Oakdale Middle School

Located at 815 S Oakdale Ave, in Medford, Oregon, Oakdale Middle School is a sprawling middle school that serves 745 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Medford SD 549C. That puts it 51% bigger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 494 students.

Medford SD 549C comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 13,735 students; Oakdale Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Oakdale Middle School shows that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 38% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Oakdale Middle School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. The state averages about 19.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oakdale Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Jackson County shows median household earnings sit near $73,999, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Oakdale Middle School is one of 70 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 30,143 students).

Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oakdale Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 26.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

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