Summary:
ZIP code 97501 in Medford, Oregon has three public high schools serving grades 9–12, all part of Medford School District 549C: South Medford High School (1,856 students), North Medford High School (1,721), and Innovation Academy (327). Together they enroll 3,904 students, and the two large comprehensive schools account for about 91.6% of that total. The district is ranked 71st of 141 in Oregon, at the 50th percentile with 3 stars.
South Medford and North Medford are close overall but strong in different areas. South Medford has the better graduation rate (90.4% vs. 86.5%) and the stronger math results (23.1% proficient at 11th grade vs. 18.3%), while North Medford leads in science (46.6% vs. 39.0%). Both sit near the middle of the state rankings — South Medford 107th of 271 and North Medford 109th of 271. North Medford's ranking has slipped, though, from the 80th percentile with 4 stars in 2023–24 to the 60th percentile with 3 stars now.
Innovation Academy stands apart. It has the lowest 11th-grade proficiency in ELA (31.5%), math (5.9%), and science (16.0%), the lowest graduation rate (71.6%), and the highest chronic absenteeism (72.3%). At the same time, it spends the most per student ($26,624) and has the smallest classes (14.8 students per teacher). Chronic absenteeism is high at all three schools: about 47% at South and North Medford, well above the district's 35.4% and the state's 33.5%.
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