Logos Charter School, Medford OR

Original Research by School Decision on Logos Charter School

Logos Charter School is a public charter school in Medford, serving students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is classified as a regular school, not an alternative or special-purpose program, and it operates within Medford School District 549C. Enrollment is sizable for a single-site K-12 school, and the student body is overwhelmingly white, with a smaller Hispanic population and very small shares of students from other racial backgrounds. Data on economic disadvantage and special education enrollment were not available in the sources reviewed, which is worth noting for any family looking to understand the full support picture.

State assessment results from the 2024-2025 school year offer a mixed picture. In math, across grades three through eight, the share of students meeting the state proficiency standard fell mostly in the range of roughly a quarter to a third, with a low point in one grade and a high point in another. English language arts results were stronger: proficiency rates ranged from about a third on the low end to just over half in the upper grades. Science results, available for grades five and eight, showed roughly three in ten students proficient. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index placed it in the top quarter of school districts in Jackson County—a useful comparison even though it is a single school, not a district. Only one year of testing data was reported, so no trend is available. The graduation rate was not reported in the data, and a parent may want to ask the school directly about that measure.

The school’s location in Medford places it in the commercial and civic hub of the Rogue Valley. Medford serves as the county seat and the primary retail, healthcare, and government center for the region. Employers include two major medical centers, Harry & David, and Lithia Motors. The city has a traditional downtown but is largely auto-oriented outside the core, with Interstate 5 running through it on a viaduct above Bear Creek. A multi-use trail along Bear Creek connects Medford to neighboring towns and offers a non-vehicular route through the valley. Winter temperature inversions sometimes produce heavy fog and can affect air quality for extended periods.

Medford School District 549C, which authorizes Logos Charter School, has made two publicly reported changes of note. In 2022, voters approved a bond that funded safety and security upgrades, classroom additions, and technology improvements across the district; the bond was structured to replace expiring levy debt, keeping the property tax rate stable. The district also implemented a stricter cell phone policy for middle and high school students, requiring phones to be kept in backpacks or lockers during the school day, including lunch, to reduce distractions.

For families considering Logos Charter School, the academic picture is one of modest performance on state assessments, with English language arts showing somewhat stronger results than math and science, and the school ranking relatively well against area districts in overall proficiency. The student population is not economically diverse in the data available, but the absence of free-and-reduced-lunch figures leaves a gap in understanding the socioeconomic makeup. The school operates as a charter within a district that has recently invested in facilities and tightened phone use policies, and it sits in a city that offers a range of services and employment but is primarily car-dependent. A parent would want to confirm graduation rates and program offerings directly, as those were not captured in the available information.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

90-94%Cohort of 78 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

326 schools plotted. 10 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 39% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 37% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 25% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 629%

School 29% · District 25% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 725%

School 25% · District 24% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 29% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 36% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 41% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 3 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 41% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 751%

School 51% · District 36% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 40% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 29% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 30% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolMedford SD 549C, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.