Original Research by School Decision on 5-6 School at Oakdale
The 5-6 School at Oakdale is no longer open. The record shows a lifecycle status of closed, and the National Center for Education Statistics lists the school as having a closed operational status. Because it is a closed entity, virtually no academic, demographic, or programmatic data is available for a current profile. The school served a middle-grade band when it was operating, but no test results, enrollment figures, graduation rate, or other performance metrics are present in the data for any recent year.
This was a regular public school located in Medford, Oregon, part of the Medford School District 549C. The building at 815 South Oakdale Avenue sits in a residential section of the city. Medford itself is the county seat of Jackson County and functions as the primary retail, health care, and government hub for the Rogue Valley. The local economy centers on two major medical centers, along with the corporate headquarters of Harry & David and Lithia Motors. The city has a traditional downtown near the railroad corridor, a suburban-style retail spread along Interstate 5 and Highway 99, and residential neighborhoods radiating outward from there. Winter temperature inversions can produce heavy fog that lasts for weeks, a condition a parent moving into the area may want to be aware of.
The Medford School District, which operated Oakdale, has some recent publicly reported developments a family might consider. Voters approved a bond in 2022 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 lunchtime, with the stated goal of reducing distractions.
Because the 5-6 School at Oakdale is closed, there is no current enrollment, no student body to describe, no test scores to characterize, and no program offerings or academic pathways to evaluate. The data simply does not support any statement about what kind of school experience it provided. A parent looking for a school in this area of Medford today would need to look at other schools in the Medford district, whose current boundaries and offerings could be researched through the district's website. The building at the Oakdale address is no longer an operating public school.
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