Thomas Jefferson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.2% |
| Met Standard | 23.9% |
| Below Standard | 58.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Thomas Jefferson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.2% of students exceeded standard while 23.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Bellflower Unified district average of 16.8%. The 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.5% exceeded — 2.3 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 0.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 22.1% | 19.5% | 41.6% |
| 4th | 60 | 23.3% | 26.7% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 70 | 15.7% | 37.1% | 52.9% |
| 6th | 66 | 19.7% | 28.8% | 48.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 11.5% | 32.0% | 43.6% |
| 4th | 61 | 9.8% | 18.0% | 27.9% |
| 5th | 71 | 16.9% | 14.1% | 31.0% |
| 6th | 66 | 18.2% | 15.2% | 33.3% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.0