Jefferson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.1% |
| Met Standard | 19.0% |
| Below Standard | 69.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Jefferson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.1% of students exceeded standard while 19.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.4 points below the Riverside Unified district average of 16.5%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.6% exceeded — 2.6 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 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 122 | 10.7% | 23.8% | 34.4% |
| 4th | 115 | 11.3% | 19.1% | 30.4% |
| 5th | 117 | 22.2% | 20.5% | 42.7% |
| 6th | 136 | 12.5% | 27.2% | 39.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 124 | 12.1% | 26.6% | 38.7% |
| 4th | 117 | 3.4% | 11.1% | 14.5% |
| 5th | 119 | 7.6% | 13.4% | 21.0% |
| 6th | 138 | 8.7% | 10.1% | 18.8% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.1