Enrollment
745
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDFORD SD 549C·NCES 410804011365
Oakdale Middle School
815 S Oakdale Ave, Medford, OR 97501 · (541) 842-3640 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
646 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 76%
Community
0
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 | 235 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 244 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 266 | 36% |
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
32.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 21.3% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
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 Oakdale Middle School
Oakdale Middle School's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale Middle School this school | 745 | 86.7% | 23.8% |
| McLoughlin Middle School Medford | 826 | 87.7% | 24.4% |
| Leslie Middle School Salem | 735 | 87.9% | 27.3% |
| Whiteaker Middle School Keizer | 654 | 89.1% | 31.7% |
| Walker Middle School Salem | 571 | 88.6% | 34.8% |
| Duniway Middle School McMinnville | 761 | 77.7% | 49.7% |
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 Oakdale Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #141 of 190 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #138 of 200 ▼ 12 | #7 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #149 of 201 ▼ 15 | #8 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #29 of 208 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #108 of 180 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #57 of 180 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #57 of 194 | #6 of 9 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 745 | 39.5 | 18.9:1 | 87% (646) |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 40.5 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakdale Middle School.
About Oakdale Middle School
Oakdale Middle School is a large middle-grades school located in Medford, Oregon. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 745 students. It has 51% more students than the average for middle schools in Oregon (about 494).
Medford SD 549C counts 25 schools and 13,735 students, including Oakdale Middle School.
White students are 52% of those enrolled at Oakdale Middle School. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. In Jackson County overall, about 81% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.9:1. The average for middle schools in Oregon is about 19.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 87%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Oakdale Middle School is 5.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 23.8%. Predicted: 28.9%.
The school is in Jackson County, where the median household earns about $73,999 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Jackson County, 70 public schools serve about 30,143 students.
Oakdale Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Washington Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Oakdale Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Oakdale Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- 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
- McLoughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other Oakdale Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Oakdale Middle. Oakdale Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Oakdale MiddleIjamsville, MD · 1,085 students
- OAKDALE MIDDLE SCHOOLROGERS, AR · 809 students
- Oakdale Middle SchoolOakdale, LA · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.5 mi · 221
- Jefferson Elementary School0.5 mi · 381
- Medford Online Academy0.7 mi · 69
- McLoughlin Middle School1.0 mi · 826
- Innovation Academy1.0 mi · 327
- South Medford High School1.2 mi · 1,856
Frequently asked questions
About Oakdale Middle SchoolHow large is Oakdale Middle School?
Oakdale Middle School enrolls approximately 745 students in grades 06-08.
Is Oakdale Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakdale Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Oakdale Middle School have?
Oakdale Middle School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakdale Middle School?
At Oakdale Middle School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Oakdale Middle School public or private?
Oakdale Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Medford SD 549C.
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