Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHOENIX-TALENT SD 4·NCES 410963001335
Orchard Hill Elementary School
1011 LaLoma Dr, Medford, OR 97504 · (541) 779-1766 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
274 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Orchard Hill Elementary School→Talent Middle School
Based on grade levels within Phoenix-Talent SD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +12.6pp since 2023
Math
32.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 22.6% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →
Where Orchard Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #354 of 591 | #16 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #332 of 646 | #16 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #242 of 646 | #10 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #459 of 710 | #23 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #196 of 587 | #6 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #211 of 587 | #7 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.5% | #38 of 493 | #5 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
273
-150 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 22.9:1
% White
59%
was 70%
% Hispanic
29%
was 19%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 273 | 17.2 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 19.5 | 15.2:1 | 78% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 19.5 | 17.7:1 | 78% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 18.5 | 22.9:1 | 66% (279) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Hill Elementary School.
About Orchard Hill Elementary School
Orchard Hill Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Medford, Oregon. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 273 students.
Phoenix-Talent SD 4 oversees Orchard Hill Elementary School and 6 other schools, with 2,215 students in total.
More than half of the students at Orchard Hill Elementary School are White (59%). The rest of enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Jackson County's population at about 81%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Orchard Hill Elementary School scores 57%.
Orchard Hill Elementary School reported 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is similar, at 16.5:1.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Orchard Hill Elementary School is 7.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 30.8%. Predicted: 23.6%.
Jackson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $73,999, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Jackson County's 70 public schools enroll about 30,143 students and include Orchard Hill Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Orchard Hill Elementary School is closest to Hoover Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Orchard Hill Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 30.8% against a local average of 36.7%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 273, down from 423 in 2017-18. The share of White students decreased 11 points, from 70% to 59%. Students per teacher dropped from 22.9 in 2017-18 to 15.9 in 2024-25.
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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 Phoenix-Talent SD 4
- Phoenix High SchoolHigh · 687 students
- Talent Middle SchoolMiddle · 485 students
- Talent Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Phoenix Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Armadillo Community Charter SchoolHigh · 77 students
- Phoenix-Talent Rising AcademyElementary · 24 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
Nearby schools
- Hoover Elementary School1.0 mi · 591
- Innovation Academy1.2 mi · 327
- Jefferson Elementary School2.0 mi · 381
- Hedrick Middle School2.0 mi · 952
- Roosevelt Elementary School2.0 mi · 308
- The Valley School of Southern Oregon2.1 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Orchard Hill Elementary School?
Orchard Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 273 students in grades KG-05.
Is Orchard Hill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orchard Hill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Orchard Hill Elementary School have?
Orchard Hill Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Orchard Hill Elementary School?
Orchard Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Orchard Hill Elementary School in?
Orchard Hill Elementary School is part of Phoenix-Talent SD 4.
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