Thomas Jefferson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.4% |
| Met Standard | 23.5% |
| Below Standard | 51.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Thomas Jefferson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.4% of students exceeded standard while 23.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points below the Glendale Unified district average of 33.4%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.4% exceeded — 3.1 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 10.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 108 | 31.5% | 17.6% | 49.1% |
| 4th | 121 | 20.7% | 25.6% | 46.3% |
| 5th | 106 | 20.8% | 26.4% | 47.2% |
| 6th | 108 | 20.4% | 36.1% | 56.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 114 | 31.6% | 24.6% | 56.1% |
| 4th | 126 | 30.9% | 20.6% | 51.6% |
| 5th | 113 | 18.6% | 18.6% | 37.2% |
| 6th | 112 | 28.6% | 18.8% | 47.3% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.3