Jefferson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 48.9% |
| Met Standard | 29.9% |
| Below Standard | 21.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "79% proficient" for Jefferson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
48.9% of students exceeded standard while 29.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 27.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Redondo Beach Unified district average of 48.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 46.9% 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.
Proficiency drops by 11.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 51.3% | 29.5% | 80.8% |
| 4th | 85 | 56.5% | 22.4% | 78.8% |
| 5th | 87 | 35.6% | 39.1% | 74.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 46.1% | 41.0% | 87.2% |
| 4th | 85 | 57.6% | 22.4% | 80.0% |
| 5th | 87 | 46.0% | 25.3% | 71.3% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 66.5