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Jefferson County SD 509J — Decoded Rankings

6 of 9 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04

District profile

Total enrollment
1,768
Free/reduced lunch
95.3%
Avg SES index
28.5
State
OR

Schools in Jefferson County SD 509J

Elementary / Middle Schools (5 ranked)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Rating
Jefferson County Middle SchoolNeighborhoodJefferson County SD 509J#473#180 (OR)plausibly #80–361#5 (Bend metro)Medium
Warm Springs K-8 AcademyNeighborhoodJefferson County SD 509J#640#270 (OR)plausibly #83–389#14 (Bend metro)High
Buff Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodJefferson County SD 509J#289#379 (OR)plausibly #127–528#20 (Bend metro)≈ tied with nextHigh
Metolius Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodJefferson County SD 509J#484#417 (OR)plausibly #169–521#23 (Bend metro)High
Madras Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodJefferson County SD 509J#606#618 (OR)plausibly #485–635#31 (Bend metro)Medium

Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.

High Schools (1 ranked)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Rating
Madras High SchoolNeighborhoodJefferson County SD 509J#116#96 (OR)HS#3 (Bend metro)HS outcomeLow

Story type breakdown

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How this district compares

District-level averages relative to the Bend, OR metro median.

MeasureDistrict avgMetro medianRead
Avg achievement percentile (metro)14.55035.5 points below the metro median
Avg decoded percentile (metro)46.7503.3 points below the metro median
Avg rank shift (places gained after context)10.60Schools gain 10.6 places on average after context.

Data & sources

Assessment data
2023–24 school year
NCES CCD vintage
2023
Census ACS 5-year vintage
2020-2024
Last updated
September 4, 2026
Methodology version
0.14.0
Source files (3)

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