Jefferson County Middle School

Jefferson County Middle School operates as an average-sized middle school in Madras, Oregon, overseen by Jefferson County SD 509J. Current enrollment sits at 426 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Jefferson County SD 509J comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 2,712 students; Jefferson County Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Jefferson County Middle School logs that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% White, 9% Native American, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.3:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Jefferson County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jefferson County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.7%, the actual is 23.6%, a residual of -0.1 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $76,260, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Jefferson County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,386 students), Jefferson County Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Buff Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jefferson County Middle School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 25.3%.

Jefferson County Middle School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson County Middle School has edged down 6%, going from 453 students in 2018 to 426 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Jefferson County Middle School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.