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How has McLoughlin Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
826
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDFORD SD 549C·NCES 410804000443
McLoughlin Middle School
320 W Second St, Medford, OR 97501 · (541) 842-3720 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL826 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Oregon public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
724 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 271 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 279 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 276 | 33% |
Student demographics
56%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
35.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 15.7% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 McLoughlin Middle School
McLoughlin Middle School's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLoughlin Middle School this school | 826 | 87.7% | 24.4% |
| Oakdale Middle School Medford | 745 | 86.7% | 23.8% |
| Leslie Middle School Salem | 735 | 87.9% | 27.3% |
| Whiteaker Middle School Keizer | 654 | 89.1% | 31.7% |
| Talmadge Middle School Independence | 716 | 94.6% | 22.2% |
| Walker Middle School Salem | 571 | 88.6% | 34.8% |
Matched among Oregon middle 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 McLoughlin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #135 of 190 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #157 of 200 ▲ 4 | #9 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #137 of 201 ▲ 6 | #6 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 826 | #14 of 208 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #134 of 180 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #70 of 180 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #55 of 194 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #35 of 38 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
826
-112 (-12%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 690
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 826 | 41.2 | 20.0:1 | 88% (724) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 38.4 | 19.2:1 | 65% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 915 | 46.3 | 19.8:1 | 74% (679) |
| 2020-21 | 938 | 44 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 813 | 39.1 | 20.8:1 | 61% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 845 | 40 | 21.1:1 | 61% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 837 | 38 | 22.0:1 | 69% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 971 | 53 | 18.3:1 | 40% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 690 | 35 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McLoughlin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (813 to 826); teachers up 6% (39.1 to 41.2).
About McLoughlin Middle School
The public middle school McLoughlin Middle School is located in Medford, Oregon. Its enrollment is 826 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 494.
Medford SD 549C, which runs McLoughlin Middle School, has 25 schools and 13,735 students.
Federal enrollment data show McLoughlin Middle School is 54% White. Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 27 points below the 81% share among Jackson County residents. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at McLoughlin Middle School are from different groups.
The school had 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. The school's 20.0:1 compares with an average of 19.3:1 for middle schools in Oregon. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 88%.
McLoughlin Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Oregon public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, McLoughlin Middle School would score about 28.6%. It scores 24.4%, 4.2 points below that figure.
Looking at the county, Jackson County, the median household earns about $73,999 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Jackson County has 70 public schools with about 30,143 students, including McLoughlin Middle School.
Jackson Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: McLoughlin Middle School ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 24.4% versus a 23.4% average.
The NCES locale for McLoughlin Middle School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 826, compared with 938 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.0:1.
The allk12 page for McLoughlin Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Oakdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 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
- Oakdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other McLoughlin Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named McLoughlin Middle. McLoughlin Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolPASCO, WA · 1,171 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolVANCOUVER, WA · 849 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Elementary School0.4 mi · 321
- Kids Unlimited Academy0.5 mi · 505
- Medford Online Academy0.6 mi · 69
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 221
- Oakdale Middle School1.0 mi · 745
- Logos Charter School1.1 mi · 1,285
Frequently asked questions
About McLoughlin Middle SchoolHow many students attend McLoughlin Middle School?
McLoughlin Middle School enrolls approximately 826 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does McLoughlin Middle School serve?
McLoughlin Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does McLoughlin Middle School have?
McLoughlin Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McLoughlin Middle School?
At McLoughlin Middle School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 39% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is McLoughlin Middle School public or private?
McLoughlin Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Medford SD 549C.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.