Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 522 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bancroft Middle High : San Leandro High

Jefferson Elementary

Summary:

Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Leandro, California, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 522. The school is part of the San Leandro Unified School District, which is ranked 918 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating the school is underperforming compared to the state average. The school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.5% to 54.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 81.03% of Jefferson Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the student population faces significant economic challenges. Students at Jefferson Elementary consistently score below the San Leandro Unified School District and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

When comparing Jefferson Elementary to other nearby schools in the San Leandro Unified and San Lorenzo Unified districts, it becomes clear that Jefferson is one of the lower-performing schools in the area. For example, Roosevelt Elementary and Madison Elementary, both within the San Leandro Unified district, consistently outperform Jefferson Elementary in academic assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the underlying issues of high chronic absenteeism and the large percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds could be crucial in improving student outcomes at Jefferson Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

14300 Bancroft Ave.
San Leandro, CA 94578-1727

(510) 618-4310

District: San Leandro Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4560^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,199

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bancroft Middle
High:	San Leandro High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.7

Number of students: 522

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.6%

Asian:

13.6%

African American:

12.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jefferson Elementary ranks worse than 77.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 8 ranked elementary schools in the San Leandro Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.17. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Elementary is $6,199, which is the 3^rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the San Leandro Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary 4560^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Jefferson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Leandro Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Leandro Unified 918^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jefferson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.84	2890^th	4809	39.9%
2005	24.30	3678^th	4822	23.7%
2006	16.87	4221^st	4818	12.4%
2007	26.70	3808^th	5113	25.5%
2008	20.65	4298^th	5113	15.9%
2009	18.83	4510^th	5193	13.2%
2010	22.70	4407^th	5314	17.1%
2011	23.28	4447^th	5377	17.3%
2012	25.06	4310^th	5390	20.0%
2013	28.50	4163^rd	5530	24.7%
2015	21.55	4470^th	5611	20.3%
2016	23.22	4332^nd	5614	22.8%
2017	19.45	4745^th	5692	16.6%
2018	18.74	4790^th	5662	15.4%
2019	19.40	4855^th	5789	16.1%
2022	23.89	4462^nd	5883	24.2%
2023	21.05	4753^rd	5874	19.1%
2024	23.17	4560^th	5862	22.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.03	2057^th	3246	36.6%
2019	19.49	3212^th	3275	1.9%
2022	36.08	2114^th	3311	36.2%
2023	44.97	1488^th	3250	54.2%
2024	49.82	1187^th	3160	62.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.00	1284^th	2420	46.9%
2024	31.87	1711^th	2634	35.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.20	4178^th	5084	17.8%
2019	24.58	4256^th	5173	17.7%
2022	30.42	3804^th	5264	27.7%
2023	27.56	4114^th	5374	23.4%
2024	28.12	4135^th	5511	25.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.47	4660^th	5413	13.9%
2019	19.62	4653^rd	5492	15.3%
2022	25.42	4172^nd	5635	26.0%
2023	20.65	4640^th	5617	17.4%
2024	25.70	4174^th	5605	25.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.50	4519^th	5431	16.8%
2019	20.10	4651^st	5510	15.6%
2022	24.61	4273^rd	5663	24.5%
2023	22.31	4518^th	5650	20.0%
2024	22.29	4503^rd	5636	20.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	17.82	981^st	1154	15.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.19	569^th	700	18.7%
2019	36.69	461^st	747	38.3%
2022	42.25	333^rd	663	49.8%
2023	50.48	272^nd	662	58.9%
2024	32.39	391^st	593	34.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.39	4022^nd	4830	16.7%
2019	24.53	4064^th	4963	18.1%
2022	36.87	3156^th	5084	37.9%
2023	24.16	4175^th	5098	18.1%
2024	28.24	3856^th	5102	24.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Jefferson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	286	36	50	50	4	n/a	n/a	0	426
1989	306	41	40	56	3	n/a	n/a	0	446
1990	291	67	61	64	1	n/a	n/a	0	484
1991	250	68	48	63	2	n/a	n/a	0	431
1992	204	64	57	62	2	n/a	n/a	0	389
1993	156	55	58	73	5	n/a	n/a	0	347
1994	135	67	67	82	3	n/a	n/a	0	354
1995	132	80	54	114	2	n/a	n/a	0	382
1996	132	80	54	114	2	n/a	n/a	0	382
1997	121	82	57	110	4	n/a	n/a	0	374
1998	119	81	69	124	2	n/a	n/a	0	395
1999	115	80	80	151	3	n/a	n/a	0	429
2000	118	89	102	150	2	n/a	n/a	0	461
2001	115	75	114	178	3	n/a	n/a	0	485
2002	80	77	104	160	2	n/a	n/a	6	429
2003	80	77	104	160	2	n/a	n/a	6	429
2004	56	86	109	203	1	n/a	n/a	11	466
2005	64	97	105	235	1	n/a	n/a	9	511
2006	47	93	97	244	0	n/a	n/a	15	496
2007	49	97	79	271	0	n/a	n/a	18	514
2008	47	100	91	273	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	511
2009	56	101	72	295	1	16	20	0	561
2010	51	96	81	316	0	14	10	0	568
2011	46	92	73	352	0	9	12	0	584
2012	40	82	77	359	2	1	19	0	580
2013	38	82	79	384	1	3	19	0	606
2014	31	74	78	404	3	5	14	0	609
2015	31	82	77	393	1	8	16	0	608
2016	30	96	67	393	2	6	16	0	610
2017	28	90	72	391	2	6	25	0	614
2018	27	92	83	378	1	3	25	0	609
2019	30	85	79	364	1	5	23	0	587
2020	21	79	91	337	2	6	30	0	566
2021	23	77	83	324	2	1	30	0	540
2022	20	68	77	326	5	4	29	0	529
2023	21	67	71	327	4	4	28	0	522

