Jefferson Elementary

Summary:

Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Jefferson, Ohio, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 637 students. The school is part of the Jefferson Area Local District, which is ranked 364 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary's academic performance has been mixed compared to the state and local district averages. While the school's 3rd-6th grade proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts were generally on par with or slightly below the district and state, its 5th-grade Science proficiency rate (55.1%) was lower than the district (59.8%) and state (64%) averages. Nearby schools like Rock Creek Elementary School and Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School have generally outperformed Jefferson Elementary on state assessments. Additionally, Jefferson Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.6% in 2019-2020 to 27.8% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools.

While Jefferson Elementary's gifted and talented students have excelled, ranking in the top 10% of Ohio elementary schools, the school's special education and disabled student populations have struggled, ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools. This suggests the need for the school to focus on improving support and resources for these underperforming student subgroups. To address these challenges, Jefferson Elementary should focus on improving attendance, providing targeted support for underperforming student populations, and learning from the successes of nearby high-performing schools.


Detail:

Public K-6

 204 W Mulberry St
       Jefferson, OH  44047-1355


(440) 576-9180

District: Jefferson Area Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
782nd of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,180 Help


Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jefferson Area Junior High School
High:    Jefferson Area Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.1 Help
Number of students:  640

Racial breakdown:

White:
92.0%
Hispanic:
3.9%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jefferson Elementary ranks better than 50.4% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.55. (See more...)
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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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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (92%), Hispanic (3.9%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 60% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary is 19.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Elementary is $8,180.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary 782nd of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Jefferson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Jefferson Area Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Area Local 364th of 839 Ohio 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 OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 54.45 791st 1471 46.2%
2005 46.78 949th 1501 36.8%
2006 52.65 883rd 1504 41.3%
2007 70.47 506th 1609 68.6%
2008 64.35 664th 1582 58.0%
2009 59.43 854th 1610 47.0%
2010 56.75 938th 1662 43.6%
2011 61.78 856th 1686 49.2%
2012 56.75 999th 1709 41.5%
2013 52.72 1058th 1701 37.8%
2014 61.86 869th 1687 48.5%
2015 53.76 972nd 1684 42.3%
2016 60.27 846th 1678 49.6%
2017 62.04 806th 1651 51.2%
2018 64.06 728th 1636 55.5%
2019 55.45 916th 1676 45.3%
2021 55.69 846th 1610 47.5%
2022 47.99 953rd 1588 40.0%
2023 59.44 780th 1596 51.1%
2024 58.55 782nd 1577 50.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 46.08 414th 856 51.6%
2024 49.17 389th 900 56.8%
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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 OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.48 519th 1465 64.6%
2019 50.16 828th 1465 43.5%
2021 55.49 650th 1404 53.7%
2022 47.38 804th 1419 43.3%
2023 53.63 721st 1447 50.2%
2024 49.24 839th 1484 43.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.40 680th 1518 55.2%
2019 48.71 923rd 1502 38.5%
2021 53.63 763rd 1467 48.0%
2022 48.21 883rd 1488 40.7%
2023 62.50 647th 1483 56.4%
2024 54.14 789th 1466 46.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.40 318th 1021 68.9%
2019 38.18 589th 956 38.4%
2021 21.29 662nd 765 13.5%
2022 29.78 605th 824 26.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.64 637th 759 16.1%
2019 49.26 70th 126 44.4%
2021 44.38 160th 219 26.9%
2022 55.39 76th 128 40.6%
2023 66.81 22nd 108 79.6%
2024 70.51 10th 78 87.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.46 674th 1536 56.1%
2019 62.22 715th 1535 53.4%
2021 48.15 861st 1499 42.6%
2022 42.06 967th 1518 36.3%
2023 50.85 858th 1498 42.7%
2024 56.77 759th 1485 48.9%
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Rank History for White students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.85 777th 1309 40.6%
2019 38.91 925th 1271 27.2%
2021 37.44 877th 1249 29.8%
2022 29.87 981st 1242 21.0%
2023 42.31 819th 1215 32.6%
2024 40.11 826th 1190 30.6%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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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 841 28 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 872
1989 849 20 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 873
1990 862 23 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 888
1991 872 25 2 0 2 n/a n/a 0 901
1992 881 21 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 903
1993 871 29 6 1 0 n/a n/a 0 907
1994 860 31 3 4 2 n/a n/a 0 900
1995 874 33 6 5 2 n/a n/a 0 920
1996 874 33 6 5 2 n/a n/a 0 920
1997 875 37 5 7 2 n/a n/a 0 926
1998 881 23 5 7 2 n/a n/a 0 918
1999 843 33 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 885
2000 827 25 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 863
2001 841 19 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 868
2002 738 18 1 2 1 n/a n/a 17 777
2003 738 18 1 2 1 n/a n/a 17 777
2004 770 12 0 3 1 n/a n/a 21 807
2005 734 13 0 5 0 n/a n/a 24 776
2006 750 9 0 3 0 n/a n/a 25 787
2007 744 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a 24 775
2008 714 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a 18 739
2009 632 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a 19 658
2010 606 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a 19 631
2011 628 3 1 6 2 0 17 0 657
2012 641 5 1 13 1 0 13 0 674
2013 581 5 1 15 0 0 13 0 615
2014 548 6 0 18 0 0 12 0 584
2015 542 7 0 20 0 0 16 0 585
2016 571 4 2 16 0 0 18 0 611
2017 573 4 3 19 0 0 20 0 619
2018 558 4 1 19 0 0 19 0 601
2019 568 1 2 23 0 0 23 0 617
2020 569 1 1 22 0 0 29 0 622
2021 554 2 1 21 0 0 22 0 600
2022 569 1 1 25 0 0 23 0 619
2023 587 1 3 22 0 0 24 0 637
2024 589 1 4 25 0 1 20 0 640

