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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SD 509J·NCES 410674000451

Madras Elementary School

215 SE 10th St, Madras, OR 97741 · (541) 475-3520 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Oregon public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools

Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
385 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5414%
Grade 16116%
Grade 26918%
Grade 36918%
Grade 47018%
Grade 56116%

This year's kindergarten class (54) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).

Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
15340%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
19350%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Two+
144%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
215%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
19049%
Female
19451%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Madras Elementary School→Jefferson County Middle School
Based on grade levels within Jefferson County SD 509J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
20.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
13.4%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2520.6%13.4%
2023-2418.9%16.3%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →

Where Madras Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Jefferson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
14.4%#560 of 591N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
13.4%#606 of 646
▼ 33
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
20.6%#592 of 646
▲ 13
N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
384#237 of 710#2 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.8:1#111 of 587N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.4%#175 of 587N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#73 of 645N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.1%#395 of 493N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
384
+49 (+15%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253842614.8:1N/A
2023-243442314.9:194% (323)
2022-2336323.915.2:194% (340)
2020-213352414.0:1N/A
2017-1842723.218.4:177% (327)
2015-163682316.0:177% (282)
2010-113131916.5:178% (244)
2000-014252616.4:157% (242)
1990-915172322.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madras Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (427 to 384); teachers up 12% (23.2 to 26).

About Madras Elementary School

Madras Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Madras, Oregon. The latest federal count shows 384 students in kindergarten through 5.

Jefferson County SD 509J has 2,712 students spread across 9 schools.

At Madras Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 50% of the student body. It is also 40% White, 5% Native American, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Jefferson County is roughly 21% Hispanic. Madras Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.

Madras Elementary School employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.8:1. This ratio sits 1.7 below the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon.

The allk12 Grade for Madras Elementary School is D. Compared with Oregon public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

On BeatsExpectations, Madras Elementary School is 9.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oregon schools.

Jefferson County census figures show that the median household income is $76,260, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 13 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 3,386 students in all.

Madras High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Madras Elementary School holds 6 other public schools. Local comparison: Madras Elementary School ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 14.4% versus a 26.8% average.

In the federal locale system, Madras Elementary School is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 49 more students in 2024-25.

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Jefferson County at a glance

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Population
25,203
Census ACS
Median income
$76,260
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,386 students

Quick facts

School name
Madras Elementary School
District
Jefferson County SD 509J
Address
215 SE 10th St, Madras, OR 97741
Phone
(541) 475-3520
County
Jefferson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
384
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
385 (100%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
410674000451
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Madras Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Madras Elementary School?
Madras Elementary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Madras Elementary School serve?
Madras Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madras Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madras Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Madras Elementary School?
Madras Elementary School reports a student body of 40% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Madras Elementary School public or private?
Madras Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County SD 509J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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