Enrollment
197
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDFORD SD 549C·NCES 410804000438
Ruch Outdoor Community School
156 Upper Applegate Rd, Jacksonville, OR 97530 · (541) 842-3850 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Oregon public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
172 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
27%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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
40.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 38.4% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Ruch Outdoor Community School
Ruch Outdoor Community School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruch Outdoor Community School this school | 197 | 87.3% | 43.5% |
| Lacomb School Lebanon | 228 | 88.6% | 32.3% |
| Riley Creek Elementary School Gold Beach | 212 | 91.0% | 27.5% |
| Brockway Elementary School Winston | 224 | 92.0% | N/A |
| Sunnyslope Elementary School Roseburg | 246 | 83.3% | 32.8% |
| Hamilton Creek School Lebanon | 252 | 86.9% | 24.5% |
Matched among Oregon elementary 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 Ruch Outdoor Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #181 of 591 | #8 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #231 of 646 ▲ 17 | #10 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #208 of 646 ▼ 16 | #8 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 197 | #591 of 710 | #31 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #208 of 645 | #17 of 34 |
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. 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
197
+20 (+11%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 197 | 11 | 17.9:1 | 87% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 11 | 17.1:1 | 65% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 12.5 | 18.7:1 | 72% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 177 | 12 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 10.3 | 18.0:1 | 54% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 206 | 10 | 20.6:1 | 53% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 7 | 24.4:1 | 45% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 218 | 10 | 21.8:1 | 35% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 14 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruch Outdoor Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (185 to 197); teachers up 7% (10.3 to 11).
About Ruch Outdoor Community School
Ruch Outdoor Community School is a small elementary school in Oregon, located in Jacksonville. The school's enrollment of 197 students covers kindergarten through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students each.
Ruch Outdoor Community School is one of 25 schools in Medford SD 549C, which enrolls 13,735 students in total.
About 85% of the student body at Ruch Outdoor Community School is White. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. The county population is about 81% White, within a few points of the school. Ruch Outdoor Community School's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.9:1, with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Ruch Outdoor Community School is 87%.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Ruch Outdoor Community School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ruch Outdoor Community School would be expected to post about 28.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.5%.
Across Jackson County, the median household income is $73,999, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson County is home to 70 public schools and about 30,143 public school students.
Applegate Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.7 miles away. The ten-mile area around Ruch Outdoor Community School holds 6 other public schools. Local comparison: Ruch Outdoor Community School ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 43.5% versus a 33.6% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 197, an 11% rise from 177 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.8:1 in 2020-21, and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Oakdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Applegate Elementary School5.7 mi · 92
- Jacksonville Elementary School7.2 mi · 328
- Griffin Creek Elementary School8.1 mi · 492
- Madrone Trail Public Charter School9.1 mi · 249
- South Medford High School9.2 mi · 1,856
- Oak Grove Elementary School9.3 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Ruch Outdoor Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ruch Outdoor Community School?
Ruch Outdoor Community School enrolls approximately 197 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Ruch Outdoor Community School serve?
Ruch Outdoor Community School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Ruch Outdoor Community School have?
Ruch Outdoor Community School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Ruch Outdoor Community School?
Student demographics at Ruch Outdoor Community School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ruch Outdoor Community School in?
Ruch Outdoor Community School is part of Medford SD 549C.
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