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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 97520

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At a glance

Schools

2,321

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedBellview Elementary School26^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ashland Middle School up 13 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Helman Elementary School 14.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 97520 covers Ashland, Oregon, and includes 7 schools—5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high serving grades K–12—with 2,321 students across six schools in Ashland School District 5 and one tiny school in Pinehurst School District 94. Ashland School District 5 ranks 4th of 141 Oregon districts, in the 97th percentile, with 5 district stars. All six of its schools beat state averages in ELA, math, and science at the all-grades level, despite free/reduced lunch rates around 64%.

Bellview Elementary School is the academic leader: it ranks 26th of 709 elementary schools, in the 96th percentile, with 5 stars, and has the ZIP’s highest ELA (76.6%), math (70.2%), and science (69.8%) proficiency. Its science score is 39.2 points above the state average. Helman Elementary School ranks 70th of 709, in the 90th percentile, with 5 stars, and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 12.0%, far below the district’s 29.5% and the state’s 33.5%. Ashland Middle School ranks 39th of 371 middle schools, 89th percentile, 4 stars, with ELA 66.7%, math 51.9%, and science 43.5%. Ashland High School ranks 36th of 271 high schools, 87th percentile, 4 stars; its graduation rate is 87.2% versus the state’s 83.0%, and 11th-grade scores beat state in ELA (62.7% vs. 46%), math (40.4% vs. 22.9%), and science (48.1% vs. 33.8%).

Walker Elementary School ranks 100th of 709, 86th percentile, 4 stars, with ELA 65.0%, math 51.0%, and science 55.0%. TRAILS Outdoor School ranks 208th of 709, 71st percentile, 4 stars; its grade-level results vary widely—4th-grade ELA is 88.2%, while 5th-grade science is 13.3% and 5th-grade math is 26.7%—and its chronic absenteeism is 35.5%, above the state. Pinehurst Elementary School is not comparable: it has 8 students, spends $58,863 per student, has a student/teacher ratio of 8, ELA 46.2%, math 30.8% below the state average, and science suppressed by the state. Absenteeism splits the district: the three elementary schools are below the state rate, while Ashland High School, TRAILS Outdoor School, and Ashland Middle School are at or above it.

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 11th 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 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bellview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1070 Tolman Creek Rd	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Ashland School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 482-1310	248	16	15.4	64.1%	190 (76.6%)	2 (0.8%)	23 (9.3%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	95.7	26^th of 709 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.1	23^rd of 706 public elementary schools	96.7%	3	63.0	86.5	79.1					76.6	69.6	73.1	67.4					70.2	69.8			69.8	$21,829	$00	$21,829
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
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
Ashland Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Walker Ave	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Ashland School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 482-1611	529	32	16.3	64.8%	365 (69.0%)	6 (1.1%)	85 (16.1%)	11 (2.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.6%)	87.5	39^th of 371 public middle schools	89.5%		79.9	52^nd of 368 public middle schools	85.9%	13				66.2	71.2	62.1		66.7				57.4	53.7	44.9		51.9		43.5		43.5	$21,358	$00	$21,358
Ashland High School	Public	9-12	201 S Mountain Ave	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Ashland School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 482-8771	877	43	20.2	64.2%	631 (71.9%)	3 (0.3%)	109 (12.4%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (10.1%)	83.6	36^th of 271 public high schools	86.7%		90.7	22^nd of 270 public high schools	91.9%	14							62.7	62.7							40.4	40.4			48.1	48.1	$23,333	$00	$23,333
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
Pinehurst Elementary School	Public	K-8	15337 Hwy 66	Ashland	97520	Jackson County	Pinehurst School District 94	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 482-1910	8	1	8.0		7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)								46.2								30.8					$58,863	$00	$58,863

Cities Near Zip Code 97520

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ashland	2.24 mi	7	3^rd
Talent	9.91 mi	2	126^th
Phoenix	12.31 mi	4	174^th
Medford	14.45 mi	22	104^th
Eagle Point	18.55 mi	7	153^rd

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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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