Summary:
Zip code 97504 in Medford, Oregon is home to 10 schools — 8 elementary and 2 middle, with no high schools in the zip — serving 4,133 students (3,054 in elementary grades and 1,079 in middle grades), with nine schools in Medford School District 549C and one in Phoenix-Talent School District 4; enrollment ranges from 127 to 952 students, with a median of 357.
Hoover Elementary School is the standout, ranking 66 of 709 elementary schools (91st percentile, 5 stars) with ELA proficiency of 64.9%, math 63.4%, science 70.1%, and the lowest chronic absenteeism in the zip at 17.0% — well below the state's 33.5%. Lone Pine Elementary School (73rd percentile, 4 stars) and Abraham Lincoln Elementary (70th percentile, 3 stars) also beat district and state averages in every subject. Among middle schools, The Valley School of Southern Oregon ranks 116 of 371 (69th percentile) but has by far the lowest spending ($6,568), the highest student-teacher ratio (36.2), the smallest enrollment (127), and an unknown free/reduced lunch value, while Hedrick Middle School is the largest school at 952 students and ranks 167 of 371 (55th percentile).
At the other end, Jackson Elementary School ranks 656 of 709 (7th percentile, 0 stars) and Wilson Elementary School ranks 559 of 709 (21st percentile, 1 star) with the zip's highest absenteeism at 40.2%. Orchard Hill Elementary School is a relative bright spot in the lower-ranked Phoenix-Talent district, with ELA near the state average. Poverty is high everywhere — free/reduced lunch runs 86.76% to 100.37% (Orchard Hill's value exceeds 100% and should be read as effectively universal, not exact) — yet outcomes vary widely: ELA spans 19.4% to 64.9% and science 12.8% to 70.1%. Spending and class size don't track neatly with results, but low absenteeism consistently goes with higher achievement.
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