Summary:
Madras, Oregon is served by seven schools — four elementary, one middle, and two high schools — all within Jefferson County School District 509J, with about 2,210 students enrolled. Enrollment is concentrated: Madras High School is the largest at 768 students (roughly 35% of the city total), while 509J On-Line is the smallest at 27. The district ranks 130th of 141 Oregon districts (8th percentile, 0 stars). Nearly every school reports free/reduced lunch around 90% to 102% as reported, and district proficiency in English, math, and science trails the state by roughly 16 to 18 points.
The clearest bright spot is Buff Elementary School, which has the city's highest rank percentile (43rd, 2 stars), the best ELA score at 44.7% — slightly above the state's 43.8% — and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 28.3%, below the state's 33.5%. Metolius Elementary School has improved fastest, rising from the 24th to the 39th percentile and matching the state in math at 32.0%, with 3rd-grade math at 51.9%. Madras High School posts the strongest graduation rate at 95.9%, well above the district's 91.7% and the state's 83.0%.
Concerns remain significant. Math and science are weak district-wide (15.9% and 14.3%), and high school math is especially low — 7.7% at Madras High and 5.6% at Bridges High School, which also has the highest per-student spending ($41,554), the smallest classes, and 91.1% chronic absenteeism. 509J On-Line reports 72.7% chronic absenteeism with several scores suppressed. Jefferson County Middle School has declined to the 12th percentile, while Madras Elementary School improved slightly but remains at the 12th percentile. Spending does not reliably predict results, and small enrollments make percentages volatile; suppressed values are unknown, not zero.
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