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Phoenix Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
609th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

Phoenix Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 303 students in grades K-5 in the Phoenix-Talent School District 4 in Oregon. The school consistently performs below district and state averages in standardized test scores, with only 16.4% of 3rd graders, 27.4% of 4th graders, and 20.5% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 35.9%, 34.3%, and 39.9%, respectively. The school also struggles with a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 32.2% to 38.1% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Hoover Elementary School in the Medford School District 549C, which consistently ranks among the top 5% of Oregon elementary schools, Phoenix Elementary School is significantly underperforming. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 101 out of 101 Oregon elementary schools for English Language Learners.

Despite the school's current challenges, there are opportunities for improvement. The school's ranking has fluctuated over the years, indicating that there may be room for growth. Implementing targeted interventions, professional development for teachers, and engaging the community could potentially help the school improve its academic outcomes and better serve its diverse student population.

320
Students ?
16.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,868
Per pupil spending ?
100.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 215 N Rose St
       Phoenix, OR  97535

(541) 535-3353

District: Phoenix-Talent School District 4


Students who attend Phoenix Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Talent Middle School
High:    Phoenix High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.0%
White:
42.2%
Two or more races:
4.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (21% vs 38% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2014
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg33%
Oregon avg38%
609th of 706
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Phoenix-Talent School District 4
108th of 140Phoenix-Talent School District 4 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202517.5609 of 70613.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.3571 of 71019.6%★☆☆☆☆
202313.9645 of 7068.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.0628 of 70611.0%★☆☆☆☆
20199.7667 of 7055.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.0698 of 7091.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.5681 of 7012.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201618.1611 of 69712.3%★☆☆☆☆
201521.3592 of 70616.1%★☆☆☆☆
201437.2471 of 69532.2%★★☆☆☆
201332.6527 of 70725.5%★☆☆☆☆
201224.1621 of 73014.9%★☆☆☆☆
201111.3661 of 6954.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201016.5618 of 6748.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200911.6629 of 6655.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200822.8567 of 65513.4%★☆☆☆☆
200727.9526 of 65219.3%★☆☆☆☆
200622.4555 of 63612.7%★☆☆☆☆
200520.9546 of 62913.2%★☆☆☆☆
200454.1280 of 58652.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202516.1101 of 1010.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.488 of 979.3%★☆☆☆☆
202240.140 of 8050.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202522.2535 of 65318.1%★☆☆☆☆
202430.0465 of 65829.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.1587 of 65210.0%★☆☆☆☆
202214.8592 of 6468.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.8597 of 6213.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.5671 of 6811.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202522.2317 of 36212.4%★☆☆☆☆
202428.0295 of 36519.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.4312 of 36013.3%★☆☆☆☆
202240.7194 of 33942.8%★★☆☆☆
201914.4352 of 3643.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.7465 of 4752.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202287.11 of 683.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202529.1402 of 51822.4%★☆☆☆☆
202429.5405 of 52322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.3513 of 59513.8%★☆☆☆☆
202216.0625 of 70311.1%★☆☆☆☆
201918.4542 of 5979.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.1629 of 6401.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202515.3607 of 6648.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.7570 of 66213.9%★☆☆☆☆
202313.8611 of 6658.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.8573 of 65412.4%★☆☆☆☆
201914.2567 of 6239.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.2659 of 6803.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202543.09 of 1435.7%★★★☆☆
202431.815 of 1816.7%★☆☆☆☆
202329.111 of 1421.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202424.5247 of 29917.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.3207 of 23110.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.0274 of 3039.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.2408 of 48115.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202518.7589 of 66912.0%★☆☆☆☆
202435.7429 of 67036.0%★★☆☆☆
202318.0580 of 65611.6%★☆☆☆☆
202216.9594 of 66610.8%★☆☆☆☆
201918.1590 of 66210.9%★☆☆☆☆
20185.7674 of 6831.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2022)83rd percentile+72 vs school
Migrant (2025)36th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2024)17th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school
White (2025)12th percentile~ school
Male (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics23%-13 vs state
English Language Arts22%-22 vs state
Science12%-19 vs state

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Students at Phoenix Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 42% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

Phoenix Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Oregon elementary schools.

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

Middle : Talent Middle School
High : Phoenix High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Phoenix Elementary School.


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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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