Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 381 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Lindsay Senior High

Jefferson Elementary

Summary:

Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Lindsay, CA, with 394 students. The school faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism, low test scores, and struggles to support its most vulnerable student populations.

Jefferson Elementary has seen a dramatic increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.2% in 2018-2019 to 50.0% in 2021-2022, much higher than the Lindsay Unified district and state averages. The school also consistently underperforms the district and state on standardized tests, with only 30.77% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 26.72% in Mathematics, compared to 38.84% and 27.13% for the district, respectively. Jefferson Elementary struggles to support its subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% for English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While the nearby Kennedy Elementary and Washington Elementary schools in the Lindsay Unified district generally perform better than Jefferson Elementary, the district as a whole struggles compared to the state averages, suggesting systemic challenges. The high rates of poverty and economic disadvantage at Jefferson Elementary, with over 90% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing to the school's challenges. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improve educational outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public K-8

333 North Westwood Ave.
Lindsay, CA 93247-1801

(559) 562-6303

District: Lindsay Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4726^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,098

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lindsay Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.4

Number of students: 381

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

White:

5.0%

Two or more races:

1.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jefferson Elementary ranks worse than 80.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Lindsay Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.41. (See more...)

Compare Details Jefferson Elementary ranks better than 52.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.89. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.8%), White (5%), two or more races (1.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary is 22.4. 3 elementary schools in the Lindsay Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Elementary is $9,098, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Lindsay Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary 4726^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Jefferson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary 1313^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Jefferson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lindsay Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lindsay Unified 1001^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.05	4190^th	4809	12.9%
2005	15.94	4262^nd	4822	11.6%
2006	19.40	4044^th	4818	16.1%
2007	18.16	4435^th	5113	13.3%
2008	10.75	4890^th	5113	4.4%
2009	5.75	5136^th	5193	1.1%
2010	3.38	5297^th	5314	0.3%
2011	3.99	5352^nd	5377	0.5%
2012	10.03	5196^th	5390	3.6%
2013	21.20	4643^rd	5530	16.0%
2015	32.92	3477^th	5611	38.0%
2016	27.86	3940^th	5614	29.8%
2017	25.45	4215^th	5692	25.9%
2018	20.84	4619^th	5662	18.4%
2019	27.44	4150^th	5789	28.3%
2022	25.75	4271^st	5883	27.4%
2023	25.92	4280^th	5874	27.1%
2024	21.41	4726^th	5862	19.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.49	1689^th	3246	48.0%
2019	42.51	1639^th	3275	50.0%
2022	25.68	2897^th	3311	12.5%
2023	27.74	2693^rd	3250	17.1%
2024	22.29	2987^th	3160	5.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.40	3818^th	5084	24.9%
2019	40.73	3055^th	5173	40.9%
2022	37.30	3230^th	5264	38.6%
2023	32.50	3690^th	5374	31.3%
2024	27.05	4227^th	5511	23.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.48	3799^th	5413	29.8%
2019	37.81	3243^rd	5492	41.0%
2022	32.53	3532^nd	5635	37.3%
2023	32.25	3559^th	5617	36.6%
2024	26.26	4124^th	5605	26.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.58	4918^th	5431	9.4%
2019	20.58	4614^th	5510	16.3%
2022	21.10	4610^th	5663	18.6%
2023	18.40	4880^th	5650	13.6%
2024	17.39	4949^th	5636	12.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.18	3609^th	4830	25.3%
2019	38.16	3081^st	4963	37.9%
2022	32.68	3470^th	5084	31.7%
2023	34.65	3345^th	5098	34.4%
2024	32.51	3536^th	5102	30.7%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2012	12.93	2067^th	2259	8.5%
2013	21.04	1971^st	2379	17.2%
2015	30.37	1622^nd	2477	34.5%
2016	36.26	1455^th	2497	41.7%
2017	44.28	1273^rd	2508	49.2%
2018	44.77	1230^th	2480	50.4%
2019	43.08	1352^nd	2715	50.2%
2022	42.72	1376^th	2740	49.8%
2023	55.14	1028^th	2802	63.3%
2024	44.89	1313^th	2777	52.7%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.01	334^th	1364	75.5%
2019	47.52	481^st	1442	66.6%
2022	48.91	502^nd	1540	67.4%
2023	53.20	381^st	1529	75.1%
2024	49.33	453^rd	1477	69.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.94	803^rd	2230	64.0%
2019	57.71	798^th	2369	66.3%
2022	54.92	877^th	2458	64.3%
2023	66.39	608^th	2549	76.1%
2024	55.54	865^th	2575	66.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.74	1187^th	2262	47.5%
2019	38.91	1346^th	2380	43.4%
2022	47.42	1130^th	2509	55.0%
2023	61.62	783^rd	2547	69.3%
2024	54.35	947^th	2546	62.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.46	1112^th	2273	51.1%
2019	45.84	1132^nd	2407	53.0%
2022	39.17	1367^th	2527	45.9%
2023	45.95	1180^th	2558	53.9%
2024	35.55	1477^th	2547	42.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Jefferson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.61	773^rd	2072	62.7%
2019	54.72	817^th	2213	63.1%
2022	58.84	757^th	2359	67.9%
2023	67.08	586^th	2391	75.5%
2024	54.37	864^th	2383	63.7%

