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Jefferson Middle School

Q: Is Jefferson Middle School a good school?

Jefferson Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Oregon middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Jefferson Middle School?

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

Q: 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.

Q: What high school do graduates of Jefferson Middle School attend?

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

Public Grades 6-8

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Jefferson Middle School is a small public middle school in Jefferson, Oregon, serving 178 students in grades 6–8 as part of Jefferson School District 14J, which ranks 137th of 141 Oregon districts. Statewide, the school placed 327th of 371 schools in 2025–2026, putting it in the 12th percentile with 1 star. That is far below its 2016–2017 standing of 37th percentile and 2 stars, though it has recovered slightly from a 4th-percentile low in 2021–2022.

Academics are the main concern. In 2025–2026, 26.2% of students met standards in English language arts, 12.3% in math, and 8.3% in science — the lowest rates among nearby middle schools such as Stayton Middle School, Scio Middle School, Memorial Middle School, Calapooia Middle School, Crossler Middle School, Judson Middle School, Timber Ridge School, Cascade Junior High School, and North Albany Middle School. Math and science are especially weak: 6th-grade math proficiency is under 5%, 8th-grade math is 10.2%, and 8th-grade science is 8.3%. Seventh grade is the school's relative high point, at 34.6% in ELA and 23.5% in math, but both remain below state averages.

Chronic absenteeism was 40.1% in 2024–2025 — above the state's 33.5% but below the district's 44.0% — and much higher than low-absenteeism neighbors like Cascade (16.9%) and North Albany (24.2%). About 75.28% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school spends $18,456 per student, more than several nearby schools. The reported student/teacher ratio of 41.2 is a sharp outlier (nearby schools range from 15.6 to 24.3) and may reflect a reporting issue. The clearest bright spot is the school's work with special education students, who rank in the 51st percentile statewide — near the state median.

178

Students ?

41.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,456

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: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (18% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg19%

Oregon avg37%

327^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 12% (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	17.0	327 of 371	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.4	266 of 321	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.0	166 of 200	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.5	230 of 256	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.4	299 of 327	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	41.8	95 of 193	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	105 of 206	49.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	333 of 354	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)51st percentile+39 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts26%-18 vs state

Mathematics12%-21 vs state

Science8%-22 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)						OSAS Mathematics (2026)						OSAS Science (2026)			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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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 English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	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%)	17	327^th of 371 public middle schools	11.9%		18.3	315^th of 368 public middle schools	14.4%	12			20.8	34.6	22.4	26.2			< 5%	23.5	10.2	12.3		8.3	8.3	$18,456	$1,108	$17,348
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%)	66.7	94^th of 371 public middle schools	74.7%		64.1	105^th of 368 public middle schools	71.5%	11	47.0	55.2	40.9	64.6	64.2	54.3	48.9	39.0	19.8	37.5	45.1	38.1	41.9	43.2	42.5	$9,050	$440	$8,609
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%)	77.2	59^th of 371 public middle schools	84.1%		70.9	85^th of 368 public middle schools	76.9%	26			63.7	60.6	61.9	62.0			38.2	38.5	43.6	40.0		42.3	42.3	$16,720	$314	$16,406
North Albany Middle School	Public	6-8	1205 North Albany Rd NW	Albany	97321	Linn 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%)	82.3	49^th of 371 public middle schools	86.8%		80.6	51^st of 368 public middle schools	86.1%	2			60.1	61.2	65.2	62.2			43.1	47.1	54.5	48.1		39.0	39.0	$18,713	$440	$18,273
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%)	35.5	238^th of 371 public middle schools	35.8%		35.3	229^th of 368 public middle schools	37.8%	9			32.7	37.5	37.5	35.9			18.4	33.3	21.4	24.2		26.8	26.8	$12,596	$310	$12,286
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%)	42.4	201^st of 371 public middle schools	45.8%		30.1	266^th of 368 public middle schools	27.7%	65			36.2	43.8	51.4	43.4			16.7	18.3	30.5	21.5		34.1	34.1	$18,651	$851	$17,800
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%)	39.8	218^th of 371 public middle schools	41.2%		30.4	262^nd of 368 public middle schools	28.8%	44			30.1	38.5	45.3	38.0			24.2	27.5	28.4	26.7		28.1	28.1	$17,416	$585	$16,831
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%)	50.5	154^th of 371 public middle schools	58.5%		41.2	197^th of 368 public middle schools	46.5%	43			38.6	40.9	47.6	42.3			38.5	35.3	26.4	33.5		28.2	28.2	$18,300	$1,146	$17,154
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%)	57.8	119^th of 371 public middle schools	67.9%		60.7	118^th of 368 public middle schools	67.9%	1			36.4	58.1	56.4	50.1			26.1	39.4	37.5	34.3		27.9	27.9	$19,482	$1,111	$18,371
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%)	24.9	287^th of 371 public middle schools	22.6%		24.3	291^st of 368 public middle schools	20.9%	4	37.3	37.6	34.5	35.9	30.3	35.1	30.3	13.0	16.7	20.9	16.5	19.1	18.0	17.0	17.5	$18,462	$514	$17,948

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Middle School

What high school do graduates of Jefferson Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Jefferson Middle School?

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

Is Jefferson Middle School a good school?

Jefferson Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Oregon middle schools.

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

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