Enrollment
240
Elementary
DISTRICT 162 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDFORD·NCES 401962000934
Medford Elementary School
301 North Main Street, Medford, OK 73759 · (580) 395-2392 · Grant County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
119 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 68% larger than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Medford Elementary School→Medford High School
Based on grade levels within MEDFORD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
35.2%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oklahoma's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Medford Elementary School
Medford Elementary School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Elementary School this school | 240 | 49.6% | 38.1% |
| Vici Elementary School Vici | 190 | 47.9% | 35.4% |
| Timberlake Elementary School Jet | 212 | 52.8% | 39.9% |
| Drummond Elementary School Drummond | 236 | 54.2% | 36.3% |
| Tuttle Early Childhood Center Tuttle | 237 | 46.0% | N/A |
| Cheyenne Elementary School Cheyenne | 192 | 54.2% | 55.2% |
Matched among Oklahoma elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Medford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #233 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #318 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #298 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #636 of 941 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #8 of 708 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #673 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #736 of 876 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
240
+26 (+12%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 240 | 21.3 | 11.3:1 | 50% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 19.9 | 12.1:1 | 52% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 20.6 | 11.5:1 | 42% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 20 | 10.7:1 | 46% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 18 | 11.0:1 | 52% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 15 | 13.1:1 | 62% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 53% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 228 | 14 | 16.3:1 | 45% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 203 | 13 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (198 to 240); teachers up 18% (18 to 21.3).
About Medford Elementary School
Medford Elementary School is a public elementary school run by MEDFORD in Medford, Oklahoma. Enrolled students number 240 students, in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 34% lower than the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, which is about 366.
MEDFORD serves 324 students across 2 schools.
White students make up a majority at Medford Elementary School, at 79%. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Eligible students account for 50% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
allk12 grades Medford Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Medford Elementary School is 38.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.1%.
In the county around the school, Grant County, the median household income is $60,758, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Grant County is home to 7 public schools and about 854 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Medford High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Medford Elementary School's average proficiency of 38.1% compares with 38.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Medford Elementary School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment gain, from 214 in 2020-21 to 240 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Medford Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,131
Census ACS
Median income
$60,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Medford Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Medford Elementary. Medford Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Medford ElementaryMedford, WI · 587 students
- MEDFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPATCHOGUE, NY · 513 students
- Medford ElementaryMEDFORD, MN · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Medford High School0.0 mi · 84
- Pond Creek-Hunter Elementary School10.3 mi · 200
- Pond Creek-Hunter High School10.3 mi · 109
- Pond Creek-Hunter Middle School10.3 mi · 83
- Deer Creek-Lamont Elementary School11.9 mi · 98
- Deer Creek-Lamont High School12.8 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About Medford Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Medford Elementary School?
Medford Elementary School enrolls approximately 240 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Medford Elementary School serve?
Medford Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Medford Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Medford Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Medford Elementary School?
Student demographics at Medford Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Medford Elementary School?
Medford Elementary School is overseen by MEDFORD in Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.