Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAFT CITY·NCES 063870008993
Jefferson Elementary
318 Taylor St., Taft, CA 93268 · (661) 763-4236 · Kern County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
263 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 92 | 34% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 20% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
16.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.0pp since 2014
Math
8.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -20.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.0% | 10.0% | 16.0% | 68.0% |
| Math | 2.0% | 6.0% | 24.0% | 68.0% |
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 | 16.0% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.4% | 17.5% |
| 2022-23 | 17.2% | 18.8% |
| 2021-22 | 17.6% | 13.7% |
| 2018-19 | 46.0% | 41.2% |
| 2017-18 | 40.4% | 47.1% |
| 2016-17 | 34.7% | 44.9% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 (15.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary this school | 271 | 97.0% | 15.2% |
| Victoria Avenue Elementary South Gate | 272 | 97.4% | 48.2% |
| Dixieland Elementary Madera | 266 | 94.4% | 28.7% |
| Breed Street Elementary Los Angeles | 258 | 96.9% | 31.5% |
| Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary Santa Maria | 298 | 95.3% | 28.2% |
| Garfield Elementary Menlo Park | 280 | 94.6% | 11.6% |
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 Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #4,923 of 5,151 | #137 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #5,112 of 5,172 ▼ 664 | #147 of 150 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #5,023 of 5,172 ▼ 233 | #143 of 150 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #816 of 5,116 | #19 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #4,990 of 5,915 | #139 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,665 of 5,352 | #96 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.5% | #4,907 of 5,354 | #129 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #199 of 5,625 | #15 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #312 of 1,139 | #8 of 42 |
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
271
+30 (+12%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
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 | 271 | 12 | 22.6:1 | 97% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 11 | 23.2:1 | 97% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 9.9 | 24.6:1 | 98% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 10 | 24.1:1 | 98% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 8 | 29.0:1 | 94% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 9 | 24.1:1 | 94% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | N/A | N/A | 92% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 191 | 11 | 17.4:1 | 75% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 10 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (232 to 271); teachers up 50% (8 to 12).
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Taft, California. The school enrolls 271 students, from kindergarten through 3. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Taft City oversees Jefferson Elementary and 5 other schools, with 2,404 students in total.
Jefferson Elementary enrolls a student body that is 94% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% White. In Kern County overall, about 57% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Jefferson Elementary comes in at 11%.
Jefferson Elementary employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 22.6:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Jefferson Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 97%. The gap from the 76% average for public schools in Kern County is 21 points.
Jefferson Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.2% is 7.5 points below the 22.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Kern County residents, median household income is about $70,210, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Jefferson Elementary is one of 279 public schools in Kern County, which together enroll about 197,431 students.
The nearest other public school, Buena Vista High (Continuation), is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 35.0%; Jefferson Elementary's is 15.2%, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 271, 12% above the 241 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 24.1:1 to 22.6:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Taft City
- Lincoln Junior HighMiddle · 748 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Conley ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Taft PrimaryElementary · 231 students
Other schools in Taft
- Taft Union HighHigh · 1,064 students
- Lincoln Junior HighMiddle · 748 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Conley ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Taft PrimaryElementary · 231 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 114th 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
- Buena Vista High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 85
- Roosevelt Elementary0.6 mi · 520
- Lincoln Junior High0.6 mi · 748
- Taft Union High0.6 mi · 1,064
- Taft Primary0.9 mi · 231
- Parkview Elementary1.5 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryHow large is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 271 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Jefferson Elementary serve?
Jefferson Elementary serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary is approximately 22.6:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Elementary?
At Jefferson Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
What district is Jefferson Elementary in?
Jefferson Elementary is part of Taft City.
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