Jefferson Elementary School

Summary:

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Medford, Oregon, serving 439 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Medford School District 549C, which is ranked 66 out of 140 districts in the state.

While Jefferson Elementary School's overall academic performance is below the district and state averages, the school stands out in its ability to support specific student subgroups. The school ranks in the top 25% of Oregon elementary schools for Hispanic students, the top 15% for Special Education students, and the top 30% for students from low-income backgrounds, all with a 4-star rating. This suggests the school may have effective strategies in place to address the needs of these populations. However, the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio have not translated into higher overall academic performance compared to the district and state.

When comparing Jefferson Elementary School to nearby schools, some interesting patterns emerge. For example, Hoover Elementary School, located about 1.75 miles away, consistently outperforms Jefferson Elementary School and the district/state averages on state assessments. This suggests that factors beyond just resource allocation, such as instructional practices or school leadership, may be contributing to Hoover's stronger academic performance. In contrast, several other nearby schools, such as Oak Grove Elementary and Washington Elementary, have lower academic performance and higher percentages of students from low-income backgrounds, similar to Jefferson Elementary School.


Detail:

Public K-5

 333 Holmes Ave
       Medford, OR  97501-4034


(541) 842-3800

District: Medford School District 549C

SchoolDigger Rank:
376th of 710 Oregon Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,087 Help


Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    McLoughlin Middle School
High:    South Medford High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.5 Help
Number of students:  439

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.0%
Hispanic:
30.8%
Two or more races:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jefferson Elementary School ranks worse than 53% of elementary schools in Oregon. It also ranks 6th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Medford School District 549C. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.16. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (62%), Hispanic (30.8%), two or more races (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary School is 19.5. 13 elementary schools in the Medford School District 549C have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Jefferson Elementary School employs 22.5 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Elementary School is $23,087, which is the highest among 17 elementary schools in the Medford School District 549C!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary School 376th of 710 Oregon public elementary schools. (See Jefferson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Medford School District 549C:

SchoolDigger ranks Medford School District 549C 66th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jefferson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 51.21 312th 586 46.8%
2005 47.63 369th 629 41.3%
2006 61.43 258th 636 59.4%
2007 47.95 347th 652 46.8%
2008 41.21 442nd 655 32.5%
2009 66.67 212th 665 68.1%
2010 65.79 235th 674 65.1%
2011 34.65 522nd 695 24.9%
2012 42.03 468th 730 35.9%
2013 43.20 440th 707 37.8%
2014 49.05 371st 695 46.6%
2015 41.20 418th 706 40.8%
2016 64.96 215th 697 69.2%
2017 60.92 247th 701 64.8%
2018 64.55 228th 709 67.8%
2019 56.93 276th 705 60.9%
2022 31.06 490th 706 30.6%
2023 40.73 391st 706 44.6%
2024 42.16 376th 710 47.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.72 18th 179 89.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.54 252nd 481 47.6%
2019 46.93 133rd 303 56.1%
2022 65.14 47th 215 78.1%
2023 80.23 27th 231 88.3%
2024 46.17 130th 299 56.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.78 30th 640 95.3%
2019 80.16 57th 597 90.5%
2022 31.21 486th 703 30.9%
2023 57.79 211th 595 64.5%
2024 59.08 139th 523 73.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.92 298th 681 56.2%
2019 47.90 322nd 621 48.1%
2022 33.46 424th 646 34.4%
2023 38.17 389th 652 40.3%
2024 48.75 291st 658 55.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.18 8th 27 70.4%
2023 21.07 33rd 39 15.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.92 177th 680 74.0%
2019 63.50 197th 623 68.4%
2022 32.47 446th 654 31.8%
2023 42.76 354th 665 46.8%
2024 36.19 401st 662 39.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.58 40th 475 91.6%
2019 81.86 29th 364 92.0%
2022 47.46 150th 339 55.8%
2023 50.99 133rd 360 63.1%
2024 60.32 86th 365 76.4%
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Rank History for White students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.23 282nd 683 58.7%
2019 50.02 325th 662 50.9%
2022 29.99 488th 666 26.7%
2023 40.13 381st 656 41.9%
2024 37.72 410th 670 38.8%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Jefferson Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 372 1 13 29 4 n/a n/a 0 419
1989 354 0 9 26 1 n/a n/a 0 390
1990 349 3 7 33 3 n/a n/a 0 395
1991 376 4 8 42 8 n/a n/a 0 438
1992 397 3 10 36 9 n/a n/a 0 455
1993 349 3 3 51 10 n/a n/a 0 416
1994 370 2 6 46 10 n/a n/a 0 434
1995 456 2 9 63 5 n/a n/a 0 535
1996 456 2 9 63 5 n/a n/a 0 535
1997 484 3 7 65 7 n/a n/a 0 566
1998 433 5 10 63 4 n/a n/a 0 515
1999 397 8 5 61 13 n/a n/a 0 484
2000 451 8 6 78 8 n/a n/a 0 551
2001 443 7 7 79 12 n/a n/a 0 548
2002 396 10 14 86 12 n/a n/a 0 518
2003 396 10 14 86 12 n/a n/a 0 518
2004 382 11 13 91 10 n/a n/a 0 507
2005 383 10 16 106 15 n/a n/a 14 544
2006 384 8 12 99 8 n/a n/a 0 511
2007 375 10 14 106 5 n/a n/a 16 526
2008 400 10 12 108 4 n/a n/a 15 549
2009 382 5 10 123 6 n/a n/a 16 542
2010 379 9 5 131 6 n/a n/a 12 542
2011 332 10 3 127 6 1 16 0 495
2012 332 5 4 148 1 1 14 0 505
2013 331 3 2 145 0 1 11 0 493
2014 310 2 2 165 0 2 7 0 488
2015 289 1 1 156 0 2 14 0 463
2016 287 1 1 162 0 2 13 0 466
2017 292 1 1 170 0 1 13 0 478
2018 289 1 1 193 1 1 12 0 498
2019 259 1 1 174 1 0 17 0 453
2020 270 1 1 174 2 0 23 0 471
2021 233 2 0 156 3 2 16 0 412
2022 279 4 1 153 2 0 13 0 452
2023 272 3 1 135 6 2 19 1 439

