North Medford High School

Summary:

North Medford High School is a public high school serving 1,701 students in grades 9-12 in Medford, Oregon, which is part of the Medford School District 549C. The school consistently ranks among the top 50-100 high schools in Oregon, with strong academic performance on state assessments that exceeds district and state averages.

North Medford High School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 54.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 26% in Mathematics, and 50.2% in Science for the 2023-2024 school year. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. However, the school's performance, while impressive, is still lower than that of Ashland High School and Crater School of Business Innovation and Science, which outperform North Medford High School in several academic areas.

Despite serving a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 88.71% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, North Medford High School's spending per student ($16,068) is higher than the state average. This suggests that the school is allocating resources effectively to support student learning, even with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio of 22.3 compared to the state average. Overall, North Medford High School is a strong-performing school within the Medford School District, with opportunities for continued improvement, especially in comparison to higher-performing schools in the region.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1900 N Keene Way Dr
       Medford, OR  97501-5432


(541) 842-3670

District: Medford School District 549C

SchoolDigger Rank:
54th of 268 Oregon High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,573 Help


Feeder schools for North Medford High School:

Elementary:    Abraham Lincoln Elementary
    Howard Elementary School
    Kennedy Elementary School
    Lone Pine Elementary School
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Middle:    Hedrick Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  22.3 Help
Number of students:  1,701

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.1%
Hispanic:
29.3%
Two or more races:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details North Medford High School ranks better than 79.9% of high schools in Oregon. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Medford School District 549C! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.45. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at North Medford High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (60.1%), Hispanic (29.3%), two or more races (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Medford School District 549C. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Medford High School is 22.3. 1 high schools in the Medford School District 549C have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare North Medford High School employs 75.9 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Medford High School is $18,573. 1 high schools in the Medford School District 549C spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Medford High School:

SchoolDigger ranks North Medford High School 54th of 268 Oregon public high schools. (See North Medford High School in the ranking list.)

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Medford School District 549C:

SchoolDigger ranks Medford School District 549C 66th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for North Medford High School

