.9%
Two or more races:
4.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2023 → 21st in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2026) from a 13th-percentile low (2023)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (25% vs 37% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!Science scores 15 pts below the Oregon average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school25%
District avg35%
Oregon avg37%
559th of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 16Elementary Schools in the Medford School District 549C
71st 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202623.5559 of 70921.2%★☆☆☆☆
202523.7558 of 70621.0%★☆☆☆☆
202433.7459 of 71035.4%★★☆☆☆
202317.4615 of 70612.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.6595 of 70615.7%★☆☆☆☆
201942.1401 of 70543.1%★★☆☆☆
201839.3437 of 70938.4%★★☆☆☆
201746.0359 of 70148.8%★★☆☆☆
201634.9466 of 69733.1%★★☆☆☆
201535.9473 of 70633.0%★★☆☆☆
201443.6422 of 69539.3%★★☆☆☆
201350.0362 of 70748.8%★★☆☆☆
201228.0588 of 73019.5%★☆☆☆☆
201123.2613 of 69511.8%★☆☆☆☆
201019.6603 of 67410.5%★☆☆☆☆
200920.0588 of 66511.6%★☆☆☆☆
200822.0571 of 65512.8%★☆☆☆☆
200733.6479 of 65226.5%★☆☆☆☆
200634.8492 of 63622.6%★☆☆☆☆
200536.0459 of 62927.0%★☆☆☆☆
200476.0101 of 58682.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202629.1473 of 65527.8%★☆☆☆☆
202526.4503 of 65323.0%★☆☆☆☆
202433.0441 of 65833.0%★★☆☆☆
202316.5581 of 65210.9%★☆☆☆☆
202218.0564 of 64612.7%★☆☆☆☆
201946.0333 of 62146.4%★★☆☆☆
201839.7431 of 68136.7%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201843.519 of 2729.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202639.5213 of 37743.5%★★☆☆☆
202540.9195 of 36246.1%★★☆☆☆
202457.3101 of 36572.3%★★★★☆
202343.2177 of 36050.8%★★★☆☆
202235.3220 of 33935.1%★★☆☆☆
201962.599 of 36472.8%★★★★☆
201855.1177 of 47562.7%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201956.39 of 2055.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202646.8248 of 52152.4%★★★☆☆
202545.6257 of 51850.4%★★★☆☆
202460.8128 of 52375.5%★★★★☆
202325.4477 of 59519.8%★☆☆☆☆
202219.7592 of 70315.8%★☆☆☆☆
201967.0136 of 59777.2%★★★★☆
201858.2235 of 64063.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202625.1521 of 65720.7%★☆☆☆☆
202523.7534 of 66419.6%★☆☆☆☆
202435.4408 of 66238.4%★★☆☆☆
202321.3551 of 66517.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.6493 of 65424.6%★☆☆☆☆
201943.6343 of 62344.9%★★☆☆☆
201839.3410 of 68039.7%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201847.2111 of 21247.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202528.0268 of 35223.9%★☆☆☆☆
202440.7155 of 29948.2%★★☆☆☆
202342.5106 of 23154.1%★★★☆☆
202229.3160 of 21525.6%★☆☆☆☆
201954.3102 of 30366.3%★★★☆☆
201830.6360 of 48125.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202620.1575 of 67014.2%★☆☆☆☆
202522.3553 of 66917.3%★☆☆☆☆
202435.3434 of 67035.2%★★☆☆☆
202319.3569 of 65613.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.3556 of 66616.5%★☆☆☆☆
201937.3434 of 66234.4%★★☆☆☆
201831.8506 of 68325.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Homeless (2019)55th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+31 vs school
Multi-racial (2018)48th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+22 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2018)30th percentile-9 vs school
Female (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)21st percentile~ school
White (2026)14th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts29%-14 vs state
Mathematics24%-9 vs state
Science16%-15 vs state

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Students at Wilson Elementary School are 52% White, 38% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Wilson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Oregon elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Wilson Elementary School.

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

Middle : Hedrick Middle School
High : North Medford High School

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Latest Oregon data All new data »
2025–26 OSAS test scoresSep 25, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataAug 24, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 29, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNov 20, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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