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North Medford High School

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North Medford High School ranks 74 th of 270 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 270 Oregon High Schools

Better than 73% of Oregon high schools

Summary

North Medford High School is a public high school serving 1,661 students in grades 9-12 in Medford, Oregon, which is part of the Medford School District 549C. The school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Oregon, with strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. North Medford High School outperforms its in-district counterpart, South Medford High School, in metrics like test scores and graduation rates.

North Medford High School's student subgroups, including male students, Hispanic students, and students with special education needs, have performed well, with several groups ranking in the top quartile or top half of Oregon high schools. The school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.3% to 87.4% in recent years. However, North Medford High School faces a higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.0% to 43.8%, which is higher than the state average and the rates of some nearby schools, such as Ashland High School.

While North Medford High School spends a relatively high amount per student, $18,573 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the spending at South Medford High School and the state average, the school's performance is still slightly lower than the higher-performing Ashland High School, which consistently ranks among the top high schools in Oregon. The nearby Innovation Academy, a public charter school, struggles academically compared to North Medford High School.

1,721

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,573

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 N Keene Way Dr
Medford, OR 97501-5432

(541) 842-3670

District: Medford School District 549C

Feeder schools for North Medford High School:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln Elementary
	Howard Elementary School
	Kennedy Elementary School
	Lone Pine Elementary School
	More...
	Wilson Elementary School
Middle:	Hedrick Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.4%

Hispanic:

32.1%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 85th percentile in 2019 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (40% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓86% graduate in 4 years — above the Oregon average (83%)

✓Above the Oregon median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 34% Oregon)

!Ranking has slipped from its 85th-percentile peak (2019) to 73rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg36%

Oregon avg33%

74^th of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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	64.6	74 of 270	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	54 of 268	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	81 of 258	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.9	43 of 241	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	41 of 266	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	57 of 283	79.9%	★★★★☆
2017	71.1	67 of 283	76.3%	★★★★☆
2016	63.5	102 of 292	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	123 of 292	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.6	114 of 301	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.6	113 of 303	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.3	94 of 308	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.8	88 of 299	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	67.5	93 of 285	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.9	153 of 263	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	73.9	54 of 249	78.3%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	53 of 244	78.3%	★★★★☆
2006	50.6	117 of 235	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.2	137 of 231	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	66.5	67 of 225	70.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	69.7	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	65.6	13 of 35	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	21 of 37	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	55.5	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	81 of 211	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	55 of 213	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.6	80 of 200	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.1	23 of 194	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	20 of 199	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	75.2	53 of 251	78.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	22 of 74	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	24 of 69	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	18 of 75	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	10 of 57	82.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	42 of 138	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	31 of 132	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	57 of 134	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	20 of 123	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	20 of 144	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	38 of 156	75.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	93.8	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	5 of 23	78.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	57 of 166	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	49 of 170	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	39 of 224	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	42 of 241	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	29 of 229	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	59 of 254	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	48 of 237	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	41 of 216	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	60 of 214	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	51 of 200	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	22 of 206	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	55 of 250	78.0%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.9	27 of 68	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.4	12 of 69	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	13 of 47	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	31.2	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.9	34 of 98	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	89.5	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	18 of 94	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	37.9	42 of 69	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	41 of 80	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	23 of 53	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	14 of 98	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	44 of 132	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	62 of 250	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	42 of 244	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	78 of 237	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.5	36 of 228	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	34 of 245	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	53 of 266	80.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2018)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2018)71st percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)70th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2024)63rd percentile-17 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile-35 vs school

Migrant (2025)44th percentile-29 vs school

Homeless (2025)33rd percentile-39 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

