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Madras Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

677^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Madras Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Madras, Oregon, with 344 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District 509J, which is ranked 129 out of 140 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madras Elementary School has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools over the past decade and currently ranking 677 out of 706 schools. The school's test scores are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 20.3% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40.3% statewide and 37.4% in the district. Additionally, Madras Elementary School has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 44.5% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools, such as Warm Springs K-8 Academy, Metolius Elementary, and Buff Elementary, also struggle academically, Buff Elementary stands out with higher test scores and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting that there may be successful practices or strategies that could be learned from this school. Addressing the non-academic barriers to learning, such as access to healthcare, transportation, and family support, may be crucial for improving student outcomes at Madras Elementary School.

384

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,726

Per pupil spending ?

100.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 SE 10th St
Madras, OR 97741-1617

(541) 475-3520

District: Jefferson County School District 509J

Students who attend Madras Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Madras High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

White:

39.8%

American Indian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2006 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (16% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg24%

Oregon avg38%

677^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 7 pts since 2017

From bottom 11% (2017) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County School District 509J

129^th of 140Jefferson County School District 509J among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	677 of 706	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	662 of 710	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	624 of 706	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	569 of 706	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	534 of 705	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	566 of 709	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	626 of 701	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.7	634 of 655	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.2	644 of 652	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.2	622 of 636	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.8	597 of 629	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.3	560 of 586	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	57.7	18 of 80	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	614 of 653	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	621 of 658	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	605 of 652	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	555 of 646	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	537 of 621	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	566 of 681	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	285 of 362	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	296 of 365	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	321 of 360	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.1	165 of 339	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	201 of 364	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	322 of 475	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	498 of 518	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	485 of 523	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	487 of 595	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	565 of 703	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	314 of 597	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	391 of 640	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	608 of 664	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	596 of 662	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	485 of 665	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	494 of 654	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	526 of 623	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	500 of 680	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	16.1	470 of 481	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	642 of 669	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	612 of 670	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	484 of 656	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	533 of 666	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	492 of 662	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	497 of 683	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2022)78th percentile+58 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-22 vs state

Mathematics13%-23 vs state

Science8%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)					OSAS Mathematics (2025)				OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madras Elementary School	Public	K-5	215 SE 10th St	Madras	97741	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 475-3520	384	26	14.7	100.3%	153 (39.8%)	2 (0.5%)	193 (50.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	10.3	677^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.1%		12.2	662^nd of 710 public elementary schools	6.8%	15	20.3	24.3	16.4			17.5	14.5	7.4		7.7		$19,726	$1,680	$18,047
Buff Elementary School	Public	K-5	375 SE Buff St	Madras	97741	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 475-2457	297	22	13.5	101.7%	116 (39.1%)	2 (0.7%)	145 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	48.2	323^rd of 706 public elementary schools	54.2%		40.7	390^th of 710 public elementary schools	45.1%	67	55.6	42.3	46.8			34.1	32.1	29.8		27.7		$21,213	$2,008	$19,206
509J On-Line	Public, Virtual	K-8	410 SW 4th St	Madras	97741	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District 509J	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(541) 475-4820	27	3	10.8		11 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)								(n/a)												$26,349	$9,044	$17,305
Metolius Elementary School	Public	K-5	420 Butte Ave SW	Madras	97741	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 546-3104	246	18	13.6	100.8%	119 (48.4%)	1 (0.4%)	96 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	25.8	537^th of 706 public elementary schools	23.9%		24.5	543^rd of 710 public elementary schools	23.5%	6	41.9	21.7	30.4			20.9	19.6	26.1		23.4		$23,079	$2,201	$20,878
Culver Elementary School	Public	K-5	310 West E St	Culver	97734	Jefferson County	Culver School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 546-6861	262	17	15.8	69.8%	177 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	45	354^th of 706 public elementary schools	49.9%		39.5	399^th of 710 public elementary schools	43.8%	45	35.5	36.4	45.5			41.9	27.3	36.4		34.8		$17,486	$2,291	$15,194
Warm Springs K-8 Academy	Public	K-8	50 Chukar Road	Warm Springs	97761	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 553-1128	499	39	12.8	101.0%	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	441 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	27	531^st of 706 public elementary schools	24.8%		8	696^th of 710 public elementary schools	2.0%	165	40.4	27.3		20.0	15.7	32.7	10.9		9.6		11.4	$24,865	$4,091	$20,774
Ashwood Elementary School	Public	K-8	18624 NE Main	Ashwood	97711	Jefferson County	Ashwood School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 489-3297	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Terrebonne Community School	Public	K-5	1199 B Ave	Terrebonne	97760	Deschutes County	Redmond School District 2J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 923-4856	315	18	18.0	75.9%	249 (79.0%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	49.2	310^th of 706 public elementary schools	56.1%		56.1	269^th of 710 public elementary schools	62.1%	41	34.8	53.3	45.3			31.9	45.0	30.2		26.4		$16,839	$1,132	$15,708

Frequently Asked Questions about Madras Elementary School

How many students attend Madras Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Madras Elementary School.

Is Madras Elementary School a good school?

Madras Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Oregon elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Madras Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Madras Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Madras High School

What district is Madras Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District 509J

What is the racial makeup of Madras Elementary School?

Students at Madras Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 40% White, 5% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

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