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Jefferson High School

Q: Is Jefferson High School a good school?

Jefferson High School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Oregon high schools.

Q: How many students attend Jefferson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Jefferson High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jefferson High School?

Students at Jefferson High School are 62% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into Jefferson High School?

Jefferson High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School Middle : Jefferson Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Oregon High Schools

Better than 7% of Oregon high schools

Summary

Jefferson High School is a small 9–12 school serving 245 students in Jefferson, Oregon, a rural town in the Willamette Valley, and is part of Jefferson School District 14J, which ranks 137th of 141 Oregon districts. In 2025–2026 the school ranked 253rd of 271 high schools statewide, near the bottom of the state — a steep fall from 2023–2024, when it ranked 92nd of 268. Over three years its statewide percentile slid from 66th to 31st to 7th.

Test proficiency is low: 17.3% in English Language Arts, 7.7% in Mathematics, and 17.9% in Science. Chronic absenteeism stands at 51.3%, far above the state's 33.5%, and the student–teacher ratio is 31.8 — the highest among nearby traditional high schools — even though per-student spending is $21,337, the most in the comparison group. On a positive note, the graduation rate rose to 84.5% in 2024–2025, above Oregon's 83.0% and up from 65.6% in 2022–2023, so the school is getting students to graduation even while proficiency benchmarks remain very low.

Compared with nearby schools, Jefferson trails on nearly every measure. Stayton High School serves a higher-poverty population (82.66% free/reduced lunch versus Jefferson's 75.92%) yet outperforms Jefferson in ELA (36.1% vs 17.3%), math (20% vs 7.7%), science (33.8% vs 17.9%), graduation (97.2% vs 84.5%), and chronic absenteeism (37.4% vs 51.3%). West Albany High School, South Albany High School, Cascade Senior High School, Scio High School, and Sprague High School also post stronger results. Cascade Senior spends nearly the same per student ($21,250) but has a ratio of 17.3 and much stronger outcomes. Because the decline spans nearly every student group, the data point to system-level needs in attendance, instructional support, and staffing rather than a single population's challenges.

245

Students ?

31.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,337

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

90.4%

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

Exemptions: 7.9% (any vaccine)

2200 Talbot Road SE
Jefferson, OR 97352-9788

(541) 327-3337

District: Jefferson School District 14J

Feeder schools for Jefferson High School:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary School
Middle:	Jefferson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

29.8%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (14% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg19%

Oregon avg37%

253^rd of 271

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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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	12.2	253 of 271	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	186 of 270	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	92 of 268	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	172 of 258	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	115 of 241	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.6	215 of 266	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	212 of 283	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	218 of 283	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	248 of 292	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.7	216 of 292	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	256 of 301	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	266 of 303	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	258 of 308	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.7	216 of 299	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.8	190 of 285	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.5	202 of 263	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.0	199 of 249	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.3	173 of 244	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.9	177 of 235	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.7	179 of 231	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.4	157 of 225	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	197 of 214	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	153 of 211	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.3	77 of 213	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.5	166 of 200	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	104 of 194	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	115 of 199	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	194 of 251	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	125 of 134	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	57.3	43 of 138	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	54 of 132	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	63 of 134	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	51 of 123	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	93 of 144	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.9	148 of 156	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	122 of 152	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.1	78 of 166	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	38 of 170	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	26.0	176 of 224	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	114 of 241	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.4	183 of 229	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	203 of 254	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	212 of 226	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	44.1	121 of 237	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	72 of 216	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	112 of 214	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	94 of 200	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.4	174 of 206	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	199 of 250	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	69 of 93	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	37 of 53	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	89 of 132	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	224 of 251	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	202 of 250	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.0	76 of 244	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	185 of 237	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.7	101 of 228	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.7	216 of 245	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	175 of 266	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)26th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

