Jefferson
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.2% |
| Met Standard | 20.8% |
| Below Standard | 63.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Jefferson and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.2% of students exceeded standard while 20.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Hawthorne district average of 18.0%. The 33 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.1% exceeded — 7.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 22.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 21.3% | 23.8% | 45.0% |
| 4th | 91 | 22.0% | 18.7% | 40.7% |
| 5th | 100 | 11.0% | 19.0% | 30.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 19.8% | 28.4% | 48.1% |
| 4th | 93 | 15.1% | 26.9% | 41.9% |
| 5th | 102 | 8.8% | 8.8% | 17.6% |
Nearby schools
33 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.6