Is Thomas Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Elementary ranks 1075 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 749 students attended Thomas Jefferson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary are 58% White, 16% Two or more races, 15% Asian, 11% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Thomas Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : John Muir Middle High : Burbank High

Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Summary:

Thomas Jefferson Elementary is a public K-5 school in Burbank, California, with an enrollment of 757 students. This high-performing school consistently outshines the Burbank Unified and California state averages in academic achievement, making it a standout in the district.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary boasts impressive proficiency rates, with 59.17% to 65.35% of students meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 42.8% to 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency ranges from 58.02% to 63.2%, far surpassing the state's 35.02% to 45.64%. The school also outperforms the district and state in the California Science Test, with a 51.91% proficiency rate versus 32.68% for the state. Additionally, the school's Multi-racial and Special Education students stand out, ranking in the top 241 and top 95 schools in California, respectively.

While Thomas Jefferson Elementary's overall performance is exceptional, the school also compares favorably to nearby Providencia Elementary, Thomas Edison Elementary, and Joaquin Miller Elementary, outperforming them in both academic achievement and student group performance. The school's consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and top 20% ranking among California elementary schools further solidify its status as a standout educational institution within the Burbank Unified district.

Detail:

Public K-5

1900 North Sixth St.
Burbank, CA 91504-2932

(818) 729-1600

District: Burbank Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1075^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,410

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	Burbank High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.2

Number of students: 749

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

Two or more races:

15.9%

Asian:

15.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Thomas Jefferson Elementary ranks better than 81.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.88. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Thomas Jefferson Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Burbank Unified School District. Student population at Thomas Jefferson Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (57.5%), two or more races (15.9%), Asian (15%). (See more...)

Compare Details 20.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Elementary is 26.2. 8 elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Thomas Jefferson Elementary employs 28.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas Jefferson Elementary is $10,410. 8 elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thomas Jefferson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Thomas Jefferson Elementary 1075^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Thomas Jefferson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Burbank Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Burbank Unified 410^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Thomas Jefferson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	83.90	753^rd	4809	84.3%
2005	82.29	842^nd	4822	82.5%
2006	87.36	623^rd	4818	87.1%
2007	84.46	771^st	5113	84.9%
2008	82.18	870^th	5113	83.0%
2009	80.02	1003^rd	5193	80.7%
2010	76.76	1143^rd	5314	78.5%
2011	79.53	1028^th	5377	80.9%
2012	80.73	986^th	5390	81.7%
2013	82.01	947^th	5530	82.9%
2015	84.61	905^th	5611	83.9%
2016	88.13	729^th	5614	87.0%
2017	85.69	881^st	5692	84.5%
2018	80.85	1083^rd	5662	80.9%
2019	78.75	1229^th	5789	78.8%
2021	83.06	237^th	1417	83.3%
2022	85.77	909^th	5883	84.5%
2023	82.43	1076^th	5874	81.7%
2024	81.88	1075^th	5862	81.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	28.22	354^th	445	20.4%
2022	74.37	152^nd	610	75.1%
2023	60.94	284^th	669	57.5%
2024	67.11	241^st	669	64.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.34	836^th	3246	74.2%
2019	80.54	311^th	3275	90.5%
2022	51.29	1122^nd	3311	66.1%
2023	49.84	1204^th	3250	63.0%
2024	62.06	650^th	3160	79.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	95.34	95^th	2420	96.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.92	410^th	5084	91.9%
2019	75.27	908^th	5173	82.4%
2021	90.18	65^th	1110	94.1%
2022	81.81	683^rd	5264	87.0%
2023	75.30	977^th	5374	81.8%
2024	70.42	1248^th	5511	77.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.29	1072^nd	5413	80.2%
2019	74.17	1329^th	5492	75.8%
2021	76.82	272^nd	1267	78.5%
2022	86.41	798^th	5635	85.8%
2023	80.45	1082^nd	5617	80.7%
2024	79.81	1104^th	5605	80.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	56.05	811^th	2585	68.6%
2022	95.36	98^th	2227	95.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.01	1104^th	5431	79.7%
2019	80.28	1060^th	5510	80.8%
2021	85.71	184^th	1272	85.5%
2022	83.31	951^st	5663	83.2%
2023	80.67	1065^th	5650	81.2%
2024	80.98	1040^th	5636	81.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.70	503^rd	1071	53.0%
2019	57.37	603^rd	1149	47.5%
2022	63.02	544^th	1154	52.9%
2023	73.43	315^th	1190	73.5%
2024	55.99	667^th	1203	44.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.16	1027^th	4830	78.7%
2019	68.72	1226^th	4963	75.3%
2022	83.62	607^th	5084	88.1%
2023	75.40	943^rd	5098	81.5%
2024	62.20	1555^th	5102	69.5%

