Summary:
ZIP code 97501 is home to 12 schools — six elementary, two middle, three high and one alternative — all part of Medford School District 549C, serving roughly 9,032 students. The district ranks 71st of 141 Oregon districts, at the 50th percentile with 3 stars. High schools hold about 43% of the area's enrollment and elementary schools about 25%; school size ranges from 221 students at Washington Elementary School to 1,856 at South Medford High School. Against Oregon averages, the area trails in ELA (35.5% average vs 43.8% state), math (21.9% vs 32.9%) and science (25.7% vs 30.6%).
The bright spots are concentrated in a few schools. Logos Charter School has the highest graduation rate at 97.0%, well above the district's 88.1% and the state's 83.0%, plus 11th-grade ELA at 65.9%, and it spends the least per student ($6,794). South Medford High School graduates 90.4% with science at 39%. North Medford High School posts the strongest science result (46.6%) but weak math (18.3%). Among elementaries, Jefferson Elementary School leads in ELA (37.6%) and science (39.1%), while Kids Unlimited Academy has the top elementary math (30.7%), still below the state figure.
The biggest concerns sit at the other end. Innovation Academy has chronic absenteeism of 72.3%, a 71.6% graduation rate and math at 5.9%, despite the highest per-student spending ($26,624). Washington Elementary School has the lowest ELA (18.2%) and math (9.1%), with 3rd-grade math under 5% and 0 stars, and Howard Elementary School shows 5th-grade math under 5%. Middle school science is a clear weak point — Oakdale Middle School at 15% and McLoughlin Middle School at 19%. Chronic absenteeism is high broadly: both comprehensive high schools sit near 47%, and Logos's 2024–2025 school-level value is not reported.
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