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Jefferson Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

603^rd

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of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a K–5 school in Jefferson, Oregon, serving 272 students as part of Jefferson School District 14J. The school ranks 603rd of 709 Oregon elementary schools (15th percentile, 1 star), and its district ranks 137th of 141 (3rd percentile, 0 stars). Over the past decade, the school has ranged between the 5th and 29th percentile, so its low performance is a long-standing pattern rather than a one-year dip.

On 2025–2026 state tests, 30.6% of students met grade level in English language arts, 14.3% in math, and 17.8% in science, compared with state averages of 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6%. Math is the clearest weakness — the lowest among nearby schools, and low in every grade (25.0% in 3rd, 10.2% in 4th, 9.1% in 5th). Third-grade ELA is a bright spot at 41.5%, exactly the state average, though 4th grade ELA drops to 16.3%. Chronic absenteeism is 40.1%, above the state rate of 33.5% but below the district rate of 44.0%; nearby Oak Grove Elementary School (17.7%), Cloverdale Elementary School (18.9%), and North Albany Elementary School (21.6%) do far better.

About 75.37% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch and the school spends $17,407 per student — both similar to higher-performing neighbors like Oak Grove and North Albany, so demographics and funding alone do not explain the gap. The reported student-teacher ratio of 35.1 is more than double the nearby median of about 16.6 and far above its own prior 19.2 and 14.2, so it is worth verifying. One clear bright spot: special education students rank at the 56th percentile with 3 stars, well above the school's overall 15th percentile.

272

Students ?

35.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,407

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92.5%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.8% (any vaccine)

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 — 21st percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (22% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg19%

Oregon avg37%

603^rd of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

137^th of 141Jefferson 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
2026	18.6	603 of 709	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.7	562 of 655	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	32.5	272 of 377	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.5	396 of 521	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.7	547 of 657	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	45.3	155 of 355	56.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	21.1	566 of 670	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)56th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

White (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-13 vs state

Science18%-13 vs state

Mathematics14%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	18.6	603^rd of 709 public elementary schools	15.0%		10.8	670^th of 706 public elementary schools	5.1%	67	41.5	16.3	36.4	30.6	25.0	10.2	9.1	14.3	17.8	17.8	92.5%	6.8%	$17,407	$1,343	$16,064
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)	36.2			36.2	32.3			32.3			91.8%	7.6%	$9,093	$440	$8,652
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%)	78.7	122^nd of 709 public elementary schools	82.8%		71.3	164^th of 706 public elementary schools	76.8%	42	55.3	48.6	66.7	57.6	63.2	48.6	52.3	54.7	45.5	45.5	86.4%	14.1%	$19,113	$398	$18,715
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%)	16.3	629^th of 709 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.2	643^rd of 706 public elementary schools	8.9%	14	17.2	31.0	22.2	23.4	27.6	34.5	8.3	22.3	10.8	10.8	92.3%	7.1%	$25,280	$1,872	$23,407
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%)	15.1	642^nd of 709 public elementary schools	9.4%		15.2	633^rd of 706 public elementary schools	10.3%	9	26.8	20.3	26.5	24.1	21.4	15.9	20.4	19.0	18.4	18.4	92.7%	4.1%	$16,110	$469	$15,640
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%)	84.5	90^th of 709 public elementary schools	87.3%		80.4	116^th of 706 public elementary schools	83.6%	26	55.8	80.0	68.5	67.9	52.3	65.0	57.4	58.0	42.6	42.6	91.3%	8.3%	$19,601	$440	$19,161
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%)	27.6	521^st of 709 public elementary schools	26.5%		43.4	364^th of 706 public elementary schools	48.4%	157	32.7	40.0	23.1	31.5	37.5	42.2	13.5	30.3	11.3	11.3	82.3%	17.3%	$11,705	$876	$10,829
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%)	25.6	539^th of 709 public elementary schools	24.0%		36.1	437^th of 706 public elementary schools	38.1%	102	27.3	40.4	37.3	35.5	20.5	30.8	22.4	24.7	14.0	14.0	91.9%	7.8%	$19,607	$1,376	$18,231
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%)	55.1	282^nd of 709 public elementary schools	60.2%		44.7	360^th of 706 public elementary schools	49.0%	78	42.5	65.5	51.2	51.8	42.5	41.4	29.3	37.3	31.7	31.7	92.5%	7.5%	$21,400	$1,676	$19,725
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%)	25.2	542^nd of 709 public elementary schools	23.6%		14	645^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.6%	103	45.7	17.3	30.8	30.7	41.3	19.6	17.3	25.5	15.4	15.4	92.3%	5.1%	$23,148	$2,016	$21,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

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

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Jefferson School District 14J

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.

Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.0% 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

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