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Talent Elementary School

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Talent Elementary School ranks 214 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Talent Elementary School is a K–5 school in Talent, Oregon, a small city in the Rogue Valley near Medford and Ashland, serving 349 students in the Phoenix-Talent School District 4. For 2025–2026 it ranks 214th of 709 Oregon elementary schools (70th percentile, 3 stars) — the top 30% statewide, far above its own district (101st of 141, 28th percentile, 1 star). It serves a high-poverty population: 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, up from 84.37% the year before and 78.26% in 2022–2023.

Talent has improved dramatically, rising from the 17th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 70th percentile in 2025–2026, with 27 points of that gain in the last two years. Proficiency is above district and state averages: 51.5% met standards in English language arts, 44.9% in math, and 37.7% in science, versus 36.9%, 25.4%, and 23.9% for the district and 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6% statewide. Fifth-grade ELA is a standout at 62.3%, and third-grade math at 51.0% is also well above district and state. Among same-district schools, Talent outperforms Orchard Hill Elementary School and Phoenix Elementary School in all three subjects; Phoenix-Talent Rising Academy shows high math but has only 24 students and many state-suppressed results. Talent also beats Medford's Griffin Creek Elementary School, Roosevelt Elementary School, and Jefferson Elementary School in ELA and math, while trailing Ashland's Helman Elementary School, Walker Elementary School, and TRAILS Outdoor School, and Medford's Hoover Elementary School.

Attendance is a strength: chronic absenteeism fell to 22.0% in 2024–2025, below the district's 35.8% and the state's 33.5%. Per-student spending is $26,000, the highest among nearby peers, though the student-teacher ratio of 17.6 is higher than other same-district schools. Effectiveness rankings are strong for students from low-income families (82nd percentile, 4 stars); special education students rose from the 14th to the 69th percentile between 2023–2024 and 2024–2025. Overall, Talent performs well above its district and state averages, with its main opportunity the remaining gap to top nearby schools, especially in science.

349

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,000

Per pupil spending ?

53.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

307 W Wagner Ave
Talent, OR 97540

(541) 535-1531

District: Phoenix-Talent School District 4

Students who attend Talent Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Talent Middle School
High:	Phoenix High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Hispanic:

35.2%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (47% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Oregon median (70th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg30%

Oregon avg37%

214^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 44 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Phoenix-Talent School District 4

101^st of 141Phoenix-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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	214 of 709	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	307 of 706	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	405 of 710	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	427 of 706	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	400 of 706	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	588 of 705	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	565 of 709	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	516 of 701	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	516 of 697	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.0	461 of 706	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.0	274 of 695	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.2	249 of 707	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	192 of 730	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	58.1	291 of 695	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.1	351 of 674	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.3	333 of 665	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.8	271 of 655	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.2	404 of 652	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.5	487 of 636	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.5	382 of 629	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	73.7	123 of 586	79.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	42.9	74 of 179	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	180 of 655	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	44.3	328 of 653	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	421 of 658	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	512 of 652	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	488 of 646	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	556 of 621	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	476 of 681	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	116 of 377	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	144 of 362	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	290 of 365	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	255 of 360	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.5	118 of 339	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	266 of 364	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	307 of 475	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	94 of 521	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	53.5	193 of 518	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	194 of 523	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	238 of 595	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	396 of 703	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	402 of 597	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	385 of 640	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	214 of 657	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	265 of 664	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	338 of 662	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	312 of 665	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	263 of 654	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	425 of 623	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	572 of 680	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	110 of 352	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.2	258 of 299	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	158 of 670	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.0	212 of 669	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	287 of 670	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	354 of 656	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	333 of 666	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.1	585 of 662	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	602 of 683	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)59th percentile+38 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%+8 vs state

Mathematics45%+12 vs state

Science38%+7 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Talent Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 W Wagner Ave	Talent	97540	Jackson County	Phoenix-Talent School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 535-1531	349	20	17.6	—	197 (56.4%)	6 (1.7%)	123 (35.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	64.4	214^th of 709 public elementary schools	69.8%		49.9	307^th of 706 public elementary schools	56.5%	93	41.2	49.1	62.3				51.5	51.0	45.5	39.3				44.9	37.7		37.7	$26,000	$7,607	$18,393
Phoenix Elementary School	Public	K-5	215 N Rose St	Phoenix	97535	Jackson County	Phoenix-Talent School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 535-3353	320	20	16.1	—	135 (42.2%)	4 (1.3%)	160 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (4.1%)	24.8	544^th of 709 public elementary schools	23.3%		17.5	609^th of 706 public elementary schools	13.7%	65	22.9	32.1	38.3				31.7	18.8	26.4	28.3				24.8	20.0		20.0	$22,427	$3,720	$18,707
Phoenix-Talent Rising Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	215 N Rose St	Phoenix	97535	Jackson County	Phoenix-Talent School District 4	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 535-3353	24	2	15.0	—	14 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)							45.8							58.3				$21,047	$904	$20,143
Helman Elementary School	Public	K-5	705 Helman St	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Ashland School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 482-5620	260	18	14.8	64.2%	195 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (13.1%)	87.4	70^th of 709 public elementary schools	90.1%		90.8	53^rd of 706 public elementary schools	92.5%	17	55.3	77.6	76.7				70.5	53.2	73.5	58.3				61.5	45.0		45.0	$22,351	$00	$22,351
Orchard Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1011 LaLoma Dr	Medford	97504	Jackson County	Phoenix-Talent School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 779-1766	273	17	15.8	—	161 (59.0%)	7 (2.6%)	78 (28.6%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.5%)	40.2	398^th of 709 public elementary schools	43.9%		50.4	303^rd of 706 public elementary schools	57.1%	95	40.0	56.1	30.2				43.4	29.5	47.4	14.0				31.9	17.1		17.1	$21,540	$1,880	$19,660
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%)	87.8	66^th of 709 public elementary schools	90.7%		92.6	43^rd of 706 public elementary schools	93.9%	23	48.2	68.9	74.2				64.9	50.0	69.7	67.0				63.4	70.1		70.1	$16,250	$614	$15,636
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
TRAILS Outdoor School	Public	K-8	158 Walker Ave	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Ashland School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 482-8577	157	9	17.2	61.1%	126 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.5%)	65.1	208^th of 709 public elementary schools	70.7%		64.1	213^th of 706 public elementary schools	69.8%	5		88.2	40.0	71.4	55.6	68.8	66.3		52.9	26.7	64.3	40.0	64.3	50.0	13.3	64.3	37.9	$20,939	$00	$20,939
Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	364 Walker Ave	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Ashland School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 482-1516	242	15	15.9	66.5%	162 (66.9%)	3 (1.2%)	43 (17.8%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.2%)	82.8	100^th of 709 public elementary schools	85.9%		90.7	55^th of 706 public elementary schools	92.2%	45	62.7	57.4	72.9				65.0	58.8	55.3	40.7				51.0	55.0		55.0	$19,381	$00	$19,381
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Talent Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Talent Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Talent Middle School
High : Phoenix High School

What is the racial makeup of Talent Elementary School?

Students at Talent Elementary School are 56% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Talent Elementary School a good school?

Talent Elementary School ranks 214^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Talent Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Talent Elementary School.

What district is Talent Elementary School in?

Phoenix-Talent School District 4

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