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Rank History for all students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 66.46 67th 225 70.2%
2005 45.17 137th 231 40.7%
2006 50.62 117th 235 50.2%
2007 75.41 53rd 244 78.3%
2008 73.87 54th 249 78.3%
2009 48.95 153rd 263 41.8%
2010 67.50 93rd 285 67.4%
2011 69.83 88th 299 70.6%
2012 68.32 94th 308 69.5%
2013 63.56 113th 303 62.7%
2014 63.62 114th 301 62.1%
2015 56.67 123rd 292 57.9%
2016 63.52 102nd 292 65.1%
2017 71.09 67th 283 76.3%
2018 74.87 57th 283 79.9%
2019 78.12 41st 266 84.6%
2022 76.91 43rd 241 82.2%
2023 60.60 81st 258 68.6%
2024 72.45 54th 268 79.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.92 34th 98 65.3%
2019 31.22 49th 66 25.8%
2022 61.06 13th 47 72.3%
2023 80.40 12th 69 82.6%
2024 60.85 27th 68 60.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.18 5th 13 61.5%
2024 55.51 5th 9 44.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.27 44th 132 66.7%
2019 72.30 14th 98 85.7%
2022 42.99 23rd 53 56.6%
2023 44.03 41st 80 48.8%
2024 37.90 42nd 69 39.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.38 59th 254 76.8%
2019 78.41 29th 229 87.3%
2022 77.30 42nd 241 82.6%
2023 72.79 39th 224 82.6%
2024 66.02 49th 170 71.2%
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Rank History for Migrant students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.21 12th 20 40.0%
2024 42.64 8th 17 52.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.98 5th 23 78.3%
2022 78.31 2nd 7 71.4%
2023 93.82 2nd 13 84.6%
2024 38.21 10th 13 23.1%
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Rank History for Female students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.21 53rd 251 78.9%
2019 86.79 20th 199 89.9%
2022 85.09 23rd 194 88.1%
2023 52.57 80th 200 60.0%
2024 65.82 55th 213 74.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 81.81 10th 57 82.5%
2023 72.47 18th 75 76.0%
2024 64.41 24th 69 65.2%
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Rank History for Male students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.87 55th 250 78.0%
2019 84.14 22nd 206 89.3%
2022 66.17 51st 200 74.5%
2023 67.07 60th 214 72.0%
2024 75.53 41st 216 81.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.88 21st 37 43.2%
2024 65.55 13th 35 62.9%
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Rank History for African American students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.75 9th 31 71.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.66 38th 156 75.6%
2019 75.39 20th 144 86.1%
2022 72.59 20th 123 83.7%
2023 51.49 57th 134 57.5%
2024 64.86 31st 132 76.5%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Pacific Islander students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.46 1st 12 91.7%
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Rank History for White students at North Medford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.22 53rd 266 80.1%
2019 80.05 34th 245 86.1%
2022 77.47 36th 228 84.2%
2023 61.28 78th 237 67.1%
2024 77.43 42nd 244 82.8%
See the entire list of Best Oregon High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for North Medford High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1374 1 13 17 11 n/a n/a 0 1416
1989 1277 4 25 30 17 n/a n/a 0 1353
1990 1383 8 14 50 23 n/a n/a 0 1478
1991 1448 7 25 73 20 n/a n/a 0 1573
1992 1277 1 24 64 24 n/a n/a 0 1390
1993 1387 4 24 63 26 n/a n/a 0 1504
1994 1444 7 29 70 34 n/a n/a 0 1584
1995 1536 6 39 85 38 n/a n/a 0 1704
1996 1536 6 39 85 38 n/a n/a 0 1704
1997 1562 0 45 112 39 n/a n/a 0 1758
1998 1630 5 50 124 28 n/a n/a 0 1837
1999 1694 4 56 164 32 n/a n/a 0 1950
2000 1763 4 61 169 32 n/a n/a 0 2029
2001 1705 13 58 173 24 n/a n/a 0 1973
2002 1703 21 69 196 30 n/a n/a 0 2019
2003 1703 21 69 196 30 n/a n/a 0 2019
2004 1665 20 63 207 25 n/a n/a 0 1980
2005 1697 17 61 210 23 n/a n/a 12 2020
2006 1563 20 54 199 23 n/a n/a 0 1859
2007 1545 27 57 207 20 n/a n/a 21 1877
2008 1534 28 62 237 15 n/a n/a 14 1890
2009 1374 29 54 264 25 n/a n/a 13 1759
2010 1341 33 47 292 24 n/a n/a 20 1757
2011 1324 35 24 296 33 29 34 0 1775
2012 1262 36 31 287 23 28 31 0 1698
2013 1252 30 31 311 22 22 43 0 1711
2014 1208 23 34 326 22 20 50 0 1683
2015 1183 23 32 361 29 23 61 0 1712
2016 1153 18 36 374 21 22 76 0 1700
2017 1122 15 33 355 17 25 86 0 1653
2018 1090 20 29 381 14 31 93 0 1658
2019 1072 26 27 401 7 26 91 3 1653
2020 1105 23 34 410 8 19 91 5 1695
2021 1052 19 36 423 5 23 91 11 1660
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 1022 13 36 499 10 18 96 7 1701

