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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINGS CANYON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 061970002368
Jefferson Elementary
1037 East Duff Ave., Reedley, CA 93654 · (559) 305-7230 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
456 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 107 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 70% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
42.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.7pp since 2014
Math
48.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.4% | 27.3% | 27.7% | 29.6% |
| Math | 23.2% | 25.0% | 29.6% | 22.3% |
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 | 42.7% | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 38.9% |
| 2022-23 | 44.9% | 46.2% |
| 2021-22 | 47.3% | 44.6% |
| 2020-21 | 32.2% | 29.9% |
| 2018-19 | 55.9% | 48.0% |
| 2017-18 | 42.8% | 45.0% |
| 2016-17 | 39.6% | 33.3% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 19 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 (42.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary this school | 477 | 95.6% | 42.6% |
| Cohasset Street Elementary Lake Balboa | 451 | 95.1% | 28.7% |
| Canoga Park Elementary Canoga Park | 462 | 96.3% | 19.6% |
| Maryland Elementary Vista | 466 | 94.4% | 21.8% |
| Van Nuys Elementary Van Nuys | 459 | 96.9% | 32.0% |
| Vista del Monte Elementary Palm Springs | 435 | 95.4% | 22.4% |
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 | 42.6% | #2,263 of 5,151 | #66 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #1,705 of 5,172 ▲ 562 | #47 of 185 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #2,672 of 5,172 ▲ 123 | #83 of 185 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,645 of 5,116 | #27 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #2,717 of 5,915 | #122 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,755 of 5,352 | #128 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.6% | #4,007 of 5,354 | #131 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #370 of 5,625 | #26 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #310 of 1,139 | #18 of 49 |
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
477
+86 (+22%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 477 | 21 | 22.7:1 | 96% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 97% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 19 | 21.5:1 | 94% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 18 | 21.7:1 | 97% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 17 | 24.0:1 | 95% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 14 | 29.9:1 | 94% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | N/A | N/A | 82% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 735 | 36 | 20.4:1 | 100% (732) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 27 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (408 to 477); teachers up 24% (17 to 21).
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Reedley, California. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 477 students.
Jefferson Elementary is run by Kings Canyon Joint Unified, whose 21 schools enroll 9,696 students.
Roughly 84% of students at Jefferson Elementary are Hispanic. Other groups include 9% multiracial and 5% White. By comparison, Fresno County residents are about 55% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
Teacher count: 21 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 22.7:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 96%. Across public schools in Fresno County, the average is 75%.
Jefferson Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 19.1 points (42.6% versus 23.5%), a top-10% result in California on BeatsExpectations.
In Fresno County, median household income comes to about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The county's public schools total 368, with about 206,072 students.
Mountain View (Alternative) sits about 0.5 miles from Jefferson Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jefferson Elementary is 8th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 22% rise, from 391 to 477.
This page is set up for the Jefferson Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Kings Canyon Joint Unified
- Reedley HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Orange Cove HighHigh · 635 students
- Silas BartschElementary · 606 students
- Citrus MiddleMiddle · 602 students
- Thomas Law Reed ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- General Grant MiddleMiddle · 526 students
Other schools in Reedley
- Reedley HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Silas BartschElementary · 606 students
- Thomas Law Reed ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- General Grant MiddleMiddle · 526 students
- Alta ElementaryElementary · 364 students
- Mountain View (Alternative)Combined · 318 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 34th 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
- Mountain View (Alternative)0.5 mi · 318
- General Grant Middle0.5 mi · 526
- Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 303
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 288
- Silas Bartsch0.9 mi · 606
- Reedley High1.2 mi · 1,804
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryHow large is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 477 students in grades KG-05.
Is Jefferson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Jefferson Elementary have?
Jefferson Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
How diverse is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 84% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary public or private?
Jefferson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kings Canyon Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.