Ruch Outdoor Community School

Located at 156 Upper Applegate Rd, in Jacksonville, Oregon, Ruch Outdoor Community School is a compact elementary campus that instructs 197 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Medford SD 549C. That puts it 39% below the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Medford SD 549C runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 13,735 students. Ruch Outdoor Community School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Ruch Outdoor Community School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest is composed of 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jackson County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Ruch Outdoor Community School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ruch Outdoor Community School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.7%; this one delivers 43.5%.

Across the wider county, Jackson County reports that median household income runs about $73,999, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jackson County's 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,143 students), Ruch Outdoor Community School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Applegate Elementary School, roughly 5.7 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Ruch Outdoor Community School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 33.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Ruch Outdoor Community School's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 185 (now 197). The White share of enrollment increased from 75% to 85% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.