Buff Elementary School (Ranked Top 50% for 2026)

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Buff Elementary School

375 Se Buff St
Madras, OR 97741

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Top 50%

Serving 251 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Buff Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Oregon for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).

The percentage of students achieving is 40-44% (which is higher than the Oregon state average of 31%). The percentage of students achieving is 40-44% (which is approximately equal to the Oregon state average of 44%).

The student-teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Oregon state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Oregon state average of 42% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 251 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 61%
: Top 50% in OR
: 40-44% (Top 30%)
: 40-44% (Btm 50%)
: 30-39% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), OR Dept. of Education

<�鶹��ý class="so-dt-title" id="top-rankings">Top Rankings

Buff Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Oregon for:

Category

Attribute

Most improved public schools

Most improved public schools (Top 20%)

Diversity

Most diverse schools (Top 20%)

Percent Eligible For Free Lunch

Largest percent of students eligible for free lunch (Top 10%)

Student Attention

Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 20%)

<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="overview">School Overview

Buff Elementary School's student population of 251 students has declined by 12% over five school years.

The teacher population of 18 teachers has declined by 18% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Buff Elementary School
Kind	20
1	24
2	48
3	54
4	45
5	60

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Total Students

251 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2007-2023)
Year	Buff Elementary School
2023	274
2022	286
2021	286
2020	320
2019	320
2018	330
2017	330
2016	371
2015	358
2014	318
2013	331
2012	313
2011	329
2010	343
2009	368
2008	292
2007	272

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

18 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2007-2023)
Year	Buff Elementary School
2023	21
2022	22
2021	22
2020	19
2019	19
2018	18
2017	18
2016	17
2015	18
2014	17
2013	16
2012	17
2011	19
2010	17
2009	21
2008	18
2007	18

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<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="school-rankings">School Rankings

Buff Elementary School ranks within the top 50% of all 1,174 schools in Oregon (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Buff Elementary School is 0.61, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.60. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (OR)

#419 out of 1174 schools
(Top 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Buff Elementary School
2023	#419
2022	#432
2021	#385
2019	#709
2018	#932
2017	#1058
2016	#1127
2015	#1091
2014	#1018
2013	#1144
2012	#1181

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40-44%

31%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2023	42%	31%	18%
2022	47%	31%	21%
2021	42%	32%	19%
2019	37%	40%	27%
2018	32%	41%	23%
2017	22%	42%	20%
2016	21%	43%	21%
2015	22%	42%	18%
2014	44%	63%	49%
2013	34%	63%	45%
2012	38%	64%	47%

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40-44%

44%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2022	42%	44%	30%
2021	42%	47%	30%
2019	47%	54%	39%
2018	37%	56%	23%
2017	32%	55%	30%
2016	29%	57%	32%
2015	34%	56%	32%
2014	59%	72%	55%
2013	54%	72%	55%
2012	50%	74%	54%
2011	65%	81%	61%

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30-39%

30%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2022	34%	30%	16%
2021	15%	35%	16%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2007-2023)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2023	13:1	17:1	15:1
2022	13:1	17:1	15:1
2021	13:1	17:1	16:1
2020	17:1	19:1	18:1
2019	17:1	19:1	18:1
2018	18:1	20:1	18:1
2017	18:1	19:1	18:1
2016	22:1	20:1	18:1
2015	20:1	21:1	19:1
2014	19:1	21:1	19:1
2013	20:1	21:1	18:1
2012	19:1	21:1	18:1
2011	18:1	20:1	18:1
2010	20:1	20:1	20:1
2009	18:1	19:1	18:1
2008	16:1	19:1	16:1
2007	15:1	19:1	15:1

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American Indian

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2007-2023)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2023	7%	1%	32%
2022	6%	1%	33%
2021	7%	1%	34%
2020	8%	1%	35%
2019	8%	1%	35%
2018	11%	1%	35%
2017	11%	1%	35%
2016	10%	1%	33%
2015	8%	2%	32%
2014	7%	2%	34%
2013	12%	2%	34%
2012	10%	2%	35%
2011	10%	2%	35%
2010	9%	3%	34%
2009	8%	3%	33%
2008	7%	3%	32%
2007	7%	3%	33%

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Asian

n/a

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2007-2020)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2020	1%	4%	1%
2019	1%	4%	1%
2018	1%	4%
2017	1%	4%
2016	1%	5%
2014	1%	4%	1%
2013	1%	4%	1%
2012	1%	4%	1%
2011	2%	4%	1%
2010	1%	6%	1%
2009	1%	6%	1%
2008	1%	6%	1%
2007	1%	6%	1%