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Rank History for White students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.66	1360^th	2737	50.3%
2019	54.81	1388^th	2834	51.0%
2022	53.99	1338^th	2726	50.9%
2023	46.48	1528^th	2662	42.6%
2024	46.47	1530^th	2647	42.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Thomas Jefferson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	517	7	71	109	0	n/a	n/a	0	704
1989	553	11	66	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	738
1990	540	6	76	103	1	n/a	n/a	0	726
1991	464	11	67	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	644
1992	496	11	79	94	1	n/a	n/a	0	681
1993	493	31	86	123	1	n/a	n/a	0	734
1994	536	8	78	116	1	n/a	n/a	0	739
1995	538	16	89	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	786
1996	538	16	89	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	786
1997	502	18	91	140	2	n/a	n/a	0	753
1998	504	20	95	155	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
1999	537	11	85	169	0	n/a	n/a	0	802
2000	477	9	91	176	0	n/a	n/a	53	806
2001	485	13	101	167	0	n/a	n/a	0	766
2002	500	15	136	139	0	n/a	n/a	0	790
2003	500	15	136	139	0	n/a	n/a	0	790
2004	468	16	137	136	0	n/a	n/a	10	767
2005	406	10	112	92	1	n/a	n/a	132	753
2006	377	11	104	80	1	n/a	n/a	160	733
2007	405	8	105	99	1	n/a	n/a	119	737
2008	392	10	96	86	1	n/a	n/a	0	585
2009	395	10	102	86	1	0	131	0	725
2010	417	12	117	180	2	0	53	0	781
2011	435	10	118	168	2	0	50	0	783
2012	406	9	133	158	0	0	46	0	752
2013	418	5	125	156	0	0	39	0	743
2014	400	8	118	155	0	0	47	0	728
2015	413	9	132	158	0	0	37	0	749
2016	436	13	120	154	0	0	45	0	768
2017	442	11	116	148	0	0	50	0	767
2018	446	9	114	124	0	0	62	0	755
2019	453	8	115	125	0	0	63	0	764
2020	455	8	112	106	0	1	72	0	754
2021	423	7	112	97	0	1	91	0	731
2022	439	6	104	88	0	0	103	0	740
2023	432	6	106	90	0	0	122	1	757
2024	431	6	112	80	0	0	119	1	749

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Thomas Jefferson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	704	26.0	27.0	n/a
1989	738	27.2	27.1	n/a
1990	726	27.5	26.4	n/a
1991	644	23.9	26.9	n/a
1992	681	24.3	28.0	16.9
1993	734	26.3	27.9	26.2
1994	739	27.3	27.1	22.3
1995	786	28.4	27.7	18.6
1996	786	28.4	27.7	18.6
1997	753	27.6	27.3	15.9
1998	774	36.6	21.1	20.9
1999	802	40.6	19.8	20.1
2000	806	40.5	19.9	16.7
2001	766	38.0	20.2	23.9
2002	790	38.0	20.8	13.9
2003	790	38.0	20.8	13.9
2004	767	34.0	22.6	13.3
2005	753	35.0	21.5	16.9
2006	733	35.0	20.9	17.5
2007	737	35.0	21.1	12.1
2008	585	33.6	17.4	13.7
2009	725	32.6	21.0	12.1
2010	781	28.5	27.4	16.4
2011	783	n/a	n/a	17.6
2012	752	26.0	28.9	n/a
2013	743	24.2	30.7	20.6
2014	728	24.5	29.7	18.8
2015	749	26.0	28.8	18.2
2016	768	26.0	29.5	14.8
2017	767	26.7	28.7	16
2018	755	26.7	28.2	22.5
2019	764	27.5	27.7	24.7
2020	754	n/a	n/a	22.4
2021	731	28.5	25.6	19.4
2022	740	28.5	25.9	18.8
2023	757	28.5	26.5	20.3
2024	749	28.5	26.2	20.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Thomas Jefferson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	704	26.0	27.0	n/a
1989	738	27.2	27.1	n/a
1990	726	27.5	26.4	n/a
1991	644	23.9	26.9	n/a
1992	681	24.3	28.0	16.9
1993	734	26.3	27.9	26.2
1994	739	27.3	27.1	22.3
1995	786	28.4	27.7	18.6
1996	786	28.4	27.7	18.6
1997	753	27.6	27.3	15.9
1998	774	36.6	21.1	20.9
1999	802	40.6	19.8	20.1
2000	806	40.5	19.9	16.7
2001	766	38.0	20.2	23.9
2002	790	38.0	20.8	13.9
2003	790	38.0	20.8	13.9
2004	767	34.0	22.6	13.3
2005	753	35.0	21.5	16.9
2006	733	35.0	20.9	17.5
2007	737	35.0	21.1	12.1
2008	585	33.6	17.4	13.7
2009	725	32.6	21.0	12.1
2010	781	28.5	27.4	16.4
2011	783	n/a	n/a	17.6
2012	752	26.0	28.9	n/a
2013	743	24.2	30.7	20.6
2014	728	24.5	29.7	18.8
2015	749	26.0	28.8	18.2
2016	768	26.0	29.5	14.8
2017	767	26.7	28.7	16
2018	755	26.7	28.2	22.5
2019	764	27.5	27.7	24.7
2020	754	n/a	n/a	22.4
2021	731	28.5	25.6	19.4
2022	740	28.5	25.9	18.8
2023	757	28.5	26.5	20.3
2024	749	28.5	26.2	20.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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