Jefferson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.8% |
| Met Standard | 16.4% |
| Below Standard | 75.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Jefferson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.8% of students exceeded standard while 16.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Calexico Unified district average of 7.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.0% 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 4.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 42.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 9.6% | 18.1% | 27.7% |
| 4th | 102 | 8.8% | 14.7% | 23.5% |
| 5th | 102 | 5.9% | 17.6% | 23.5% |
| 6th | 100 | 9.0% | 25.0% | 34.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 5.3% | 17.0% | 22.3% |
| 4th | 102 | 7.8% | 15.7% | 23.5% |
| 5th | 102 | 6.9% | 9.8% | 16.7% |
| 6th | 100 | 9.0% | 13.0% | 22.0% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 29.9