Jefferson Middle

As a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Oceanside, California, Jefferson Middle serves 441 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Oceanside Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 33% smaller than the state mean of about 659.

Oceanside Unified runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 14,866 students. Jefferson Middle is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jefferson Middle reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). Beyond that, the school shows 5% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Jefferson Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at Jefferson Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jefferson Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.1%, the actual is 18.0%, a residual of -6.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (San Diego County) reports that median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Jefferson Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jefferson Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jefferson Middle's enrollment has decreased 28% since 2018, when it stood at 611 (now 441). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.