Science55%+22 vs state

English Language Arts48%+3 vs state

Mathematics20%~ state avg

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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 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Medford High School	Public	9-12	1900 N Keene Way Dr	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3670	1,721	72	23.9	86.8%	988 (57.4%)	16 (0.9%)	552 (32.1%)	30 (1.7%)	8 (0.5%)	21 (1.2%)	97 (5.6%)	64.6	74^th of 270 public high schools	72.6%		72.5	54^th of 268 public high schools	79.9%	20				47.5				20.4		54.7	$18,573	$644	$17,930
Innovation Academy	Public	9-12	1321 Center Dr	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 842-3669	327	22	14.8	41.0%	230 (70.3%)	4 (1.2%)	65 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.2%)	10.9	255^th of 270 public high schools	5.6%		19.9	225^th of 268 public high schools	16.0%	30				22.7						11.9	$25,639	$1,720	$23,919
South Medford High School	Public	9-12	1551 Cunningham Ave	Medford	97501	Jackson County	Medford School District 549C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 842-3680	1,856	78	23.7	86.9%	1,047 (56.4%)	23 (1.2%)	651 (35.1%)	19 (1.0%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	96 (5.2%)	54.2	107^th of 270 public high schools	60.4%		55.3	100^th of 268 public high schools	62.7%	7				41.2				26.2		34.4	$16,903	$709	$16,194
Crater High School	Public	9-12	655 N 3rd St	Central Point	97502	Jackson County	Central Point School District 6	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(541) 494-6311	1,454	67	21.7	78.7%	1,058 (72.8%)	8 (0.6%)	270 (18.6%)	12 (0.8%)	15 (1.0%)	5 (0.3%)	83 (5.7%)								(n/a)
Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	745 N Rose St	Phoenix	97535	Jackson County	Phoenix-Talent School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 535-1526	687	34	20.1	103.3%	327 (47.6%)	6 (0.9%)	284 (41.3%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.3%)	41 (6.0%)	32.1	185^th of 270 public high schools	31.5%		42.8	144^th of 268 public high schools	46.3%	41				40.8				9.2		26.2	$19,931	$1,533	$18,397
Armadillo Community Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	302 W 1st St	Phoenix	97535	Jackson County	Phoenix-Talent School District 4	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 535-3287	77	5	14.5	77.9%	44 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (18.2%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	4 (5.2%)	15.3	239^th of 270 public high schools	11.5%		26.2	204^th of 268 public high schools	23.9%	35				27.3						14.3	$7,572	$1,175	$6,397
URCEO-Upper Rogue Center for Educational Opportunities	Public, Virtual	6-12	140 E. Main St	Eagle Point	97524	Jackson County	Eagle Point School District 9	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(541) 830-6660	186	7	26.5	95.7%	127 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.7%)	15.7	236^th of 270 public high schools	12.6%		6.4	260^th of 268 public high schools	3.0%	24	18.2	10.5	15.4	23.5	18.2		7.7	12.0		9.5	$12,314	$840	$11,474
Eagle Point High School	Public	9-12	203 N Platt Ave	Eagle Point	97524	Jackson County	Eagle Point School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 830-1300	1,000	51	19.6	95.2%	589 (58.9%)	3 (0.3%)	342 (34.2%)	7 (0.7%)	15 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.3%)	56.9	97^th of 270 public high schools	64.1%		29.8	190^th of 268 public high schools	29.1%	93				51.8				20.2		35.2	$20,485	$1,222	$19,262
Ashland High School	Public	9-12	201 S Mountain Ave	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Ashland School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 482-8771	877	43	20.2	64.2%	631 (71.9%)	3 (0.3%)	109 (12.4%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (10.1%)	90.7	22^nd of 270 public high schools	91.9%		78.5	41^st of 268 public high schools	84.7%	19				70.3				38.9		51.6	$24,037	$1,534	$22,503
Rogue River Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1898 E Evans Creek Rd	Rogue River	97537	Jackson County	Rogue River School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 582-3297	339	22	15.4	65.5%	263 (77.6%)	3 (0.9%)	42 (12.4%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	28.6	198^th of 270 public high schools	26.7%		52.2	108^th of 268 public high schools	59.7%	90		45.5	42.6	33.9		16.4	14.9	12.9	17.0	24.2	$19,940	$1,661	$18,278

Frequently Asked Questions about North Medford High School

What schools feed into North Medford High School?

North Medford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Howard Elementary School
Elementary : Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary : Lone Pine Elementary School
Elementary : Wilson Elementary School
Middle : Hedrick Middle School

What district is North Medford High School in?

Medford School District 549C

How many students attend North Medford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,721 students attended North Medford High School.

What is the racial makeup of North Medford High School?

Students at North Medford High School are 57% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is North Medford High School a good school?

North Medford High School ranks 74^th of 270 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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