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Enrollment
674
Middle
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TORRANCE UNIFIED·NCES 063942002213
Jefferson Middle
21717 Talisman St., Torrance, CA 90503 · (310) 533-4794 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
217 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 257 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 213 | 32% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
72.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.4pp since 2014
Math
64.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.7% | 35.7% | 16.4% | 11.2% |
| Math | 42.9% | 21.3% | 19.2% | 16.5% |
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 | 72.4% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 60.3% |
| 2022-23 | 72.1% | 57.3% |
| 2021-22 | 70.3% | 58.5% |
| 2018-19 | 73.3% | 61.8% |
| 2017-18 | 73.2% | 64.9% |
| 2016-17 | 74.4% | 63.0% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 (66.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Middle this school | 674 | 32.2% | 66.9% |
| Green Valley Middle Fairfield | 903 | 32.0% | 54.2% |
| Herman (Leonard) Intermediate San Jose | 723 | 31.1% | 69.0% |
| Albany Middle Albany | 911 | 30.7% | 71.9% |
| Madrona Middle Torrance | 678 | 26.8% | 57.8% |
| Calle Mayor Middle Torrance | 626 | 35.6% | 72.0% |
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 Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #154 of 1,224 | #31 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #143 of 1,227 ▲ 12 | #27 of 248 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #155 of 1,227 ▲ 3 | #28 of 248 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #407 of 1,214 | #128 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 674 | #644 of 1,377 | #146 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.6:1 | #1,238 of 1,279 | #286 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.9% | #18 of 1,278 | #1 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.2% | #1,125 of 1,329 | #279 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #118 of 257 | #27 of 38 |
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
674
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
was 26.7:1
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 | 674 | 25.3 | 26.6:1 | 32% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 24 | 26.9:1 | 28% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 26.1 | 24.5:1 | 25% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 25 | 26.7:1 | 27% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 24.7 | 25.4:1 | 22% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 26 | 24.6:1 | 25% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | N/A | N/A | 21% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 648 | 29 | 22.3:1 | 15% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (627 to 674); teachers up 3% (24.7 to 25.3).
About Jefferson Middle
Jefferson Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Torrance, California, administered by Torrance Unified. It reports enrollment of 674 students in grades 6 through 8.
Torrance Unified is made up of 31 schools with 21,890 students in all.
At Jefferson Middle, Asian students make up the biggest share, 33%. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic, 19% White, 13% multiracial, and 7% Black. County-wide, 15% of Los Angeles County residents are Asian. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Jefferson Middle are from different groups.
The school had 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 26.6:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1. The school reported 32% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 38 points below the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Jefferson Middle lands at A, ahead of 88% of California public middle schools.
Jefferson Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.9% and a predicted 60.7%.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Jefferson Middle among them.
The closest school to Jefferson Middle is Anza Elementary, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jefferson Middle. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Jefferson Middle ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Jefferson Middle the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 667 to 674.
This page collects posts and questions about Jefferson Middle, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Torrance Unified
- Torrance HighHigh · 1,879 students
- North HighHigh · 1,812 students
- West HighHigh · 1,775 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
Other schools in Torrance
- Torrance HighHigh · 1,879 students
- North HighHigh · 1,812 students
- West HighHigh · 1,775 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
Other Jefferson Middle schools
26 other US public schools in 18 states are named Jefferson Middle. Jefferson Middle is the 12th largest of the 27.
- Jefferson MiddleSan Gabriel, CA · 1,013 students
- Jefferson MiddleOceanside, CA · 441 students
- Jefferson MiddleArlington, VA · 1,120 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,009 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 990 students
Nearby schools
- Anza Elementary0.5 mi · 613
- Joseph Arnold Elementary0.7 mi · 628
- Madrona Middle0.8 mi · 678
- Seaside Elementary0.9 mi · 548
- Victor Elementary1.0 mi · 965
- West High1.2 mi · 1,775
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson MiddleHow many students attend Jefferson Middle?
Jefferson Middle enrolls approximately 674 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Jefferson Middle serve?
Jefferson Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Jefferson Middle have?
Jefferson Middle employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Middle?
At Jefferson Middle, the student body is approximately 19% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 33% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson Middle?
Jefferson Middle is overseen by Torrance Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.