Enrollment
245
High
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON SD 14J·NCES 410671000770
Jefferson High School
2200 Talbot Road SE, Jefferson, OR 97352 · (541) 327-3337 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
31.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 36.1:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
186 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 57 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 29% |
Student demographics
51%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
Feeds from
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
42.6%
OR avg 43.0% . -6.5pp since 2023
Math
8.7%
OR avg 31.8% . -9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 17.9% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 High School
Jefferson High School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson High School this school | 245 | 75.9% | 31.0% |
| Culver High School Culver | 229 | 69.0% | N/A |
| Monroe High School Monroe | 115 | 73.9% | 41.2% |
| Neah-Kah-Nie High School Rockaway Beach | 244 | 73.0% | 26.6% |
| Springwater Trail High School Gresham | 184 | 84.2% | 30.6% |
| Tillamook High School Tillamook | 729 | 76.0% | 41.5% |
Matched among Oregon high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #82 of 177 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #169 of 194 ▼ 72 | #9 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #88 of 201 ▼ 15 | #6 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #156 of 257 | #13 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 31.9:1 | #170 of 171 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #71 of 171 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #90 of 207 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #58 of 102 | #3 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
245
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
31.9:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 245 | 7.7 | 31.9:1 | 76% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 11.4 | 20.7:1 | 62% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 16.6 | 14.5:1 | 40% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 14 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 14 | 18.9:1 | 58% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 14 | 21.8:1 | 64% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 17 | 18.3:1 | 50% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 15 | 18.4:1 | 34% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 262 | 17 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (264 to 245); teachers down 45% (14 to 7.7).
About Jefferson High School
Families in Jefferson, Oregon, are served by Jefferson High School, a small high school. The school enrolls 245 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Oregon) has about 630 students.
A total of 3 schools make up Jefferson SD 14J, with 695 students enrolled.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at Jefferson High School combined. Other students are 30% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 66% White, within a few points of the school. Jefferson High School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 7.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jefferson High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 31.9:1. Among high schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 19.8:1. The lunch program counts 76% of students at Jefferson High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Jefferson High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.0% and a predicted 33.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Marion County show that median household income is about $77,351, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Jefferson High School is one of 111 public schools in Marion County, which together enroll about 53,799 students.
The nearest other public school, Jefferson Middle School, is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Jefferson High School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 245, 4% below the 255 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 31.9:1, from 18.2:1.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 178 students
Other schools in Jefferson
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 178 students
Other Jefferson High schools
19 other US public schools in 16 states are named Jefferson High. Jefferson High School is the 18th largest of the 20.
- Jefferson High SchoolPortland, OR · 456 students
- Jefferson High SchoolRockford, IL · 2,173 students
- Jefferson High SchoolLafayette, IN · 2,042 students
- Jefferson High School - 67Sioux Falls, SD · 1,888 students
- Jefferson High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 1,706 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Middle School0.1 mi · 178
- Jefferson Elementary School0.6 mi · 272
- Meadow Ridge Elementary5.8 mi · 510
- Timber Ridge School5.9 mi · 657
- Cloverdale Elementary School6.2 mi · 208
- Waverly Elementary School7.1 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson High SchoolHow many students attend Jefferson High School?
Jefferson High School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Jefferson High School serve?
Jefferson High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Jefferson High School have?
Jefferson High School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 31.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Jefferson High School?
Student demographics at Jefferson High School are roughly 62% White, 30% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson High School in?
Jefferson High School is part of Jefferson SD 14J.
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