Summary:
Jefferson is an elementary school located in Hawthorne, CA, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 519 students. It is part of the Hawthorne School District, which is ranked 821 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Jefferson's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 1,675 (4-star rating) to 4,490 (1-star rating) out of around 5,600 California elementary schools.
Jefferson's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST exams is generally below the Hawthorne district and California state averages across grade levels and subject areas. However, the school's African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 4 out of 5 stars in recent years. This is a strength for the school, but it also faces a significant challenge with its high chronic absenteeism rate, which has risen from 9.6% in 2017-2018 to 29.8% in 2022-2023. Additionally, 62.04% of Jefferson's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
When compared to nearby schools, Jefferson's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the other Hawthorne elementary schools, such as Zela Davis, Ramona, and Washington. However, the nearby Lawndale elementary schools, such as Lucille J. Smith, Billy Mitchell, F.D. Roosevelt, William Anderson, and Mark Twain, tend to outperform Jefferson and the other Hawthorne schools on academic measures.
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Detail:
Public K-5
District:
Hawthorne
SchoolDigger Rank:
3025th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,841
Students who attend Jefferson usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 28.8
Number of students: 520
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
70.0%
African American:
16.5%
Asian:
5.0%
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White:
3.7%
Two or more races:
3.3%
Pacific Islander:
1.3%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.6%
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