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What's one thing Jefferson Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
441
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEANSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 062825004361
Jefferson Middle
823 Acacia St., Oceanside, CA 92058 · (760) 966-4700 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
410 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 139 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 147 | 33% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
21.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.2pp since 2014
Math
10.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.4% | 16.8% | 20.7% | 58.0% |
| Math | 3.0% | 7.4% | 18.3% | 71.4% |
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 | 21.2% | 10.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 13.4% |
| 2022-23 | 21.3% | 13.4% |
| 2021-22 | 24.3% | 11.3% |
| 2018-19 | 29.3% | 18.7% |
| 2017-18 | 25.0% | 20.2% |
| 2016-17 | 20.2% | 17.4% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Middle
Jefferson Middle's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Middle this school | 441 | 93.0% | 16.9% |
| Ramona Junior High Chino | 417 | 90.4% | 26.4% |
| Giano Intermediate West Covina | 463 | 94.6% | 29.6% |
| Portola Middle Orange | 422 | 91.5% | 26.9% |
| Cherry Avenue Middle Tulare | 483 | 91.1% | 19.6% |
| De Anza Middle Ontario | 510 | 90.2% | 38.6% |
Matched among California middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #1,113 of 1,224 | #87 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #1,134 of 1,227 ▼ 123 | #88 of 92 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #1,145 of 1,227 ▼ 38 | #87 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #202 of 1,214 | #24 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #1,031 of 1,377 | #82 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #272 of 1,279 | #19 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #985 of 1,278 | #87 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #181 of 1,329 | #9 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #149 of 930 | #11 of 73 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
441
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,021
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 441 | 23.7 | 18.6:1 | 93% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 23.8 | 19.6:1 | 94% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 25.8 | 18.1:1 | 94% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 85% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 30.1 | 20.3:1 | 90% (551) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 30 | 21.7:1 | 88% (570) |
| 2010-11 | 1,134 | N/A | N/A | 73% (830) |
| 2000-01 | 1,403 | 61 | 23.0:1 | 46% (649) |
| 1990-91 | 1,021 | 43 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (611 to 441); teachers down 21% (30.1 to 23.7).
About Jefferson Middle
Jefferson Middle, a low-enrollment middle-grades school, is located in Oceanside, California. Enrolled students number 441 students, in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in California average about 659 students each.
A total of 23 schools make up Oceanside Unified, with 14,866 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Jefferson Middle, with 85% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, 35% of San Diego County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Jefferson Middle comes in at 26%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.6:1, with 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Jefferson Middle is 93%. Public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
Jefferson Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 16.9% and a predicted 25.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Diego County show that median household income is about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Jefferson Middle is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County, which together enroll about 467,437 students.
The shortest distance from Jefferson Middle to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Jefferson Middle is 7th among 7 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 485 to 441 over 4 years.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oceanside Unified
- El Camino HighHigh · 2,463 students
- Oceanside HighHigh · 1,948 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 1,098 students
- North Terrace ElementaryElementary · 771 students
- Louise Foussat ElementaryElementary · 755 students
- Ivey Ranch ElementaryElementary · 698 students
Other schools in Oceanside
- El Camino HighHigh · 2,463 students
- Coastal Academy CharterCombined · 2,015 students
- Oceanside HighHigh · 1,948 students
- Mission Vista HighHigh · 1,670 students
- SIATechHigh · 1,174 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 1,158 students
Other Jefferson Middle schools
26 other US public schools in 18 states are named Jefferson Middle. Jefferson Middle is the 21st largest of the 27.
- Jefferson MiddleSan Gabriel, CA · 1,013 students
- Jefferson MiddleTorrance, CA · 674 students
- Jefferson MiddleArlington, VA · 1,120 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,009 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 990 students
Nearby schools
- Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program0.1 mi · 55
- Mission Elementary0.2 mi · 419
- Laurel Elementary0.6 mi · 352
- North Terrace Elementary1.1 mi · 771
- Oceanside High1.1 mi · 1,948
- Lincoln Middle1.6 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson MiddleHow many students attend Jefferson Middle?
Jefferson Middle enrolls approximately 441 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Jefferson Middle serve?
Jefferson Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Middle?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Middle.
What is the student diversity at Jefferson Middle?
Student demographics at Jefferson Middle are roughly 5% White, 85% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson Middle in?
Jefferson Middle is part of Oceanside Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.