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jefferson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 419 20.8 20.1 23.2
1989 390 21.1 18.4 19.2
1990 395 21.1 18.7 21.8
1991 438 22.0 19.9 33.1
1992 455 18.5 24.5 29.2
1993 416 22.1 18.8 26.7
1994 434 21.9 19.8 24.2
1995 535 23.4 22.9 33.1
1996 535 23.4 22.9 33.1
1997 566 24.0 23.6 32.5
1998 515 23.4 22.0 36.1
1999 484 25.4 19.1 47.9
2000 551 30.4 18.1 50.6
2001 548 27.4 20.0 46
2002 518 24.1 21.5 58.3
2003 518 24.1 21.5 58.3
2004 507 24.3 20.9 60.9
2005 544 23.3 23.3 60.9
2006 511 25.0 20.4 65.4
2007 526 28.7 18.3 60
2008 549 24.4 22.5 61
2009 542 22.8 23.8 68.1
2010 542 21.9 24.7 71.5
2011 495 22.5 21.9 69.5
2012 505 19.9 25.3 72.5
2013 493 19.7 24.9 86
2014 488 20.3 24.0 83.8
2015 463 20.0 23.1 81.9
2016 466 22.0 21.1 81.8
2017 478 22.7 21.0 81.8
2018 498 22.2 22.3 81.9
2019 453 21.4 21.1 81.7
2020 471 22.2 21.2 81.7
2021 412 21.9 18.7 n/a
2022 452 25.4 17.7 n/a
2023 439 22.5 19.5 48.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jefferson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 419 20.8 20.1 23.2
1989 390 21.1 18.4 19.2
1990 395 21.1 18.7 21.8
1991 438 22.0 19.9 33.1
1992 455 18.5 24.5 29.2
1993 416 22.1 18.8 26.7
1994 434 21.9 19.8 24.2
1995 535 23.4 22.9 33.1
1996 535 23.4 22.9 33.1
1997 566 24.0 23.6 32.5
1998 515 23.4 22.0 36.1
1999 484 25.4 19.1 47.9
2000 551 30.4 18.1 50.6
2001 548 27.4 20.0 46
2002 518 24.1 21.5 58.3
2003 518 24.1 21.5 58.3
2004 507 24.3 20.9 60.9
2005 544 23.3 23.3 60.9
2006 511 25.0 20.4 65.4
2007 526 28.7 18.3 60
2008 549 24.4 22.5 61
2009 542 22.8 23.8 68.1
2010 542 21.9 24.7 71.5
2011 495 22.5 21.9 69.5
2012 505 19.9 25.3 72.5
2013 493 19.7 24.9 86
2014 488 20.3 24.0 83.8
2015 463 20.0 23.1 81.9
2016 466 22.0 21.1 81.8
2017 478 22.7 21.0 81.8
2018 498 22.2 22.3 81.9
2019 453 21.4 21.1 81.7
2020 471 22.2 21.2 81.7
2021 412 21.9 18.7 n/a
2022 452 25.4 17.7 n/a
2023 439 22.5 19.5 48.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jefferson Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $14,336
2020 n/a n/a $13,491
2021 n/a n/a $15,006
2022 $3,340 (17.8%) $15,386 (82.2%) $18,725
2023 $4,574 (19.8%) $18,512 (80.2%) $23,087

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 276th of 705 Elementary schoolsRanks 391st of 706 Elementary schools
 16.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary School)48.543.8
 4.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Medford School District 549C)42.936.1
 6.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)46.539.4
 7.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary School)39.739.7
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Medford School District 549C)41.938
 3.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Oregon)46.439.7
 6.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary School)4037.5
 2.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Medford School District 549C)51.841.5
 10.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)49.242.3
 6.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary School)4436.4
 7.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Medford School District 549C)44.935.4
 9.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)43.237.6
 5.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary School)67.150
 17.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Medford School District 549C)54.643
 11.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)5447.1
 6.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary School)43.825
 18.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Medford School District 549C)37.723.4
 14.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.830.7
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Jefferson Elementary School)31.525
 6.5%
   5th Grade Science (Medford School District 549C)3527.3
 7.7%
   5th Grade Science (Oregon)34.730.3
 4.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary School)67.921.4
 46.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Medford School District 549C)55.141.7
 13.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)51.541
 10.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary School)48.221.4
 26.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Medford School District 549C)39.128.4
 10.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.128.1
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students453439
 3.1%
African American13
 200%
American Indian16
 500%
Asian11
Hispanic174135
 22.4%
Pacific Islander02
White259272
 5%
Two or More Races1719
 11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.7%48.7%
 32.9%


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Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : McLoughlin Middle School
High : South Medford High School

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 62% White, 31% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Jefferson Elementary School ranks 376th of 710 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 439 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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