Best Public Schools in Applegate, OR

Summary:

The city of Applegate, Oregon has just one public school, Applegate Elementary School, which serves grades K-8 and is part of the Three Rivers/Josephine County School District. With a total enrollment of 106 students, Applegate Elementary has shown a mix of strengths and areas for improvement in recent years.

Applegate Elementary is a standout school in several ways. It ranked in the top 30% of Oregon elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, a significant improvement from the previous year. The school also outperformed the district and state averages in 6th-grade English Language Arts proficiency. However, the school lags behind in other areas, such as 3rd-grade English Language Arts and 7th-grade Mathematics, where it falls short of the district and state averages.

Other key metrics show that Applegate Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.1, and its spending per student of $18,169 is higher than the state average. However, the school also serves a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 66.98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that the school may face unique challenges in supporting its student population and addressing any achievement gaps.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				OSAS English Language Arts (2024)				OSAS Mathematics (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Applegate Elementary School	Public	K-8	14188 Hwy 238	Applegate	97530	Jackson County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 846-6280	106	7	15.1	67.0%	85 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	63.9	209^th of 710 public elementary schools	70.6%		22.7	563^rd of 706 public elementary schools	20.3%	354	30.8	46.7	63.6	36.4	53.8	53.3	27.3	9.1	$18,169	$2,666	$15,503

Cities Near Applegate

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jacksonville	3.47 mi	2	12^th
Medford	10.69 mi	23	99^th
Williams	11.33 mi	1	11^th
Central Point	12.41 mi	10	125^th
Phoenix	13.41 mi	4	170^th

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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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