Thomas Jefferson Elementary

As an intimate K-5 school in Roseville, California, Thomas Jefferson Elementary enrolls 302 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Roseville City Elementary. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 35% smaller than typical.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary is one of 21 schools operated by Roseville City Elementary, a district that teaches 12,306 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Thomas Jefferson Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 23% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the resource side, Thomas Jefferson Elementary reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Thomas Jefferson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Placer County put median household income runs about $115,998, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Placer County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students), of which Thomas Jefferson Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rock Creek Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomas Jefferson Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Thomas Jefferson Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 59.0%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thomas Jefferson Elementary has ticked down 37%, going from 481 students in 2018 to 302 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 53% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.

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