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at North Medford High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1416 73.8 19.1 4.2
1989 1353 73.9 18.3 5
1990 1478 68.9 21.4 6.4
1991 1573 70.9 22.1 7.9
1992 1390 66.5 20.9 6.5
1993 1504 72.2 20.8 6
1994 1584 74.2 21.3 9
1995 1704 81.5 20.9 8.1
1996 1704 81.5 20.9 8.1
1997 1758 81.8 21.5 7.4
1998 1837 81.5 22.5 8.3
1999 1950 83.6 23.3 14
2000 2029 84.2 24.1 14.7
2001 1973 84.7 23.3 13.9
2002 2019 78.9 25.6 18.4
2003 2019 78.9 25.6 18.4
2004 1980 75.4 26.3 22.2
2005 2020 71.4 28.3 23.2
2006 1859 87.0 21.4 24.9
2007 1877 90.0 20.9 21.6
2008 1890 77.4 24.4 27.9
2009 1759 72.0 24.4 31.8
2010 1757 70.0 25.0 37.7
2011 1775 73.9 23.9 45.4
2012 1698 67.6 25.0 43
2013 1711 70.2 24.3 52.1
2014 1683 74.1 22.6 57.1
2015 1712 74.0 23.1 57.2
2016 1700 76.0 22.3 42.5
2017 1653 74.6 22.1 46.6
2018 1658 71.8 23.0 42.9
2019 1653 71.8 22.9 51.2
2020 1695 69.3 24.4 39.2
2021 1660 70.1 23.6 n/a
2022 0 n/a n/a n/a
2023 1701 75.9 22.3 88.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio North Medford High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1416 73.8 19.1 4.2
1989 1353 73.9 18.3 5
1990 1478 68.9 21.4 6.4
1991 1573 70.9 22.1 7.9
1992 1390 66.5 20.9 6.5
1993 1504 72.2 20.8 6
1994 1584 74.2 21.3 9
1995 1704 81.5 20.9 8.1
1996 1704 81.5 20.9 8.1
1997 1758 81.8 21.5 7.4
1998 1837 81.5 22.5 8.3
1999 1950 83.6 23.3 14
2000 2029 84.2 24.1 14.7
2001 1973 84.7 23.3 13.9
2002 2019 78.9 25.6 18.4
2003 2019 78.9 25.6 18.4
2004 1980 75.4 26.3 22.2
2005 2020 71.4 28.3 23.2
2006 1859 87.0 21.4 24.9
2007 1877 90.0 20.9 21.6
2008 1890 77.4 24.4 27.9
2009 1759 72.0 24.4 31.8
2010 1757 70.0 25.0 37.7
2011 1775 73.9 23.9 45.4
2012 1698 67.6 25.0 43
2013 1711 70.2 24.3 52.1
2014 1683 74.1 22.6 57.1
2015 1712 74.0 23.1 57.2
2016 1700 76.0 22.3 42.5
2017 1653 74.6 22.1 46.6
2018 1658 71.8 23.0 42.9
2019 1653 71.8 22.9 51.2
2020 1695 69.3 24.4 39.2
2021 1660 70.1 23.6 n/a
2022 0 n/a n/a n/a
2023 1701 75.9 22.3 88.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for North Medford High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $14,629
2020 n/a n/a $13,591
2021 n/a n/a $14,786
2022 $1,111 (6.9%) $14,956 (93.1%) $16,068
2023 $644 (3.5%) $17,930 (96.5%) $18,573

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on North Medford High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 41st of 266 High schoolsRanks 81st of 258 High schools
 16%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (North Medford High School)79.352.7
 26.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Medford School District 549C)68.554.1
 14.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)66.546.2
 20.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (North Medford High School)33.917.8
 16.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Medford School District 549C)31.620.4
 11.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)32.120.4
 11.7%
11th Grade Science (North Medford High School)59.452.7
 6.7%
   11th Grade Science (Medford School District 549C)50.543.5
 7%
   11th Grade Science (Oregon)39.532.7
 6.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16531701
 2.9%
African American2613
 50%
American Indian710
 42.9%
Asian2736
 33.3%
Hispanic401499
 24.4%
Pacific Islander2618
 30.8%
White10721022
 4.7%
Two or More Races9196
 5.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.2%88.7%
 37.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about North Medford High School

North Medford High School ranks 54th of 268 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,701 students attended North Medford High School.

Students at North Medford High School are 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

North Medford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Howard Elementary School
Elementary : Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary : Lone Pine Elementary School
Elementary : Wilson Elementary School
Middle : Hedrick Middle School


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