Jefferson High School
5210 North Kerby Ave Portland OR, 97217, Multnomah County Phone: 503-916-5180 Ranking:  (265 out of 279, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Portland School District 1J Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 30 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 48 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 509 | 441 | 583 | 621 | 611 | 631 | 707 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 153 | 30.1% | 127 | 28.8% | 165 | 28.3% | 142 | 22.9% | 126 | 20.6% | 132 | 20.9% | 168 | 23.8% |
| Grade 10: | 135 | 26.5% | 131 | 29.7% | 124 | 21.3% | 124 | 20.0% | 122 | 20.0% | 141 | 22.3% | 135 | 19.1% |
| Grade 11: | 121 | 23.8% | 91 | 20.6% | 115 | 19.7% | 99 | 15.9% | 119 | 19.5% | 120 | 19.0% | 124 | 17.5% |
| Grade 12: | 100 | 19.6% | 92 | 20.9% | 83 | 14.2% | 113 | 18.2% | 116 | 19.0% | 116 | 18.4% | 118 | 16.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 233 | 45.8% | 191 | 43.3% | 209 | 35.8% | 216 | 34.8% | 211 | 34.5% | 222 | 35.2% | 280 | 39.6% |
| Female: | 276 | 54.2% | 250 | 56.7% | 374 | 64.2% | 405 | 65.2% | 363 | 59.4% | 374 | 59.3% | 409 | 57.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 16 | 2.3% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.4% | 20 | 3.4% | 17 | 2.7% | 40 | 6.5% | 41 | 6.5% | 29 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic: | 64 | 12.6% | 53 | 12.0% | 82 | 14.1% | 77 | 12.4% | 95 | 15.5% | 80 | 12.7% | 81 | 11.5% |
| Black: | 290 | 57.0% | 262 | 59.4% | 289 | 49.6% | 332 | 53.5% | 322 | 52.7% | 360 | 57.1% | 445 | 62.9% |
| White: | 85 | 16.7% | 75 | 17.0% | 139 | 23.8% | 143 | 23.0% | 120 | 19.6% | 119 | 18.9% | 122 | 17.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 19 | 3.7% | 16 | 3.6% | 15 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 38 | 7.5% | 28 | 6.3% | 30 | 5.1% | 27 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 341 | 67.0% | 285 | 64.6% | 392 | 67.2% | 394 | 63.4% | 310 | 50.7% | 371 | 58.8% | 448 | 63.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 7.1% | 51 | 11.6% | 51 | 8.7% | 45 | 7.2% | 38 | 6.2% | 54 | 8.6% | 65 | 9.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.66 | 14.75 | 14.47 | 14.09 | 14.13 | 13.00 | 12.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAKS | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 55.8% | 54% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 55.8% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 67.6% | 68% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 64.7% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 69.0% | 69% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 64.7% | 66% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 66.6% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 78.6% | 83% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 80.4% | 84% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 82.7% | 85% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 57.1% | 58% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 52.2% | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 63.7% | 70% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 59.3% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.0% | 55.0% | 63% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 20% | 62.6% | 55% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 54.2% | 53.1% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 66.6% | 68% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 68.8% | 67% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 65.1% | 60% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 76.1% | 73% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 77.6% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 61.6% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 62.4% | 59% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 76.8% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 78.4% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 77.9% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.9% | 65% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 81.5% | 78% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 81.5% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 65.4% | 61% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 64.7% | 63% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 80.8% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 79.4% | 77.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 81.5% | 80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 76.4% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 74.5% | 71% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 75.5% | 70.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 66.6% | 65% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 65.8% | 65% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 73.1% | 70% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 72.3% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 73.7% | 72% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 71% | 68% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 71.2% | 72% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 67.7% | 70.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 67.4% | 71% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 64.5% | 66% |
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* Jefferson High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.