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What's something Jefferson Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001742
Jefferson Elementary
202 North Mariposa St., Fresno, CA 93701 · (559) 457-2960 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
17.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
363 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
57.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +35.2pp since 2014
Math
55.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +40.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 35 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.4% | 25.8% | 20.1% | 22.7% |
| Math | 34.0% | 21.7% | 25.6% | 18.7% |
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 | 57.2% | 55.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 49.5% |
| 2022-23 | 46.3% | 45.4% |
| 2021-22 | 39.4% | 29.7% |
| 2018-19 | 47.7% | 49.0% |
| 2017-18 | 41.3% | 34.7% |
| 2016-17 | 37.3% | 28.6% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in California's top 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 (53.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary this school | 383 | 94.8% | 53.1% |
| Betty Plasencia Elementary Los Angeles | 411 | 95.1% | 30.9% |
| Logan Academy of Global Ecology Los Angeles | 362 | 93.6% | 27.4% |
| Edison Elementary San Diego | 375 | 96.3% | 53.1% |
| Perkins K-8 San Diego | 381 | 95.5% | 17.8% |
| Hobart Boulevard Elementary Los Angeles | 420 | 98.1% | 23.9% |
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 Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #1,510 of 5,151 | #39 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #1,275 of 5,172 ▲ 272 | #31 of 185 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #1,524 of 5,172 ▲ 252 | #43 of 185 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.9pp | #31 of 5,116 | #2 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #3,884 of 5,915 | #158 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #150 of 5,352 | #15 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #4,005 of 5,354 | #130 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #477 of 5,625 | #37 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #1,504 of 3,837 | #31 of 135 |
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
383
-78 (-17%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 1,168
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 38.4:1
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 | 383 | 22.3 | 17.2:1 | 95% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 24.4 | 17.3:1 | 96% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 25.6 | 17.7:1 | 97% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 12 | 38.4:1 | 95% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 98% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 97% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | N/A | N/A | 94% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 878 | 44 | 19.9:1 | 100% (875) |
| 1990-91 | 1,168 | 48 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (474 to 383); teachers up 6% (21 to 22.3).
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Fresno, California. Its 383 students are spread across kindergarten through 6.
The 100 schools in Fresno Unified enroll 67,873 students altogether, Jefferson Elementary among them.
Hispanic students make up 84% of enrollment at Jefferson Elementary. Next come 6% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. That compares with about 55% Hispanic among all Fresno County residents. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.2:1. That is 5.1 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. The gap from the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County is 20 points.
The allk12 Grade for Jefferson Elementary is A+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 24.0%. Jefferson Elementary posts 53.1%, 29.1 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Fresno County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. In all, Fresno County has 368 public schools and roughly 206,072 students.
Of nearby public schools, Akira Yokomi Elementary is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Jefferson Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 28.2% proficiency; Jefferson Elementary posts 53.1%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment is down 17% from 2020-21, when Jefferson Elementary had 461 students, to 2024-25, when it had 383. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.2:1, from 38.4:1.
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Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
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Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 61st largest of the 144.
- Jefferson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 886 students
- Jefferson ElementaryLennox, CA · 716 students
- Jefferson ElementaryCompton, CA · 642 students
- Jefferson ElementaryCalexico, CA · 625 students
- Jefferson ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Akira Yokomi Elementary0.3 mi · 700
- Tehipite Middle0.5 mi · 481
- Rowell Elementary0.7 mi · 555
- Webster Elementary0.7 mi · 295
- School of Unlimited Learning0.8 mi · 199
- Fresno County Special Education0.9 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Jefferson Elementary serve?
Jefferson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Jefferson Elementary?
Student demographics at Jefferson Elementary are roughly 2% White, 84% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary public or private?
Jefferson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fresno Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.