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 872 40.0 21.8 0
1989 873 39.0 22.3 n/a
1990 888 40.0 22.2 n/a
1991 901 40.0 22.5 n/a
1992 903 42.0 21.5 24.7
1993 907 43.5 20.9 26.7
1994 900 44.0 20.5 23.4
1995 920 45.2 20.4 22.1
1996 920 45.2 20.4 22.1
1997 926 45.7 20.3 21.7
1998 918 44.5 20.6 20
1999 885 48.0 18.4 30.4
2000 863 48.0 18.0 26
2001 868 48.0 18.1 27.5
2002 777 47.0 16.5 27
2003 777 47.0 16.5 27
2004 807 48.0 16.8 33.6
2005 776 46.4 16.7 37.5
2006 787 44.9 17.5 41.3
2007 775 38.0 20.4 39.5
2008 739 37.0 20.0 n/a
2009 658 39.0 16.9 42.6
2010 631 39.0 16.1 47.5
2011 657 39.5 16.6 49.5
2012 674 42.0 16.0 45.7
2013 615 32.8 18.7 49.9
2014 584 25.8 22.6 50.2
2015 585 n/a n/a 49.9
2016 611 27.0 22.6 55.6
2017 619 29.2 21.1 50.9
2018 601 28.3 21.2 51.1
2019 617 27.2 22.6 52
2020 622 28.2 22.0 51
2021 600 31.4 19.1 n/a
2022 619 32.1 19.2 n/a
2023 637 33.5 19.0 37.5
2024 640 33.5 19.1 60

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 872 40.0 21.8 0
1989 873 39.0 22.3 n/a
1990 888 40.0 22.2 n/a
1991 901 40.0 22.5 n/a
1992 903 42.0 21.5 24.7
1993 907 43.5 20.9 26.7
1994 900 44.0 20.5 23.4
1995 920 45.2 20.4 22.1
1996 920 45.2 20.4 22.1
1997 926 45.7 20.3 21.7
1998 918 44.5 20.6 20
1999 885 48.0 18.4 30.4
2000 863 48.0 18.0 26
2001 868 48.0 18.1 27.5
2002 777 47.0 16.5 27
2003 777 47.0 16.5 27
2004 807 48.0 16.8 33.6
2005 776 46.4 16.7 37.5
2006 787 44.9 17.5 41.3
2007 775 38.0 20.4 39.5
2008 739 37.0 20.0 n/a
2009 658 39.0 16.9 42.6
2010 631 39.0 16.1 47.5
2011 657 39.5 16.6 49.5
2012 674 42.0 16.0 45.7
2013 615 32.8 18.7 49.9
2014 584 25.8 22.6 50.2
2015 585 n/a n/a 49.9
2016 611 27.0 22.6 55.6
2017 619 29.2 21.1 50.9
2018 601 28.3 21.2 51.1
2019 617 27.2 22.6 52
2020 622 28.2 22.0 51
2021 600 31.4 19.1 n/a
2022 619 32.1 19.2 n/a
2023 637 33.5 19.0 37.5
2024 640 33.5 19.1 60

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 Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,160
2022 $7,974
2023 $8,131
2024 $8,180

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 916th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 780th of 1596 Elementary schools
 5.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)66.367
 0.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Area Local)69.272.2
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary)69.661
 8.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Area Local)67.763.2
 4.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)68.867.8
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Area Local)72.670.7
 1.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary)54.556.7
 2.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Area Local)63.861.8
 2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Jefferson Elementary)68.967.5
 1.4%
   5th Grade Science (Jefferson Area Local)68.470.2
 1.8%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)52.751.9
 0.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Area Local)50.554.4
 3.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary)75.769.1
 6.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Area Local)76.169.6
 6.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)59.146.5
 12.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Area Local)58.740.4
 18.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary)62.467.7
 5.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Area Local)6061
 1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students617637
 3.2%
African American11
American Indian00
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic2322
 4.3%
Pacific Islander00
White568587
 3.3%
Two or More Races2324
 4.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52%37.5%
 14.5%


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Jefferson Elementary ranks 782nd of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 640 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.


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