Jefferson High

Summary:

Jefferson High is a public high school located in Daly City, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,159 students. It is part of the Jefferson Union High School District, which is ranked 518 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Jefferson High has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.1% to 93.4% over the past five years, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 44.22% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 56.96% for the district and 55.73% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was just 15.56%, significantly lower than the district (30.28%) and state (27.9%) averages. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) for 11th-grade students is also below the district and state, with only 18.8% proficient or better compared to 23.55% for the district and 32.08% for the state. Additionally, Jefferson High has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the district and state, ranging from 18.9% to 30.3% over the past five years.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the San Francisco Unified School District, such as Lowell High and Balboa High, significantly outperform Jefferson High in academic achievement and other key metrics. Within the same district, Westmoor High also consistently outperforms Jefferson High across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. These comparisons suggest that there are opportunities for Jefferson High and the district to implement targeted interventions and support programs to address the unique challenges faced by the student population and improve overall student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 6996 Mission St.
       Daly City, CA  94014-2035


(650) 550-7700

District: Jefferson Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
1220th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,444 Help


Feeder schools for Jefferson High:

Elementary:    Brisbane Elementary
    George Washington Elementary
    John F. Kennedy Elementary
    Panorama Elementary
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Middle:    Lipman Middle
    Thomas R. Pollicita Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  20.8 Help
Number of students:  1,159

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.9%
Asian:
38.6%
White:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jefferson High ranks worse than 52.5% of high schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked high schools in the Jefferson Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.67. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Jefferson High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.9%), Asian (38.6%), White (5.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jefferson High is 20.8. 3 high schools in the Jefferson Union High School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson High is $6,444. 3 high schools in the Jefferson Union High School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson High:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson High 1220th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Jefferson High in the ranking list.)

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Jefferson Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Union High 518th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jefferson High

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 31.28 898th 1653 45.7%
2005 33.64 953rd 1901 49.9%
2006 36.75 932nd 1968 52.6%
2007 26.87 1233rd 2063 40.2%
2008 29.14 1195th 2117 43.6%
2009 29.11 1437th 2238 35.8%
2010 28.14 1329th 2281 41.7%
2011 26.13 1428th 2367 39.7%
2012 34.95 1179th 2354 49.9%
2013 38.79 1085th 2426 55.3%
2015 56.12 848th 1994 57.5%
2016 58.51 815th 2039 60.0%
2017 52.98 958th 2021 52.6%
2018 57.06 858th 2017 57.5%
2019 44.20 1126th 2133 47.2%
2021 74.22 305th 1290 76.4%
2022 52.98 871st 2123 59.0%
2023 47.61 920th 2348 60.8%
2024 36.67 1220th 2323 47.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jefferson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.23 275th 366 24.9%
2019 12.40 375th 422 11.1%
2024 11.08 697th 804 13.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jefferson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.60 220th 938 76.5%
2019 38.67 491st 941 47.8%
2021 44.76 217th 467 53.5%
2022 39.12 543rd 1044 48.0%
2023 33.88 651st 1323 50.8%
2024 28.17 914th 1350 32.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.48 1004th 1547 35.1%
2024 18.00 1420th 1534 7.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.67 800th 1862 57.0%
2019 46.67 1017th 1937 47.5%
2021 78.66 198th 1126 82.4%
2022 54.83 749th 1943 61.5%
2023 44.94 1007th 2247 55.2%
2024 41.27 1106th 2235 50.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.13 925th 1760 47.4%
2019 37.90 1110th 1833 39.4%
2021 69.82 293rd 1054 72.2%
2022 48.33 857th 1858 53.9%
2023 49.22 850th 2118 59.9%
2024 46.68 901st 2098 57.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Jefferson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.50 1038th 1052 1.3%
2019 40.90 539th 1117 51.7%
2022 26.95 914th 1161 21.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.09 734th 1834 60.0%
2019 44.56 987th 1880 47.5%
2021 73.57 271st 1122 75.8%
2022 53.01 773rd 1916 59.7%
2023 43.12 975th 2207 55.8%
2024 26.39 1427th 2172 34.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Jefferson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.13 414th 581 28.7%
2019 43.94 373rd 582 35.9%
2022 36.24 398th 581 31.5%
2023 31.38 520th 731 28.9%
2024 21.87 564th 712 20.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jefferson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.57 1025th 1742 41.2%
2019 32.51 1231st 1814 32.1%
2022 48.32 868th 1861 53.4%
2023 39.64 1135th 2142 47.0%
2024 26.51 1441st 2125 32.2%
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Rank History for White students at Jefferson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.36 1075th 1222 12.0%
2022 56.77 507th 1204 57.9%
2023 11.90 1218th 1434 15.1%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Jefferson High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 119 181 547 470 4 n/a n/a 0 1321
1989 111 183 585 504 3 n/a n/a 0 1386
1990 89 151 622 556 5 n/a n/a 0 1423
1991 70 144 662 618 4 n/a n/a 0 1498
1992 90 148 726 679 4 n/a n/a 0 1647
1993 103 161 765 747 3 n/a n/a 0 1779
1994 73 137 722 730 2 n/a n/a 0 1664
1995 42 139 750 683 1 n/a n/a 0 1615
1996 42 139 750 683 1 n/a n/a 0 1615
1997 42 143 760 616 1 n/a n/a 0 1562
1998 40 129 739 594 1 n/a n/a 0 1503
1999 43 108 698 560 1 n/a n/a 0 1410
2000 32 127 667 534 2 n/a n/a 0 1362
2001 40 104 592 559 1 n/a n/a 0 1296
2002 58 99 575 555 5 n/a n/a 0 1292
2003 58 99 575 555 5 n/a n/a 0 1292
2004 51 107 580 537 14 n/a n/a 0 1289
2005 64 117 557 574 6 n/a n/a 2 1320
2006 62 98 534 566 7 n/a n/a 0 1267
2007 52 109 550 568 8 n/a n/a 0 1287
2008 48 126 566 554 7 n/a n/a 0 1301
2009 39 107 492 538 8 26 3 0 1213
2010 29 92 468 514 5 32 39 0 1179
2011 37 74 443 523 2 36 81 0 1196
2012 28 61 460 499 2 32 99 0 1181
2013 21 45 494 492 2 22 91 0 1167
2014 21 43 485 461 1 24 80 0 1115
2015 24 45 547 449 1 24 45 0 1135
2016 34 48 548 464 2 18 48 0 1162
2017 41 43 515 441 1 16 50 0 1107
2018 40 24 534 462 1 12 71 0 1144
2019 44 25 571 494 2 16 65 0 1217
2020 49 23 572 566 2 24 59 0 1295
2021 61 31 581 579 1 18 54 0 1325
2022 56 28 523 566 1 19 53 0 1246
2023 59 25 447 567 1 17 39 4 1159

