Madras High School

Madras High School, a middle-of-the-pack high school in Madras, Oregon, one of the schools within Jefferson County SD 509J, works with 768 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 22% larger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 630 students.

Within Jefferson County SD 509J, which oversees 9 schools and 2,712 students, Madras High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Madras High School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 29% Native American, 27% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.8:1, putting Madras High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Madras High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $76,260 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Jefferson County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,386 students), Madras High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Buff Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Madras High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 26.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 13%: 678 students in 2018 compared to 768 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 today.

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