Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON SD 14J·NCES 410671000769
Jefferson Elementary School
615 N 2nd St, Jefferson, OR 97352 · (541) 327-3337 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
35.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 36.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
205 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Jefferson SD 14J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
16.0%
OR avg 43.0% . -15.3pp since 2023
Math
6.1%
OR avg 31.8% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.0% | 6.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 12.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School's state test result (18.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School this school | 272 | 75.4% | 18.2% |
| Lafayette Elementary School Albany | 295 | 76.3% | 23.2% |
| St Marys Public School Mt Angel | 296 | 70.9% | 32.1% |
| Parkdale Elementary School Parkdale | 264 | 71.2% | 36.8% |
| Sunrise Elementary School Albany | 324 | 80.6% | 16.7% |
| Monroe Grade School Monroe | 235 | 78.3% | 22.8% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jefferson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #530 of 591 | #37 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #645 of 646 ▼ 31 | #62 of 62 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #623 of 646 ▼ 158 | #51 of 62 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #461 of 710 | #45 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 35.1:1 | #586 of 587 | #54 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #203 of 587 | #19 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #314 of 645 | #44 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #86 of 493 | #4 of 47 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
272
-58 (-18%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
35.1:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 272 | 7.7 | 35.1:1 | 75% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 15.5 | 19.3:1 | 65% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 23.1 | 14.2:1 | 65% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 19 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 62% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 19 | 20.8:1 | 63% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 17 | 22.4:1 | 66% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | 18 | 21.6:1 | 41% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | 23 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (387 to 272); teachers down 59% (19 to 7.7).
About Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Jefferson, Oregon, (ZIP code 97352). The school had 272 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
District-wide, Jefferson SD 14J has 3 schools and 695 students.
By race and ethnicity, Jefferson Elementary School is 51% White. The rest of enrollment is 40% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Marion County's population at about 66%. Jefferson Elementary School has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Jefferson Elementary School total 7.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 35.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 75%. Among public schools in Marion County, the average eligibility rate is 83%.
A school with Jefferson Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Oregon is predicted to score 33.3%. Jefferson Elementary School scores 18.2%, 15.1 points below that line.
Across Marion County, median household income is about $77,351, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Jefferson Elementary School is among the 111 public schools in Marion County.
The nearest other public school, Jefferson High School, is about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Jefferson Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Jefferson Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 330 in 2020-21 and 272 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.4:1 to 35.1:1.
Discussions about Jefferson Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson SD 14J
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 245 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 178 students
Other schools in Jefferson
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 245 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 178 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary School is the 112th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolMedford, OR · 381 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,011 students
- Jefferson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 886 students
- Jefferson ElementaryLennox, CA · 716 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolCharleston, IL · 698 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson High School0.6 mi · 245
- Jefferson Middle School0.7 mi · 178
- Meadow Ridge Elementary5.3 mi · 510
- Timber Ridge School5.5 mi · 657
- Cloverdale Elementary School6.6 mi · 208
- Waverly Elementary School6.8 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Elementary SchoolHow large is Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades KG-05.
Is Jefferson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Jefferson Elementary School have?
Jefferson Elementary School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 35.1:1.
How diverse is Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary School public or private?
Jefferson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson SD 14J.
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