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Hispanic

49%

26%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2007-2023)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2023	47%	25%	35%
2022	46%	25%	36%
2021	53%	25%	36%
2020	48%	24%	34%
2019	48%	24%	34%
2018	47%	23%	34%
2017	47%	23%	34%
2016	48%	22%	37%
2015	49%	22%	37%
2014	48%	22%	35%
2013	42%	22%	34%
2012	49%	21%	34%
2011	47%	21%	33%
2010	52%	21%	33%
2009	51%	18%	34%
2008	48%	18%	32%
2007	53%	17%	33%

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Black

n/a

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2008-2016)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2016	1%	2%
2015	2%	2%
2014	2%	2%	1%
2013	2%	2%	1%
2012	2%	2%	1%
2011	1%	3%	1%
2010	1%	3%	1%
2009	1%	4%	1%
2008	1%	4%	1%

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White

39%

58%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2007-2023)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2023	41%	59%	30%
2022	43%	60%	28%
2021	37%	60%	27%
2020	40%	62%	28%
2019	40%	62%	28%
2018	40%	63%	29%
2017	40%	63%	29%
2016	40%	63%	29%
2015	41%	64%	30%
2014	41%	64%	29%
2013	42%	65%	29%
2012	37%	65%	29%
2011	40%	66%	30%
2010	37%	67%	31%
2009	39%	69%	31%
2008	43%	69%	34%
2007	39%	70%	33%

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Hawaiian

n/a

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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2019-2020)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2020	1%	1%
2019	1%	1%

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Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2023	5%	7%	3%
2022	5%	7%	3%
2021	3%	7%	2%
2020	2%	6%	2%
2019	2%	6%	2%
2018	1%	6%	1%
2017	1%	6%	1%
2014	1%	5%
2013	1%	4%	1%
2012	1%	5%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.61

0.60

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2007-2023)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2023	0.61	0.59	0.70
2022	0.60	0.58	0.70
2021	0.58	0.58	0.69
2020	0.61	0.56	0.70
2019	0.61	0.56	0.70
2018	0.61	0.55	0.69
2017	0.61	0.55	0.69
2016	0.61	0.55	0.68
2015	0.59	0.54	0.68
2014	0.60	0.54	0.69
2013	0.64	0.54	0.69
2012	0.62	0.53	0.69
2011	0.62	0.53	0.68
2010	0.59	0.51	0.68
2009	0.59	0.51	0.69
2008	0.59	0.49	0.68
2007	0.57	0.48	0.68

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Eligible for

94%

51%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2007-2023)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2023	94%	49%	92%
2022	80%	43%	74%
2021	80%	44%	78%
2020	70%	40%	75%
2019	70%	40%	75%
2018	69%	42%	74%
2017	69%	42%	74%
2016	69%	43%	73%
2015	69%	44%	70%
2014	76%	44%	78%
2013	76%	45%	78%
2012	78%	45%	77%
2011	75%	44%	76%
2010	77%	41%	75%
2009	68%	37%	69%
2008	62%	34%	66%
2007	71%	34%	64%

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Eligible for (21-22)

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2006-2022)
Year	Buff Elementary School	Oregon	Jefferson County School District 509j
2022	6%	8%	5%
2021	6%	7%	5%
2020	5%	7%	4%
2019	5%	7%	4%
2018	4%	7%	4%
2017	4%	7%	4%
2016	4%	7%	5%
2015	5%	7%	7%
2014	5%	7%	6%
2013	5%	7%	7%
2012	7%	7%	7%
2011	8%	7%	7%
2010	10%	8%	8%
2009	11%	9%	10%
2008	10%	9%	10%
2007	9%	8%	10%
2006	8%	9%	10%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Jefferson County School District 509j

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), OR Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id='faq'>Frequently Asked Questions

What is Buff Elementary School's ranking?

Buff Elementary School is ranked #419 out of 1,174 schools, which ranks it among the top 50% of public schools in Oregon.

What schools are Buff Elementary School often compared to?

Buff Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Madras Elementary School, Warm Springs K-8 Academy by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

40-44% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 31% OR state average), while 40-44% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 44% OR state average).

How many students attend Buff Elementary School?

251 students attend Buff Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

49% of Buff Elementary School students are Hispanic, 39% of students are White, 7% of students are American Indian, and 5% of students are Two or more races.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Buff Elementary School?

Buff Elementary School has a student ration of 14:1, which is lower than the Oregon state average of 17:1.

What grades does Buff Elementary School offer ?

Buff Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Buff Elementary School part of?

Buff Elementary School is part of Jefferson County School District 509j.

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Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 251 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 61%
: Top 50%
: 40-44% (Top 30%)
: 40-44% (Btm 50%)
: 30-39% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), OR Dept. of Education