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Jefferson Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Jefferson Middle School is a public middle school located in Jefferson, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 180 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 Middle School faces significant challenges in terms of student engagement, academic performance, and overall school quality. 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 and the rates of nearby schools like Leslie Middle School (34.3%), Judson Middle School (34.3%), and Stayton Middle School (34.3%). Additionally, the school's test scores are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 20.8% to 35.7% in English Language Arts and 8% to 17.9% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.6% to 44.2% and 28.9% to 29.3%, respectively.

The school's performance on student group metrics is also concerning, as it ranks in the bottom quarter of Oregon middle schools for female, male, and white student groups. While the school's ranking for Hispanic students is slightly better, it is still in the bottom half of Oregon middle schools. The school's declining performance over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 261 out of 384 Oregon middle schools in 2017-2018 to 315 out of 368 in 2024-2025, suggests that the school's challenges may be deepening. Despite spending $17,948 per student, which is higher than the state average, Jefferson Middle School consistently underperforms compared to nearby middle schools, such as Judson Middle School and North Albany Middle School, which have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

178

Students ?

41.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,948

Per pupil spending ?

75.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2180 Talbot Rd SE
Jefferson, OR 97352-9685

(541) 327-3337

District: Jefferson School District 14J

Students who attend Jefferson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Jefferson High School

Feeder schools for Jefferson Middle School:

Elementary:

Jefferson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

Hispanic:

29.8%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (20% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Oregon avg36%

315^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 14% (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	18.3	315 of 368	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	331 of 371	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	340 of 380	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	353 of 367	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	273 of 379	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	261 of 384	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.0	241 of 382	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.9	253 of 383	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.6	288 of 381	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.7	354 of 382	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.4	344 of 377	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.3	370 of 395	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	33.7	269 of 357	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.2	311 of 343	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	302 of 323	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	265 of 315	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.4	231 of 295	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.1	221 of 285	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	245 of 271	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.6	227 of 270	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	258 of 316	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	267 of 313	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	299 of 323	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	310 of 310	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	217 of 277	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	267 of 342	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	171 of 196	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	154 of 196	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	92 of 201	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.3	175 of 194	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	119 of 191	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	165 of 210	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	192 of 240	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	192 of 244	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	249 of 312	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	350 of 364	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	161 of 282	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	189 of 325	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	289 of 330	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	296 of 323	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	263 of 318	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	285 of 312	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	217 of 291	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	214 of 341	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	38.9	105 of 206	49.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	309 of 351	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	290 of 349	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	332 of 360	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	344 of 355	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	260 of 344	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	250 of 357	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2018)49th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-16 vs state

Science14%-13 vs state

Mathematics13%-17 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, December 6, 2011

I have had the opportunity to visit several teacher while they were with students. I found each teachers style different, but valuable for the students. The classroom student to instructor was excellent. The teachers seemed to offer each child the direction they needed at the time they needed it. I was very impressed. Close Quote

