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Enrollment
768
High
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SD 509J·NCES 410674000456
Madras High School
390 SE 10th St, Madras, OR 97741 · (541) 475-7265 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Oregon public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
710 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 215 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 225 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 172 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 156 | 20% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
8.7%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 26 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 up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.8% | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 19.1% | 6.1% |
% 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
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Madras High School
Madras High School's state test result (16.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madras High School this school | 768 | 92.4% | 16.3% |
| Central High School Independence | 1,008 | 94.2% | 16.7% |
| The Dalles High School The Dalles | 795 | 99.2% | 28.6% |
| North Marion High School Aurora | 564 | 87.4% | 21.8% |
| Newport High School Newport | 669 | 90.1% | 42.6% |
| McNary High School Keizer | 1,995 | 89.9% | 23.5% |
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 Madras High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #165 of 177 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #170 of 194 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #165 of 201 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #86 of 257 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #147 of 171 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #12 of 171 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #36 of 207 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #18 of 67 |
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
768
+23 (+3%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 768 | 32.5 | 23.6:1 | 92% (710) |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 40.9 | 18.7:1 | 93% (714) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 36.3 | 21.5:1 | 93% (727) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 34 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 71% (478) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 36 | 22.8:1 | 71% (580) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 80% (603) |
| 2000-01 | 792 | 49 | 16.2:1 | 50% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 677 | 41 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madras High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (678 to 768); teachers down 10% (36 to 32.5).
About Madras High School
Madras High School, a mid-sized high school, is located in Madras, Oregon. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 768 students. By comparison, high schools in Oregon enroll about 630 students on average.
A total of 9 schools make up Jefferson County SD 509J, with 2,712 students enrolled.
The biggest share of students at Madras High School, 39%, is Hispanic. The next largest groups are 29% Native American, 27% White, and 3% multiracial. In Jefferson County overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
A staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 23.6:1. The gap from the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon is 3.8 students per teacher. By family income, 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is similar, at 93%.
On the allk12 Grade, Madras High School lands at D, ahead of 14% of Oregon public high schools.
Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 26.7%. Madras High School scores 16.3%.
Jefferson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $76,260 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Madras High School shares Jefferson County with 12 other public schools.
Buff Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Madras High School, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 26.5%; Madras High School's is 16.3%, ranking 6th of 7.
NCES describes the area around Madras High School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment rose 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 21.9:1 to 23.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Madras High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County SD 509J
- Warm Springs K-8 AcademyElementary · 499 students
- Jefferson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 426 students
- Madras Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Buff Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Metolius Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Bridges High SchoolHigh · 62 students
Other schools in Madras
- Jefferson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 426 students
- Madras Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Buff Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Metolius Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Bridges High SchoolHigh · 62 students
- 509J On-LineElementary · 27 students
Nearby schools
- Buff Elementary School0.1 mi · 297
- Madras Elementary School0.2 mi · 384
- Bridges High School0.4 mi · 62
- 509J On-Line0.4 mi · 27
- Jefferson County Middle School0.9 mi · 426
- Metolius Elementary School3.8 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Madras High SchoolHow large is Madras High School?
Madras High School enrolls approximately 768 students in grades 09-12.
Is Madras High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Madras High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madras High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madras High School is approximately 23.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Madras High School?
Madras High School reports a student body of 27% White, 39% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Madras High School?
Madras High School is overseen by Jefferson County SD 509J in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.