Clinton William Jefferson

Clinton William Jefferson is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Compton, California, operated by Compton Unified, instructing 692 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 49% larger than typical.

Clinton William Jefferson is one of 36 schools operated by Compton Unified, a district that instructs 16,304 students overall.

On demographics, Clinton William Jefferson records that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 4% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Clinton William Jefferson lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Clinton William Jefferson higher than the state norm the norm. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clinton William Jefferson ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 26.6%; Clinton William Jefferson posts 49.3%, +22.7 points above that line.

In the broader community, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Clinton William Jefferson is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Thurgood Marshall, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clinton William Jefferson. On composite proficiency, Clinton William Jefferson comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 886 students in 2018 compared to 692 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 28.6:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 today.

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