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What's the most underrated thing about Jefferson Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
625
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALEXICO UNIFIED·NCES 060690000637
Jefferson Elementary
1120 East Seventh St., Calexico, CA 92231 · (760) 768-3812 · Imperial County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL625 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
572 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 5% smaller than its 6th grade class (100).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
27.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.1pp since 2014
Math
21.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.3% | 18.8% | 21.1% | 51.8% |
| Math | 7.3% | 13.8% | 25.6% | 53.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.1% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 17.8% |
| 2022-23 | 26.8% | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 25.5% | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 25.2% | 23.7% |
| 2017-18 | 24.1% | 24.1% |
| 2016-17 | 21.7% | 18.5% |
| 2015-16 | 17.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 11.0% | 11.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary this school | 625 | 91.5% | 21.6% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary Coachella | 622 | 91.5% | 22.3% |
| Frank Paul Elementary Salinas | 638 | 92.0% | 20.8% |
| Cutler Elementary Cutler | 607 | 91.9% | 31.3% |
| Bell Gardens Elementary Bell Gardens | 624 | 90.5% | 33.4% |
| Valle del Sol Elementary Coachella | 649 | 90.8% | 35.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jefferson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #4,431 of 5,151 | #29 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #4,192 of 5,172 ▲ 229 | #27 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #4,257 of 5,172 ▲ 436 | #27 of 35 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #2,672 of 5,116 | #24 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 625 | #1,185 of 5,915 | #9 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #4,867 of 5,352 | #34 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.5% | #5,268 of 5,354 | #28 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #892 of 5,625 | #12 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #1,828 of 3,837 | #12 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
625
-122 (-16%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
was 24.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 625 | 24 | 26.0:1 | 92% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 25 | 25.3:1 | 90% (571) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 25.1 | 25.1:1 | 86% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 747 | 31 | 24.1:1 | 90% (669) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 31 | 24.2:1 | 88% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 29 | 25.3:1 | 84% (615) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | N/A | N/A | 78% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 40 | 21.5:1 | 84% (722) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 22 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (749 to 625); teachers down 23% (31 to 24).
About Jefferson Elementary
The public elementary school Jefferson Elementary is located in Calexico, California. The student body numbers 625 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 34% above that.
Jefferson Elementary is one of 12 schools in Calexico Unified, which enrolls 8,022 students in total.
The large majority of students at Jefferson Elementary, 98%, are Hispanic. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 86%. By the diversity index, Jefferson Elementary comes in at 3%.
Federal data list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jefferson Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 26.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 92%. Across public schools in Imperial County, the average is 77%.
Jefferson Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Jefferson Elementary is 4.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (21.6% versus 25.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In Imperial County (population about 180,202), median household income is about $57,681, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Jefferson Elementary is one of 76 public schools in Imperial County, which together enroll about 36,513 students.
The closest public school, Dool Elementary, is about 0.4 miles from Jefferson Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Jefferson Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 16%, from 747 to 625. The ratio was 24.1:1 in 2020-21 and 26.0:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Jefferson Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Imperial County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,202
Census ACS
Median income
$57,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calexico Unified
- Calexico HighHigh · 2,746 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 765 students
- Enrique Camarena Jr. HighMiddle · 674 students
- William Moreno Junior HighMiddle · 618 students
- Rockwood ElementaryElementary · 617 students
- Dool ElementaryElementary · 568 students
Other schools in Calexico
- Calexico HighHigh · 2,746 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 765 students
- Enrique Camarena Jr. HighMiddle · 674 students
- William Moreno Junior HighMiddle · 618 students
- Rockwood ElementaryElementary · 617 students
- Dool ElementaryElementary · 568 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 11th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 886 students
- Jefferson ElementaryLennox, CA · 716 students
- Jefferson ElementaryCompton, CA · 642 students
- Jefferson ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 616 students
- Jefferson ElementaryCorona, CA · 561 students
Nearby schools
- Dool Elementary0.4 mi · 568
- Calexico High0.5 mi · 2,746
- Enrique Camarena Jr. High0.6 mi · 674
- Rockwood Elementary1.0 mi · 617
- Cesar Chavez Elementary1.3 mi · 765
- Kennedy Gardens Elementary1.6 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 625 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Jefferson Elementary serve?
Jefferson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Jefferson Elementary have?
Jefferson Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Jefferson Elementary?
Student demographics at Jefferson Elementary are roughly 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary is overseen by Calexico Unified in Imperial County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.