Enrollment
157
Elementary
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHLAND SD 5·NCES 410156001654
TRAILS Outdoor School
158 Walker Ave, Ashland, OR 97520 · (541) 482-8577 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Oregon public elementary schools
- A-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
17.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
96 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
TRAILS Outdoor School→Ashland High School
Based on grade levels within Ashland SD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.6% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 50.0% |
% 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 TRAILS Outdoor School
TRAILS Outdoor School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAILS Outdoor School this school | 157 | 61.1% | 52.3% |
| Marcola Elementary School Marcola | 139 | 61.9% | 21.2% |
| Sojourner School Milwaukie | 159 | 58.5% | 50.8% |
| Sweet Home Charter School Sweet Home | 142 | 62.7% | 47.8% |
| Walterville Elementary School Springfield | 172 | 64.5% | 40.8% |
| Colton Elementary School Colton | 171 | 63.7% | 19.3% |
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 TRAILS Outdoor School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #106 of 591 | #6 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #130 of 646 ▲ 6 | #6 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #102 of 646 ▲ 17 | #6 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 157 | #622 of 710 | #33 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #471 of 645 | #34 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
157
+50 (+47%) vs 2020
+52% since 2010-11, when it was 103
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 157 | 9.1 | 17.3:1 | 61% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 154 | 10.5 | 14.7:1 | 39% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 10.3 | 14.5:1 | 41% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 107 | 6 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 121 | 6 | 20.3:1 | 31% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 6 | 20.8:1 | 50% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 103 | 5 | 20.6:1 | 41% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRAILS Outdoor School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (121 to 157); teachers up 53% (6 to 9.1).
About TRAILS Outdoor School
TRAILS Outdoor School is a small elementary school for students in Ashland, Oregon. Federal data show 157 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average enrollment is about 321.
Ashland SD 5 (6 schools, 2,313 students) runs TRAILS Outdoor School.
The share of White students at TRAILS Outdoor School is 80%. The next largest groups are 11% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. In Jackson County overall, the White share is about 81%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
There are about 17.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at TRAILS Outdoor School, which has 9.1. Elementary schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 16.5:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 61%. The rate at public schools in Jackson County averages 84%, higher than here.
TRAILS Outdoor School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Oregon public elementary schools.
TRAILS Outdoor School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.3% is 13.5 points above the 38.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Jackson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $73,999 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Jackson County has 70 public schools with about 30,143 students, including TRAILS Outdoor School.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Ashland Middle School, is the closest to TRAILS Outdoor School. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of TRAILS Outdoor School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, TRAILS Outdoor School is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for TRAILS Outdoor School is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data put enrollment at 107 in 2020-21 and 157 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
The allk12 page for TRAILS Outdoor School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 Ashland SD 5
- Ashland High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- Helman Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Bellview Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Ashland High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- Helman Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Bellview Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Pinehurst Elementary SchoolElementary · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Ashland Middle School0.1 mi · 529
- Walker Elementary School0.2 mi · 242
- Ashland High School0.6 mi · 877
- Bellview Elementary School1.4 mi · 248
- Helman Elementary School1.8 mi · 260
- Talent Elementary School6.3 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About TRAILS Outdoor SchoolHow many students attend TRAILS Outdoor School?
TRAILS Outdoor School enrolls approximately 157 students in grades KG-08.
Is TRAILS Outdoor School an elementary, middle, or high school?
TRAILS Outdoor School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does TRAILS Outdoor School have?
TRAILS Outdoor School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at TRAILS Outdoor School?
Student demographics at TRAILS Outdoor School are roughly 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is TRAILS Outdoor School in?
TRAILS Outdoor School is part of Ashland SD 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.