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Buff Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

375 SE Buff St, Madras, OR 97741 · (541) 475-2457 · Part of Jefferson County School District 509J

Madras’ School Grade C+ better than 38% of Oregon school districts

Directions
Students
297
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Buff Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Oregon’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Madras kids: Jefferson County Middle School

On the path

Where Madras kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Buff Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Jefferson County Middle School426 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 30.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Oregon’s 753 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

375 SE Buff St, Madras

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten49
Grade 145
Grade 250
Grade 348
Grade 456
Grade 549
Enrollment over time
286’20
286’21
274’22
251’23
297’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 39%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Two or more races 5%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buff Elementary School from Madras families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District 509J

The district →
Warm Springs K-8 Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Warm Springs
D−
499 students13:1
Madras Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Madras
D
384 students15:1
Metolius Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Madras
C+
246 students14:1
509J On-Line
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madras
27 students11:1
Big Muddy Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Antelope
3 students3:1
Jefferson County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Madras
C
426 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Oregon’s other public schools; Madras’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.