Jefferson

Jefferson is an intermediate school of small scale in Tracy, California, one of the schools within Jefferson Elementary, teacheing 388 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 659.

Jefferson Elementary runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 8,072 students. Jefferson is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Jefferson logs that the largest single group is Asian at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 29% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Jefferson has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.3:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than San Joaquin County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Jefferson sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.3%; this one delivers 76.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (San Joaquin County) shows that median household earnings sit near $92,179, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Joaquin County's 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), Jefferson is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tom Hawkins Elementary, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Jefferson comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 41.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jefferson's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 430 (now 388). Over the same period, the Asian share expanded from 15% to 45%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.