Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDFORD SD 549C·NCES 410804000430
Howard Elementary School
286 Mace Rd, Medford, OR 97501 · (541) 842-3760 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Oregon public elementary schools
- DTest 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 Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
242 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 76%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 59% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
14.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 15.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Howard Elementary School
Howard Elementary School's state test result (18.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Elementary School this school | 275 | 88.0% | 18.4% |
| Danebo Elementary School Eugene | 239 | 88.7% | 20.5% |
| Wilson Elementary School Medford | 306 | 87.3% | 26.8% |
| Yaquina View Elementary Newport | 264 | 90.5% | N/A |
| Stanfield Elementary School Stanfield | 235 | 90.6% | 38.4% |
| North Marion Primary School Aurora | 285 | 91.9% | N/A |
Matched among Oregon 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 Howard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #526 of 591 | #31 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #594 of 646 ▼ 11 | #32 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #535 of 646 ▼ 8 | #28 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #455 of 710 | #22 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #209 of 587 | #8 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #192 of 587 | #5 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #185 of 645 | #11 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.2% | #19 of 493 | #3 of 28 |
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
275
-93 (-25%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 275 | 17.1 | 16.1:1 | 88% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 65% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 91% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 23 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 22.7 | 20.2:1 | 81% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 23 | 20.3:1 | 81% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 24 | 22.8:1 | 78% (426) |
| 2000-01 | 619 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 56% (345) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 27 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (460 to 275); teachers down 25% (22.7 to 17.1).
About Howard Elementary School
Among the schools in Medford, Oregon, is Howard Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 275 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Federal data list 25 schools in Medford SD 549C, with 13,735 students enrolled.
The most common group at Howard Elementary School is White students, at 48%. The school is also 44% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.1 students per teacher. That is close to the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 88% of students.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Howard Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Howard Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.4%; the prediction is 28.4%.
Jackson County census figures show that the median household income is $73,999, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 70 public schools in Jackson County, enrolling about 30,143 students in all.
Rogue Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Howard Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Howard Elementary School at 6th of 7.
NCES describes the area around Howard Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 93 students since 2020-21, to 275.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
222,645
Census ACS
Median income
$73,999
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
70
30,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medford SD 549C
- South Medford High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- North Medford High SchoolHigh · 1,721 students
- Logos Charter SchoolCombined · 1,285 students
- Hedrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- McLoughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
- Oakdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
Other schools in Medford
- South Medford High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- North Medford High SchoolHigh · 1,721 students
- Logos Charter SchoolCombined · 1,285 students
- Hedrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- McLoughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
- Oakdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
Other Howard Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Howard Elementary. Howard Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 14.
- Howard Elementary SchoolEugene, OR · 474 students
- Howard ElementaryGallatin, TN · 591 students
- Howard ElementaryMadera, CA · 487 students
- HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 484 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Rogue Primary School1.3 mi · 154
- Central Point Elementary School1.5 mi · 427
- Logos Charter School1.5 mi · 1,285
- Wilson Elementary School1.5 mi · 306
- Kids Unlimited Academy1.8 mi · 505
- Jewett Elementary School1.8 mi · 607
Frequently asked questions
About Howard Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Howard Elementary School?
Howard Elementary School enrolls approximately 275 students in grades KG-05.
Is Howard Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Howard Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Howard Elementary School have?
Howard Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Howard Elementary School?
Howard Elementary School reports a student body of 48% White, 44% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Howard Elementary School public or private?
Howard Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Medford SD 549C.
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