High Schools in Jefferson County School District 509J

Summary:

The Jefferson County School District 509J in Oregon is home to two high schools: Madras High School and Bridges High School. Both schools are performing below average compared to the state of Oregon, with Bridges High School ranking at the very bottom of Oregon high schools.

Madras High School ranked 233 out of 270 Oregon high schools in 2024-2025 and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, while Bridges High School ranked 270 out of 270 Oregon high schools in 2024-2025 and is rated 0 out of 5 stars. Both schools have a four-year graduation rate of 81.8%, slightly below the state average of 82.6%. Additionally, both schools have extremely high chronic absenteeism rates of 34.3%, significantly higher than the state average of 22.1%.

Academically, Madras High School and Bridges High School perform significantly below the state average in 11th-grade proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The schools also have very high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, with Madras High School at 93.33% and Bridges High School at 81.18%, much higher than the state average of 55.4%. While Bridges High School has a significantly higher spending per student of $37,019 compared to Madras High School's $19,701, this does not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes for the students.

District Detail

445 SE Buff St
Madras, OR 97741-1595

(541) 475-6192

SchoolDigger Rank:
129^th of 140 Oregon districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,712

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madras High School	Public	9-12	390 SE 10th St	Madras	97741	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 475-7265	768	33	23.6	92.4%	211 (27.5%)	1 (0.1%)	302 (39.3%)	2 (0.3%)	224 (29.2%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.3%)	18.4	233^rd of 270 public high schools	13.7%		13.1	246^th of 268 public high schools	8.2%	13	25.8	8.7	20.1	$19,701	$1,560	$18,141
Bridges High School	Public	9-12	410 SW 4th St	Madras	97741	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 475-4820	62	8	8.2	90.3%	13 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	3.8	270^th of 270 public high schools	0.0%		6.3	261^st of 268 public high schools	2.6%	9	6.5		8.3	$37,019	$1,716	$35,304

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Culver School District 4	8.75 mi	3	98^th
Ashwood School District 8	19.42 mi	1
Redmond School District 2J	19.65 mi	13	51^st
Crook County School District	26.2 mi	13	22^nd
Mitchell School District 55	26.42 mi	4	42^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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