Jefferson High School
- Public, Magnet
- PORTLAND, OR
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Jefferson High School
- grade B minusOverall Grade
- Public, Magnet
- 9-12
- PORTLAND, OR
- Rating 3.85 out of 5 94 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade C+
- Diversitygrade A+
- Teachersgrade C
- College Prepgrade B
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade B minus
- Administrationgrade C minus
- Sportsgrade A minus
- Foodgrade B minus
- Resources & Facilitiesgrade C+
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Academics
Percent Proficient - Reading
42%
Percent Proficient - Math
22%
Average Graduation Rate
87%
Average SAT
1060
72 responses
Average ACT
21
48 responses
AP Enrollment
No data available
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- Cost of Livinggrade D+
- Good for Familiesgrade B+
- Housinggrade C minus
Median Household Income
$84,763
National
$64,994Median Rent
$1,400
National
$1,096Median Home Value
$520,837
National
$229,800Culture & Safety
Poll
82%
of students agree that they feel safe at their school. 11 responsesPoll
82%
of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there. 11 responsesStudents
Diversity
grade A+
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
620
Free or Reduced Lunch
48%
82%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive. 11 responses91%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy. 11 responses100%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic. 11 responsesTeachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
National
17:1Average Teacher Salary
$67,704
Teachers in First/Second Year
1.1%
75%
of students and parents agree that the teachers give engaging lessons. 16 responses88%
of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students. 16 responses75%
of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom. 16 responsesClubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
grade B minus
Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities.
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average
Expenses Per Student
$17,777 / year
National
$12,23957%
of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in. 14 responses14%
of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need. 14 responses57%
of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations. 14 responsesSimilar Schools
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Jefferson High School Reviews
Rating 3.85 out of 5 94 reviews
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Jefferson High School is a very welcoming, fun environment. With a tight-knit community, the staff and faculty are always looking out for the students and there is good report between most students and teachers. One of my favorite things about Jefferson High School is that most of the classes - History, English, Science, etc - are taught with diversity and social justice in mind. Our history classes taught real history, not whitewashed history textbooks. Our English classes always have some sort of social justice take, whether we are researching James Baldwin or writing an essay on where we see injustice in our lives (and what we have done about it), the class always allows me to view things from angles I wouldn't have originally. Even the science classes include racial justice and systemic oppression in their curriculum - this semester our Research and Medicine class read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and created a code of conduct for medical professionals and researchers.
I loved that Jefferson was like a family. We were one big community, everyone knew almost everyone else. I think some of the teachers there were the most of my problems. General teenage issues causing some issues, yes, but some teachers didn’t show the respect to their students that they should’ve, causing many students to not respect them right back. It felt a bit clique-y at times, but so do all schools. Jefferson can definitely be a bit chaotic and I had so very many ups and downs over my years there, but at the end of the day I wouldn’t change a thing.
My experience at Jefferson High school is amazing, everything about it is good, We have a dance program which is also amazing. So if you like to dance I would say go to Jefferson High school. At Jefferson, we also have sports and also a Biotech program. Like any other school, we have girls volleyball, boys football, boy and girl soccer, and baseball. The Biotech program is a program, that works with science, when I was in the program we went to middle schools in Portland and we taught 6-8 grades about science and how to build things. We have field trips to OHSU (Oregon Health & Science University) and we work with chemicals. Also at Jefferson, we have a middle college and in the middle college program we take PCC (Portland Community College) classes and we are required to take classes from PCC to graduate so basically you would have college credits when you graduate college. We have PCC classes because we are right by one of the PCC locations.