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jefferson High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1321 66.2 19.9 n/a
1989 1386 64.6 21.4 n/a
1990 1423 67.0 21.2 n/a
1991 1498 69.1 21.6 n/a
1992 1647 70.2 23.4 26.2
1993 1779 74.4 23.9 22.3
1994 1664 69.6 23.9 25.2
1995 1615 64.3 25.1 29
1996 1615 64.3 25.1 29
1997 1562 61.6 25.4 24.8
1998 1503 60.4 24.9 21.7
1999 1410 56.4 25.0 16.7
2000 1362 56.0 24.3 32.4
2001 1296 57.0 22.7 26.3
2002 1292 60.6 21.3 36.2
2003 1292 60.6 21.3 36.2
2004 1289 59.4 21.7 39.8
2005 1320 59.4 22.2 38.6
2006 1267 57.8 21.9 44
2007 1287 57.8 22.3 59.4
2008 1301 54.5 23.9 46
2009 1213 62.1 19.5 50.9
2010 1179 62.0 19.0 63.8
2011 1196 n/a n/a 61.5
2012 1181 54.3 21.7 0
2013 1167 50.1 23.2 62.4
2014 1115 50.5 22.0 54.2
2015 1135 52.0 21.8 54
2016 1162 53.0 21.9 59
2017 1107 50.0 22.1 53.1
2018 1144 50.6 22.5 49.8
2019 1217 53.2 22.8 44.4
2020 1295 n/a n/a 34
2021 1325 61.0 21.6 32.5
2022 1246 63.2 19.7 35
2023 1159 55.5 20.8 36.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jefferson High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1321 66.2 19.9 n/a
1989 1386 64.6 21.4 n/a
1990 1423 67.0 21.2 n/a
1991 1498 69.1 21.6 n/a
1992 1647 70.2 23.4 26.2
1993 1779 74.4 23.9 22.3
1994 1664 69.6 23.9 25.2
1995 1615 64.3 25.1 29
1996 1615 64.3 25.1 29
1997 1562 61.6 25.4 24.8
1998 1503 60.4 24.9 21.7
1999 1410 56.4 25.0 16.7
2000 1362 56.0 24.3 32.4
2001 1296 57.0 22.7 26.3
2002 1292 60.6 21.3 36.2
2003 1292 60.6 21.3 36.2
2004 1289 59.4 21.7 39.8
2005 1320 59.4 22.2 38.6
2006 1267 57.8 21.9 44
2007 1287 57.8 22.3 59.4
2008 1301 54.5 23.9 46
2009 1213 62.1 19.5 50.9
2010 1179 62.0 19.0 63.8
2011 1196 n/a n/a 61.5
2012 1181 54.3 21.7 0
2013 1167 50.1 23.2 62.4
2014 1115 50.5 22.0 54.2
2015 1135 52.0 21.8 54
2016 1162 53.0 21.9 59
2017 1107 50.0 22.1 53.1
2018 1144 50.6 22.5 49.8
2019 1217 53.2 22.8 44.4
2020 1295 n/a n/a 34
2021 1325 61.0 21.6 32.5
2022 1246 63.2 19.7 35
2023 1159 55.5 20.8 36.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jefferson High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,444

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1126th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 920th of 2348 High schools
 13.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Jefferson High)52.143.9
 8.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Jefferson Union High)56.156
 0.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson High)24.219.4
 4.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Union High)3530.6
 4.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Jefferson High)20.525.5
 5%
   11th Grade Science (Jefferson Union High)26.831.9
 5.1%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Jefferson High)1327.3
 14.3%
   12th Grade Science (Jefferson Union High)21.534.6
 13.1%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12171159
 4.8%
African American2525
American Indian21
 50%
Asian571447
 21.7%
Hispanic494567
 14.8%
Pacific Islander1617
 6.3%
White4459
 34.1%
Two or More Races6539
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.4%36.8%
 7.5%


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Students at Jefferson High are 49% Hispanic, 39% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Jefferson High ranks 1220th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,159 students attended Jefferson High.


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