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Jefferson Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

670^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Jefferson, Oregon, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 298 students. The school is part of the Jefferson School District 14J, which is ranked 132 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and equity across different student groups. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 44.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in OSAS (Oregon Statewide Assessment System) tests, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 40.3%.

When comparing Jefferson Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Cloverdale Elementary School, which is only 6.6 miles away, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. Despite the low academic performance, Jefferson Elementary School spends a relatively high amount per student, with $17,525 spent per student in 2022-2023, suggesting that the issue may not be solely related to funding, but rather to how the resources are being utilized and the overall effectiveness of the school's educational program.

272

Students ?

35.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,525

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 N 2nd St
Jefferson, OR 97352-9708

(541) 327-3337

District: Jefferson School District 14J

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

40.4%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (16% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Oregon avg39%

670^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

132^nd of 140Jefferson School District 14J 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	10.8	670 of 706	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	581 of 710	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	625 of 706	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	521 of 706	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	585 of 705	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	576 of 709	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.4	501 of 701	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.0	580 of 697	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	560 of 706	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.1	574 of 695	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	631 of 707	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	580 of 730	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.6	547 of 695	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.4	521 of 674	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.7	443 of 665	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.6	353 of 655	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.7	542 of 652	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	560 of 636	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	56.5	300 of 629	52.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	52.5	46 of 179	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	639 of 653	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	510 of 658	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	566 of 652	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	419 of 646	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	500 of 621	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	552 of 681	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	335 of 362	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	314 of 365	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	251 of 360	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	158 of 339	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	205 of 364	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	342 of 475	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	501 of 518	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	425 of 523	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	483 of 595	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	517 of 703	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	466 of 597	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	480 of 640	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	603 of 664	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	547 of 662	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	570 of 665	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	546 of 654	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	445 of 623	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	540 of 680	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	38.4	124 of 231	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	266 of 303	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	403 of 481	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	640 of 669	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	502 of 670	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	625 of 656	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	572 of 666	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	619 of 662	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	576 of 683	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)74th percentile+56 vs school

Special Education (2023)46th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

Science19%-11 vs state

English Language Arts16%-27 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Jefferson Elementary School

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	615 N 2nd St	Jefferson	97352	Marion County	Jefferson School District 14J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 327-3337	272	8	35.1	75.4%	139 (51.1%)	2 (0.7%)	110 (40.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	10.8	670^th of 706 public elementary schools	5.1%		21.5	581^st of 710 public elementary schools	18.2%	89	7.0	20.9	20.0		11.6		19.1	$17,525	$2,343	$15,182
Meadow Ridge Elementary	Public	K-3	358 Timber Ridge St NE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4565	510	29	17.3	76.3%	361 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (16.9%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)								(n/a)	32.6			36.7				$8,230	$633	$7,597
Cloverdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	9666 Parrish Gap Rd SE	Turner	97392	Marion County	Cascade School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 749-8050	208	14	15.3	63.5%	176 (84.6%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	71.3	164^th of 706 public elementary schools	76.8%		79.2	120^th of 710 public elementary schools	83.1%	44	51.4	68.2	43.8	59.5	63.6	31.3	31.3	$19,438	$1,033	$18,405
Waverly Elementary School	Public	K-5	425 Columbus ST SE	Albany	97321	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4617	204	16	12.7	82.8%	115 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (29.9%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.3%)	14.2	643^rd of 706 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.1	671^st of 710 public elementary schools	5.5%	28	19.2	23.3	5.7	38.5	13.3	11.4	11.4	$24,216	$5,599	$18,617
South Shore Elementary School	Public	K-5	910 Bain St SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4604	356	23	15.8	80.3%	78 (21.9%)	2 (0.6%)	253 (71.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	15.2	633^rd of 706 public elementary schools	10.3%		31.6	477^th of 710 public elementary schools	32.8%	156	20.6	31.3	26.5	14.7	25.0	8.2	14.0	$8,216	$633	$7,583
North Albany Elementary School	Public	K-5	815 Thornton Lake Dr NW	Albany	97321	Benton County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4588	291	16	18.4	75.6%	225 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	80.4	116^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.6%		76.5	138^th of 710 public elementary schools	80.6%	22	62.5	56.4	66.7	46.2	47.3	51.1	57.8	$19,077	$1,797	$17,280
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	38875 NW First Ave	Scio	97374	Linn County	Scio School District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 394-3265	291	15	19.5	63.6%	243 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	43.4	364^th of 706 public elementary schools	48.4%		36.5	430^th of 710 public elementary schools	39.4%	66	32.0	24.5	56.0	44.0	28.6	30.6	32.7	$13,661	$1,041	$12,619
Periwinkle Elementary School	Public	K-5	2196 21st Ave SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4600	325	16	20.3	76.6%	212 (65.2%)	3 (0.9%)	73 (22.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.9%)	36.1	437^th of 706 public elementary schools	38.1%		28.4	506^th of 710 public elementary schools	28.7%	69	38.2	46.3	38.8	29.1	35.8	22.1	19.1	$18,184	$1,114	$17,070
Central Elementary School	Public	3-5	336 9th Ave SW	Albany	97321	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4561	125	11	11.9	78.4%	94 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	44.7	360^th of 706 public elementary schools	49.0%		32.1	474^th of 710 public elementary schools	33.2%	114	48.6	37.8	38.3	45.7	33.3	25.5	29.8	$19,941	$2,677	$17,263
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	K-5	730 19th Ave SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4608	324	23	14.0	80.6%	171 (52.8%)	2 (0.6%)	128 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	14	645^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.6%		13.1	654^th of 710 public elementary schools	7.9%	9	22.6	18.5	17.6	34.0	14.8	7.8	11.8	$23,112	$1,653	$21,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Oregon elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Jefferson Middle School
High : Jefferson High School

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 51% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Jefferson School District 14J

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