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Jefferson Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
444th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools
Better than 37% of Oregon elementary schools
Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a K–5 school at 333 Holmes Ave in Medford, Oregon, serving 381 students in Medford School District 549C. For 2025–2026 it ranks 444th of 709 Oregon elementary schools — the 37th percentile, with 2 stars — which is below its own district's standing of 71st of 141. About 87.93% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, per-student spending was $18,196, and the student-teacher ratio was 16.9. The school's statewide rank has slipped over the past decade, from the 69th percentile in 2015–2016 and the 61st in 2018–2019 down to the 37th percentile now.

Science is Jefferson's clearest academic strength: 39.1% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, above the district's 32.7% and the state's 30.6%, and second only to Hoover Elementary School (70.1%) among nearby schools. ELA (37.6%) and math (26.5%) trail district and state averages. Math is the biggest weakness, especially in 3rd grade (22.0%) and 5th grade (21.9%), while 4th-grade math is close to district and state levels. Chronic absenteeism is a relative plus at 28.5%, better than the district's 35.4% and the state's 33.5%, and the 4th lowest of 11 nearby schools.

Locally, Jefferson sits mid-pack: it outperforms Wilson Elementary School, Jackson Elementary School, Oak Grove Elementary School, and Washington Elementary School, trails Hoover Elementary School and Lone Pine Elementary School, and is roughly comparable to Roosevelt Elementary School. Its low-income students have performed relatively well statewide, ranking in the 64th percentile in 2025–2026 and in the 71st–73rd percentiles the two prior years — stronger than the school's overall rank. Still, 2025–2026 brought declines across several student groups, including special education (70th to 39th percentile), low-income (71st to 64th), male (43rd to 30th), and female (53rd to 46th), and the overall rank fell from the 48th to the 37th percentile.

381
Students ?
16.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,196
Per pupil spending ?
87.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
91.2%
Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)
Exemptions: 7.7% (any vaccine)
 333 Holmes Ave
       Medford, OR  97501-4034

(541) 842-3800

District: Medford School District 549C


Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    McLoughlin Middle School
High:    South Medford High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
60.4%
Hispanic:
32.3%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2026
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school33%
District avg35%
Oregon avg37%
444th of 709
Oregon public elementary schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 32 pts since 2016
From top 31% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 16Elementary Schools in the Medford School District 549C
71st of 141Medford School District 549C 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202636.2444 of 70937.4%★★☆☆☆
202543.1367 of 70648.0%★★☆☆☆
202442.2376 of 71047.0%★★☆☆☆
202340.7391 of 70644.6%★★☆☆☆
202231.1490 of 70630.6%★★☆☆☆
201956.9276 of 70560.9%★★★☆☆
201864.6228 of 70967.8%★★★☆☆
201760.9247 of 70164.8%★★★☆☆
201665.0215 of 69769.2%★★★☆☆
201541.2418 of 70640.8%★★☆☆☆
201449.0371 of 69546.6%★★☆☆☆
201343.2440 of 70737.8%★★☆☆☆
201242.0468 of 73035.9%★★☆☆☆
201134.7522 of 69524.9%★☆☆☆☆
201065.8235 of 67465.1%★★★☆☆
200966.7212 of 66568.1%★★★☆☆
200841.2442 of 65532.5%★★☆☆☆
200748.0347 of 65246.8%★★☆☆☆
200661.4258 of 63659.4%★★★☆☆
200547.6369 of 62941.3%★★☆☆☆
200451.2312 of 58646.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201868.718 of 17989.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202642.6353 of 65546.1%★★☆☆☆
202547.4307 of 65353.0%★★★☆☆
202448.7291 of 65855.8%★★★☆☆
202338.2389 of 65240.3%★★☆☆☆
202233.5424 of 64634.4%★★☆☆☆
201947.9322 of 62148.1%★★☆☆☆
201853.9298 of 68156.2%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202321.133 of 3915.4%★☆☆☆☆
201865.28 of 2770.4%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202645.7181 of 37752.0%★★★☆☆
202539.9207 of 36242.8%★★☆☆☆
202460.386 of 36576.4%★★★★☆
202351.0133 of 36063.1%★★★☆☆
202247.5150 of 33955.8%★★★☆☆
201981.929 of 36492.0%★★★★★
201882.640 of 47591.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202653.8189 of 52163.7%★★★☆☆
202557.5152 of 51870.7%★★★★☆
202459.1139 of 52373.4%★★★★☆
202357.8211 of 59564.5%★★★☆☆
202231.2486 of 70330.9%★★☆☆☆
201980.257 of 59790.5%★★★★★
201884.830 of 64095.3%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202630.7458 of 65730.3%★★☆☆☆
202539.8376 of 66443.4%★★☆☆☆
202436.2401 of 66239.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.8354 of 66546.8%★★☆☆☆
202232.5446 of 65431.8%★★☆☆☆
201963.5197 of 62368.4%★★★☆☆
201869.9177 of 68074.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202635.7216 of 35539.2%★★☆☆☆
202554.5107 of 35269.6%★★★★☆
202446.2130 of 29956.5%★★★☆☆
202380.227 of 23188.3%★★★★☆
202265.147 of 21578.1%★★★★☆
201946.9133 of 30356.1%★★★☆☆
201840.5252 of 48147.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202636.8422 of 67037.0%★★☆☆☆
202546.3331 of 66950.5%★★★☆☆
202437.7410 of 67038.8%★★☆☆☆
202340.1381 of 65641.9%★★☆☆☆
202230.0488 of 66626.7%★☆☆☆☆
201950.0325 of 66250.9%★★★☆☆
201857.2282 of 68358.7%★★★☆☆
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)90th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+15 vs school
Female (2026)46th percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2026)39th percentile~ school
White (2026)37th percentile~ school
Male (2026)30th percentile-7 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2023)15th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?
Science39%+8 vs state
English Language Arts38%-6 vs state
Mathematics26%-6 vs state

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Jefferson Elementary School ranks 444th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 60% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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

Middle : McLoughlin Middle School
High : South Medford High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

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Latest Oregon data All new data »
2015–16 through 2017–18 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026
2014–15 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 OSAS test scoresSep 25, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 school spending dataAug 24, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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