Science18%-13 vs state

English Language Arts17%-26 vs state

Mathematics8%-25 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 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 11th 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 High School	Public	9-12	2200 Talbot Road SE	Jefferson	97352	Marion County	Jefferson School District 14J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 327-3337	245	8	31.8	75.9%	153 (62.4%)	1 (0.4%)	73 (29.8%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	12.2	253^rd of 271 public high schools	6.6%		31.9	186^th of 270 public high schools	31.1%	67	17.3	17.3	7.7	7.7	17.9	17.9	90.4%	7.9%	$21,337	$238	$21,099
Cascade Senior High School	Public	9-12	10226 Marion Rd SE	Turner	97392	Marion County	Cascade School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 749-8020	795	46	17.3	63.8%	572 (71.9%)	7 (0.9%)	154 (19.4%)	18 (2.3%)	16 (2.0%)	9 (1.1%)	14 (1.8%)	64.2	85^th of 271 public high schools	68.6%		62.2	81^st of 270 public high schools	70.0%	4	60.2	60.2	28.8	28.8	33.9	33.9	91.9%	8.1%	$21,250	$298	$20,951
Cascade Opportunity Center	Public	9-12	11463 W Stayton Rd SE	Aumsville	97325	Marion County	Cascade School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 749-8020	83	3	32.1	63.9%	62 (74.7%)	1 (1.2%)	12 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	35.8	171^st of 271 public high schools	36.9%		17.3	234^th of 270 public high schools	13.3%	63	53.8	53.8	9.1	9.1	25.0	25.0	84.7%	14.1%	$4,706	$103	$4,603
Albany Options School	Public	9-12	701 19th Avenue SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4563	136	11	12.1	76.5%	84 (61.8%)	1 (0.7%)	37 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)								(n/a)	8.3	8.3	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	97.2%	2.8%	$9,050	$440	$8,609
Scio High School	Public	9-12	38880 N Main	Scio	97374	Linn County	Scio School District 95	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 394-3276	227	15	14.8	63.0%	188 (82.8%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	51.6	115^th of 271 public high schools	57.6%		24.5	213^th of 270 public high schools	21.1%	98	44.7	44.7	23.9	23.9	36.2	36.2	86.9%	12.6%	$16,479	$450	$16,029
West Albany High School	Public	9-12	1130 Queen Ave SW	Albany	97321	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4545	1,297	56	23.2	78.3%	931 (71.8%)	13 (1.0%)	214 (16.5%)	22 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	107 (8.2%)	76.4	57^th of 271 public high schools	79.0%		90.2	23^rd of 270 public high schools	91.5%	34	68.4	68.4	30.2	30.2	43.2	43.2	93.2%	6.6%	$18,446	$466	$17,981
South Albany High School	Public	9-12	3705 Columbus ST SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4522	1,466	67	21.9	77.4%	850 (58.0%)	10 (0.7%)	485 (33.1%)	12 (0.8%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	87 (5.9%)	33.3	183^rd of 271 public high schools	32.5%		25.3	209^th of 270 public high schools	22.6%	26	49.7	49.7	11.6	11.6	20.7	20.7	95.6%	3.9%	$18,373	$511	$17,862
Riverside High School	Public	10-12	4400 Lochner Rd SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	ODE YCEP District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 791-5904	10	1	10.0	—	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (40.0%)	1 (10.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)
Three Lakes High School	Public	6-12	4400 Lochner Rd SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	ODE YCEP District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 791-5904	33	4	8.2	90.9%	20 (60.6%)	1 (3.0%)	6 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)								(n/a)							100%	0%
Sprague High School	Public	9-12	2373 Kuebler Blvd S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3261	1,712	70	24.4	88.8%	1,056 (61.7%)	36 (2.1%)	333 (19.5%)	56 (3.3%)	14 (0.8%)	34 (2.0%)	165 (9.6%)	31.6	185^th of 271 public high schools	31.7%		29.7	193^rd of 270 public high schools	28.5%	8	38.2	38.2	12.0	12.0	29.4	29.4	92.8%	7%	$19,497	$1,070	$18,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson High School

What schools feed into Jefferson High School?

Jefferson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School
Middle : Jefferson Middle School

How many students attend Jefferson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Jefferson High School.

What district is Jefferson High School in?

Jefferson School District 14J

Is Jefferson High School a good school?

Jefferson High School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Oregon high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson High School?

Students at Jefferson High School are 62% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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