Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDSAY UNIFIED·NCES 062187002594
Jefferson Elementary
333 North Westwood Ave., Lindsay, CA 93247 · (559) 562-6303 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
317 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
30.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.9pp since 2014
Math
26.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.8% | 18.3% | 26.6% | 43.2% |
| Math | 8.3% | 17.8% | 26.1% | 47.8% |
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 | 30.1% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 26.7% |
| 2022-23 | 38.3% | 23.3% |
| 2021-22 | 37.5% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.2% | 26.5% |
| 2017-18 | 41.3% | 21.9% |
| 2016-17 | 38.1% | 22.3% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 (28.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary this school | 355 | 89.3% | 28.6% |
| Phillips Elementary Napa | 373 | 88.5% | 20.9% |
| Handy Elementary Orange | 377 | 90.5% | 34.5% |
| Kennedy Elementary Lindsay | 376 | 87.8% | 31.9% |
| Grand View Elementary Dinuba | 356 | 89.0% | 39.7% |
| ISANA Palmati Academy North Hollywood | 360 | 89.7% | N/A |
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 Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #3,686 of 5,151 | #65 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #3,652 of 5,172 ▼ 233 | #62 of 102 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,969 of 5,172 ▼ 268 | #80 of 102 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #1,461 of 5,116 | #9 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #4,228 of 5,915 | #86 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,423 of 5,352 | #32 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #4,596 of 5,354 | #62 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #1,188 of 5,625 | #32 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #1,158 of 3,837 | #13 of 77 |
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
355
-63 (-15%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 355 | 17 | 20.9:1 | 89% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 17 | 22.4:1 | 90% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 90% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 17 | 24.6:1 | 80% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 18.5 | 24.7:1 | 95% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 85% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 706 | N/A | N/A | 84% (590) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 74% (501) |
| 1990-91 | 754 | 28 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (457 to 355); teachers down 8% (18.5 to 17).
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Lindsay, California. It had 355 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Lindsay Unified runs Jefferson Elementary along with 9 other schools, enrolling 3,928 students in total.
The share of students at Jefferson Elementary who are Hispanic is 91%. Other students are 5% White. By comparison, Tulare County residents are about 67% Hispanic. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Jefferson Elementary are from different groups.
A staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 20.9:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Tulare County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jefferson Elementary's results are 1.4 points above predicted: 28.6% against 27.2%.
In Tulare County, home to about 478,693 people, median household income comes to about $71,300, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tulare County's 196 public schools enroll about 101,494 students and include Jefferson Elementary.
The closest school to Jefferson Elementary is Washington Elementary, located about 0.8 miles away. Jefferson Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Jefferson Elementary at 6th of 7.
Jefferson Elementary is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 15%. By 2024-25, the school had 20.9 students per teacher, compared with 24.6 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Jefferson Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lindsay Unified
- Lindsay Senior HighHigh · 1,132 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 730 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Reagan ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 333 students
Other schools in Lindsay
- Lindsay Senior HighHigh · 1,132 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 730 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Reagan ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 333 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 77th 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
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 730
- Roosevelt Elementary1.0 mi · 473
- Lindsay Community Day1.1 mi · 14
- John J. Cairns Continuation1.1 mi · 65
- Loma Vista Charter1.1 mi · 24
- Reagan Elementary1.1 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryHow many students attend Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-08.
Is Jefferson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Elementary?
At Jefferson Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson Elementary in?
Jefferson Elementary is part of Lindsay Unified.
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