Central Medford High School (formerly Medford Opportunity High School) is a public

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Medford, Oregon Medford is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oregon, in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census on April 1, 2020, the city had a total population of 85,824 and a metropolitan area population of 223,259, making the Me ...

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. In 2010 the school moved from its original location on Earhart Street to a new location on Oakdale Avenue in Medford. It occupied part of the old

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(which is now located on Cunningham Avenue in Medford). In 2020 the school relocated to its current location on Royal Avenue in Medford, occupying the previous location of Grace Christian campus.

History

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, 2016 Republican presidential candidate and Governor of Ohio, hosted a campaign event at the school on April 28, 2016.

Academics

In 2008, 4% of the school's seniors received a

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. Of 184 students, seven graduated, 148 dropped out, and 29 were still in high school the following year.

References

High schools in Jackson County, Oregon Alternative schools in Oregon Education in Medford, Oregon Public high schools in Oregon Historic district contributing properties in Oregon National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Oregon School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon {{Oregon-NRHP-stub