Total enrollment
4,942
-646 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Jefferson Elementary
California · 4,942 students · 2 cities
Other districts in California share this name: Jefferson Elementary (San Benito County) and Jefferson Elementary (San Joaquin County).
For families inside Jefferson Elementary, public-school options total 14 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 4,942 (11 elementary and 3 middle).
4-year change in Jefferson Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Jefferson Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #245 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,942 | #260 of 587 | #1,959 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #164 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #257 of 587 | #8,586 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 48.6% | #390 of 587 | #4,362 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #167 of 530 | #1,375 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Jefferson Elementary
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary at 65.0% proficient to Benjamin Franklin Intermediate at 25.9%, a gap of 39.1 points. That is the 135th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 6,081 to 4,942 students (down 19%) and from 276 to 232 full-time teachers (down 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Rivera Intermediate | Daly City | Middle | 06-08 | 588 |
| Thomas R. Pollicita Middle | Daly City | Middle | 06-08 | 558 |
| Benjamin Franklin Intermediate | Colma | Middle | 06-08 | 497 |
| Susan B. Anthony Elementary | Daly City | Elementary | KG-05 | 407 |
| Westlake Elementary | Daly City | Elementary | KG-05 | 321 |
| Daniel Webster Elementary | Daly City | Elementary | KG-05 | 317 |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary | Daly City | Elementary | KG-05 | 304 |
| Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary | Daly City | Elementary | KG-05 | 303 |
| Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary | Daly City | Elementary | KG-05 | 299 |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary | Daly City | Elementary | KG-08 | 294 |
| Thomas Edison Elementary | Daly City | Elementary | KG-05 | 294 |
| Garden Village Elementary | Colma | Elementary | KG-05 | 288 |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary | Daly City | Elementary | KG-05 | 266 |
| George Washington Elementary | Daly City | Elementary | KG-05 | 206 |
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary is a sparse public-school district in California. The district maintains 14 schools and hosts approximately 4,942 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Jefferson Elementary covers 11 elementary and 3 middle.
Average enrollment per school in Jefferson Elementary is about 353, lower than the California average of roughly 578.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 12%: 5,588 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,942 in SY 2024-25.
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