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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 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	2180 Talbot Rd SE	Jefferson	97352	Marion County	Jefferson School District 14J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 327-3337	178	4	41.2	75.3%	113 (63.5%)	2 (1.1%)	53 (29.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	18.3	315^th of 368 public middle schools	14.4%		16.3	331^st of 371 public middle schools	10.8%	16			35.7	22.0	20.8			17.9	8.0			13.8	$17,948	$1,758	$16,190
Timber Ridge School	Public	3-8	373 Timber Ridge St NE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 704-1095	657	33	20.0	76.9%	474 (72.1%)	5 (0.8%)	118 (18.0%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	43 (6.5%)	64.1	105^th of 368 public middle schools	71.5%		62.2	103^rd of 371 public middle schools	72.2%	2	49.2	44.2	43.6	62.9	59.0	43.9	33.3	22.9	41.9	35.4	31.2	36.5	$8,216	$633	$7,583
Cascade Junior High School	Public	6-8	10226 Marion Rd SE	Turner	97392	Marion County	Cascade School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 749-8030	647	34	18.8	63.7%	475 (73.4%)	4 (0.6%)	121 (18.7%)	11 (1.7%)	11 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	70.9	85^th of 368 public middle schools	76.9%		59.4	114^th of 371 public middle schools	69.3%	29			58.5	63.7	46.2			37.0	39.2	36.2		37.4	$14,761	$1,022	$13,739
North Albany Middle School	Public	6-8	1205 North Albany Rd NW	Albany	97321	Benton County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4541	479	24	19.7	75.6%	312 (65.1%)	5 (1.0%)	107 (22.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.8%)	80.6	51^st of 368 public middle schools	86.1%		71.5	75^th of 371 public middle schools	79.8%	24			52.9	59.3	61.3			40.7	44.6	44.8		50.3	$16,608	$633	$15,975
Scio Middle School	Public	6-8	38749 NW Beech St	Scio	97374	Linn County	Scio School District 95	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 394-3271	162	10	16.2	62.3%	129 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	35.3	229^th of 368 public middle schools	37.8%		46.6	173^rd of 371 public middle schools	53.4%	56			24.0	41.4	40.9			18.0	34.5	15.9		23.9	$18,727	$685	$18,042
Calapooia Middle School	Public	6-8	830 24th AVE SE	Albany	97322	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 967-4555	585	34	17.1	76.1%	317 (54.2%)	1 (0.2%)	206 (35.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.5%)	30.1	266^th of 368 public middle schools	27.7%		36.4	230^th of 371 public middle schools	38.0%	36			32.1	47.8	37.2			12.1	21.5	16.2		17.6	$16,494	$955	$15,539
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	1050 Queen Ave SW	Albany	97321	Linn County	Greater Albany Public School District 8J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 967-4537	544	27	20.0	76.1%	378 (69.5%)	5 (0.9%)	104 (19.1%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	30.4	262^nd of 368 public middle schools	28.8%		36.3	231^st of 371 public middle schools	37.7%	31			29.2	33.3	30.3			21.5	20.8	23.5		26.3	$16,285	$691	$15,593
Crossler Middle School	Public	6-8	1155 Davis Rd S	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3444	804	33	24.3	88.8%	496 (61.7%)	14 (1.7%)	158 (19.7%)	30 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	24 (3.0%)	76 (9.5%)	41.2	197^th of 368 public middle schools	46.5%		37.2	225^th of 371 public middle schools	39.4%	28			34.5	46.3	30.7			29.5	29.9	24.3		26.1	$18,248	$1,628	$16,620
Judson Middle School	Public	6-8	4512 Jones Rd S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3201	811	34	24.0	89.4%	442 (54.5%)	18 (2.2%)	208 (25.6%)	33 (4.1%)	8 (1.0%)	33 (4.1%)	68 (8.4%)	60.7	118^th of 368 public middle schools	67.9%		60	112^th of 371 public middle schools	69.8%	6			50.5	48.8	53.2			35.1	29.3	32.2		32.9	$18,610	$1,663	$16,948
Stayton Middle School	Public	4-8	1021 Shaff Rd	Stayton	97383	Marion County	North Santiam School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 769-2198	486	31	15.6	67.9%	295 (60.7%)	5 (1.0%)	145 (29.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (6.2%)	24.3	291^st of 368 public middle schools	20.9%		23.6	291^st of 371 public middle schools	21.6%		33.7	32.1	36.0	35.9	33.7	23.0	19.8	16.9	18.1	14.0	24.7	9.6	$15,748	$605	$15,144

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Middle School

Is Jefferson Middle School a good school?

Jefferson Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Oregon middle schools.

How many students attend Jefferson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 178 students attended Jefferson Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Middle School?

Students at Jefferson Middle School are 63% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Jefferson Middle School in?

Jefferson School District 14J

What high school do graduates of Jefferson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Middle School usually go on to attend Jefferson High School

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