Jefferson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.5% |
| Met Standard | 17.8% |
| Below Standard | 70.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Jefferson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.5% of students exceeded standard while 17.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.4 points above the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.6% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 12.8% | 9.3% | 22.1% |
| 4th | 102 | 8.8% | 15.7% | 24.5% |
| 5th | 84 | 10.7% | 25.0% | 35.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 15.1% | 19.8% | 34.9% |
| 4th | 102 | 10.8% | 21.6% | 32.4% |
| 5th | 84 | 10.7% | 15.5% | 26.2% |
Nearby schools
36 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.3