Jefferson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.5% |
| Met Standard | 14.6% |
| Below Standard | 80.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Jefferson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.5% of students exceeded standard while 14.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.2 points below the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.0% exceeded — 2.4 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 18.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 6.9% | 20.8% | 27.8% |
| 4th | 66 | 7.6% | 13.6% | 21.2% |
| 5th | 73 | 1.4% | 17.8% | 19.2% |
| 6th | 75 | 4.0% | 13.3% | 17.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 12.0% | 22.7% | 34.7% |
| 4th | 67 | 3.0% | 19.4% | 22.4% |
| 5th | 73 | 1.4% | 4.1% | 5.5% |
| 6th | 77 | 0.0% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.5