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Buff Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 375 SE Buff St, Madras, Jefferson County, 97741

274
Pupils
13.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Buff Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Madras, Jefferson County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County SD 509J school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Jefferson County SD 509J

Enrollment & staffing

Buff Elementary School enrolls 274 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.

Male students
144 (53%)
Female students
130 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student-teacher ratio
13.1:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 7.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino12847%
White11141%
American Indian or Alaska Native207.3%
Two or more races155.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

257 of the school's 274 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 257 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Buff Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OR-20, state senate district 30, state house district 59.

School district: Jefferson County SD 509J

Buff Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Jefferson County SD 509J, based in Madras, Oregon. The district serves 2,713 students district-wide and employs 186 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Buff Elementary School is close to the district average of about 301 students per school.

2,713
District students
9
Schools
186
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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