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Enrollment
1,072
High
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON UNION HIGH·NCES 061893002293
Jefferson High
6996 Mission St., Daly City, CA 94014 · (650) 550-7700 · San Mateo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,072 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
441 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 257 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 258 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 297 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 260 | 24% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
46.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.5pp since 2014
Math
20.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.5% | 29.0% | 25.2% | 28.3% |
| Math | 6.6% | 13.6% | 19.5% | 60.3% |
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 | 46.5% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.2% | 15.6% |
| 2022-23 | 43.9% | 19.4% |
| 2021-22 | 50.3% | 18.8% |
| 2020-21 | 71.9% | 35.9% |
| 2018-19 | 52.1% | 24.2% |
| 2017-18 | 56.3% | 21.3% |
| 2016-17 | 51.7% | 24.1% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High
Jefferson High's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson High this school | 1,072 | 41.1% | 31.6% |
| Alhambra High Alhambra | 2,056 | 48.0% | 51.1% |
| South San Francisco High South San Francisco | 1,239 | 41.8% | 42.4% |
| Newark Memorial High Newark | 1,367 | 38.9% | 40.6% |
| Kathleen MacDonald High San Jose | 683 | 31.8% | 49.9% |
| San Mateo High San Mateo | 1,557 | 38.1% | 54.2% |
Matched among California high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #751 of 1,052 | #17 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #670 of 1,056 ▲ 78 | #17 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #774 of 1,056 ▲ 14 | #16 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #302 of 1,044 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,072 | #738 of 2,093 | #12 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #475 of 1,352 | #13 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #421 of 1,351 | #12 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #1,269 of 1,575 | #10 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #578 of 802 | #14 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,072
-253 (-19%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,498
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
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 | 1,072 | 55 | 19.5:1 | 41% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 1,071 | 55.8 | 19.2:1 | 40% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 1,159 | 55.6 | 20.9:1 | 37% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 1,325 | 61 | 21.7:1 | 33% (431) |
| 2017-18 | 1,144 | 50.7 | 22.6:1 | 50% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 1,162 | 52 | 22.4:1 | 59% (685) |
| 2010-11 | 1,196 | N/A | N/A | 61% (735) |
| 2000-01 | 1,296 | 57 | 22.7:1 | 26% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 1,498 | 69 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,144 to 1,072); teachers up 9% (50.7 to 55).
About Jefferson High
Jefferson High is a medium-sized high school in Daly City, California, (ZIP code 94014). Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,072 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 28% larger than average.
Jefferson High is one of 5 schools in Jefferson Union High, which enrolls 3,650 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Jefferson High is 51% Hispanic. The school is also 38% Asian, 4% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is higher than the 25% Hispanic share among all San Mateo County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Jefferson High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
Teacher staffing is 55 full-time equivalents, or about 19.5 students per teacher. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. About 41% of students, or 441, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against California public high schools, Jefferson High receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school in California with Jefferson High's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 55.4%. Jefferson High scores 31.6%.
Among San Mateo County residents, median household income is about $158,855, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 176 public schools in San Mateo County, with a combined enrollment of about 82,403.
Nearest public school: Thornton High, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Jefferson High ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
Jefferson High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,325 in 2020-21 and 1,072 in 2024-25, a 19% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.7:1 to 19.5:1.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Union High
- Westmoor HighHigh · 1,278 students
- Terra Nova HighHigh · 740 students
- Oceana HighHigh · 471 students
- Thornton HighHigh · 89 students
Other schools in Daly City
- Westmoor HighHigh · 1,278 students
- Fernando Rivera IntermediateMiddle · 588 students
- Thomas R. Pollicita MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Summit Public School: ShastaHigh · 458 students
- Susan B. Anthony ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Skyline ElementaryElementary · 366 students
Other Jefferson High schools
19 other US public schools in 16 states are named Jefferson High. Jefferson High is the 9th largest of the 20.
- Jefferson High SchoolRockford, IL · 2,173 students
- Jefferson High SchoolLafayette, IN · 2,042 students
- Jefferson High School - 67Sioux Falls, SD · 1,888 students
- Jefferson High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 1,706 students
- Jefferson High SchoolBLOOMINGTON, MN · 1,684 students
Nearby schools
- Thornton High0.4 mi · 89
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary0.6 mi · 266
- Thomas R. Pollicita Middle0.6 mi · 558
- Garden Village Elementary0.6 mi · 288
- John F. Kennedy Elementary0.7 mi · 304
- Susan B. Anthony Elementary0.7 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson HighHow large is Jefferson High?
Jefferson High enrolls approximately 1,072 students in grades 09-12.
Is Jefferson High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson High is approximately 19.5:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson High?
At Jefferson High, the student body is approximately 4% White, 51% Hispanic, 2% Black, 38% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Jefferson High public or private?
Jefferson High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.