Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190771000378
Jefferson Elementary School
720 4th Ave S, Clinton, IA 52732 · (563) 243-0479 · Clinton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
262 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Clinton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 55.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School this school | 376 | 69.7% | 52.5% |
| Duncombe Elementary School Fort Dodge | 438 | 70.1% | 43.8% |
| Hayes Elementary School Davenport | 377 | 63.9% | 42.0% |
| Butler Elementary School Fort Dodge | 328 | 65.9% | 45.9% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School Des Moines | 241 | 68.9% | 61.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Muscatine | 441 | 68.0% | 55.1% |
Matched among Iowa elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #489 of 564 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #490 of 564 ▲ 4 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #488 of 564 ▲ 26 | #8 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #251 of 705 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #41 of 561 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #97 of 561 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #75 of 666 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #215 of 359 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
376
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 376 | 34.1 | 11.0:1 | 70% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 33.6 | 10.6:1 | 72% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 33.4 | 10.3:1 | 79% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 75% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 40.6 | 10.4:1 | 85% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 34 | 11.1:1 | 87% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 38 | 9.3:1 | 80% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 62% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 19 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (421 to 376); teachers down 16% (40.6 to 34.1).
About Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Clinton, Iowa. It reports enrollment of 376 students in pre-K through 5.
Jefferson Elementary School is one school in a 6-school district, Clinton Comm School District, which enrolls 3,248 students.
White students are 52% of those enrolled at Jefferson Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 9% Black. In Clinton County overall, about 90% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 70% of the student body. Across public schools in Clinton County, the average is 42%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Jefferson Elementary School is 57.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.5%.
The school is in Clinton County, where the median household earns about $66,981 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Clinton County, 18 public schools serve about 7,129 students.
Jefferson Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Clinton High School, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Jefferson Elementary School's average proficiency of 52.5% compares with 61.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Jefferson Elementary School had 368 students in 2020-21 and 376 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
This page is set up for the Jefferson Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,268
Census ACS
Median income
$66,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,129 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clinton Comm School District
- Clinton High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Clinton Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Eagle Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
Other schools in Clinton
- Clinton High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Clinton Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Eagle Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary School is the 69th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolMuscatine, IA · 441 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolDavenport, IA · 384 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IA · 312 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolMason City, IA · 292 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,011 students
Nearby schools
- Clinton High School0.5 mi · 981
- Whittier Elementary School0.8 mi · 331
- Bluff Elementary School1.0 mi · 372
- Clinton Middle School1.6 mi · 745
- Eagle Heights Elementary School2.4 mi · 443
- Fulton High School2.9 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jefferson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Jefferson Elementary School have?
Jefferson Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Elementary School?
At Jefferson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary School public or private?
Jefferson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clinton Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.