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 Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	426	16.0	26.6	n/a
1989	446	18.6	23.9	n/a
1990	484	19.0	25.4	n/a
1991	431	17.0	25.3	n/a
1992	389	17.3	22.4	22.9
1993	347	14.8	23.4	30.3
1994	354	17.6	20.1	40.1
1995	382	17.7	21.6	44.2
1996	382	17.7	21.6	44.2
1997	374	20.5	18.2	47.6
1998	395	24.8	15.9	42.8
1999	429	25.5	16.8	43.8
2000	461	26.0	17.7	40.6
2001	485	27.0	18.0	41
2002	429	28.2	15.2	52.7
2003	429	28.2	15.2	52.7
2004	466	27.7	16.8	56.7
2005	511	27.6	18.5	59
2006	496	28.7	17.3	64.7
2007	514	27.5	18.7	69.6
2008	511	28.3	18.1	69.9
2009	561	29.0	17.0	64.7
2010	568	55.0	10.3	67.1
2011	584	n/a	n/a	63.9
2012	580	26.0	22.2	n/a
2013	606	26.6	22.7	79.9
2014	609	22.0	27.6	80.6
2015	608	23.0	26.4	63.7
2016	610	23.0	26.5	76.2
2017	614	23.4	26.2	72.5
2018	609	25.0	24.3	78.3
2019	587	23.0	25.5	74.4
2020	566	n/a	n/a	71.4
2021	540	23.0	23.4	71.3
2022	529	24.7	21.3	80
2023	522	24.0	21.7	81

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 Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	426	16.0	26.6	n/a
1989	446	18.6	23.9	n/a
1990	484	19.0	25.4	n/a
1991	431	17.0	25.3	n/a
1992	389	17.3	22.4	22.9
1993	347	14.8	23.4	30.3
1994	354	17.6	20.1	40.1
1995	382	17.7	21.6	44.2
1996	382	17.7	21.6	44.2
1997	374	20.5	18.2	47.6
1998	395	24.8	15.9	42.8
1999	429	25.5	16.8	43.8
2000	461	26.0	17.7	40.6
2001	485	27.0	18.0	41
2002	429	28.2	15.2	52.7
2003	429	28.2	15.2	52.7
2004	466	27.7	16.8	56.7
2005	511	27.6	18.5	59
2006	496	28.7	17.3	64.7
2007	514	27.5	18.7	69.6
2008	511	28.3	18.1	69.9
2009	561	29.0	17.0	64.7
2010	568	55.0	10.3	67.1
2011	584	n/a	n/a	63.9
2012	580	26.0	22.2	n/a
2013	606	26.6	22.7	79.9
2014	609	22.0	27.6	80.6
2015	608	23.0	26.4	63.7
2016	610	23.0	26.5	76.2
2017	614	23.4	26.2	72.5
2018	609	25.0	24.3	78.3
2019	587	23.0	25.5	74.4
2020	566	n/a	n/a	71.4
2021	540	23.0	23.4	71.3
2022	529	24.7	21.3	80
2023	522	24.0	21.7	81

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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