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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 Jefferson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	173	0	4	358	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1989	211	1	7	418	0	n/a	n/a	0	637
1990	192	0	9	501	0	n/a	n/a	0	702
1991	178	1	10	565	0	n/a	n/a	0	754
1992	179	1	10	643	0	n/a	n/a	0	833
1993	182	0	21	705	0	n/a	n/a	0	908
1994	149	0	24	726	0	n/a	n/a	0	899
1995	87	0	12	565	1	n/a	n/a	0	665
1996	87	0	12	565	1	n/a	n/a	0	665
1997	67	0	8	440	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1998	66	0	7	486	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
1999	85	0	8	526	0	n/a	n/a	5	624
2000	98	0	9	556	0	n/a	n/a	0	663
2001	90	2	8	563	0	n/a	n/a	12	675
2002	59	3	8	617	3	n/a	n/a	8	698
2003	59	3	8	617	3	n/a	n/a	8	698
2004	51	3	5	641	2	n/a	n/a	4	706
2005	49	4	3	626	4	n/a	n/a	4	690
2006	52	1	11	616	3	n/a	n/a	6	689
2007	58	0	9	650	3	n/a	n/a	10	730
2008	47	1	3	641	5	n/a	n/a	0	697
2009	50	1	7	633	2	0	15	0	708
2010	49	1	9	656	3	0	1	0	719
2011	43	4	14	640	4	0	1	0	706
2012	20	3	0	476	0	0	0	0	499
2013	17	0	0	439	0	0	1	0	457
2014	20	0	0	436	0	0	1	0	457
2015	16	0	1	446	0	0	1	0	464
2016	12	0	4	462	2	0	1	0	481
2017	10	2	6	450	1	0	1	0	470
2018	11	2	6	435	2	1	0	0	457
2019	10	1	4	417	1	1	1	0	435
2020	9	1	6	415	2	1	2	0	436
2021	14	1	5	391	2	1	4	0	418
2022	16	1	8	379	3	0	4	0	411
2023	16	1	5	362	4	0	6	0	394
2024	19	1	3	346	5	0	7	0	381

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

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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 Jefferson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	535	24.8	21.5	n/a
1989	637	23.0	27.6	n/a
1990	702	27.0	26.0	n/a
1991	754	28.9	26.0	n/a
1992	833	29.4	28.3	75.4
1993	908	36.0	25.2	81.4
1994	899	36.0	25.0	71
1995	665	29.0	22.9	86.2
1996	665	29.0	22.9	86.2
1997	515	26.0	19.8	90.5
1998	559	32.0	17.5	88.9
1999	624	35.0	17.8	92.2
2000	663	36.0	18.4	74.4
2001	675	35.0	19.3	75.6
2002	698	34.0	20.5	90.1
2003	698	34.0	20.5	90.1
2004	706	34.1	20.7	90
2005	690	33.5	20.6	90.8
2006	689	35.5	19.4	91.2
2007	730	36.0	20.3	84.6
2008	697	37.0	18.8	85.2
2009	708	33.0	20.2	82.9
2010	719	33.0	21.7	84.1
2011	706	n/a	n/a	83.6
2012	499	23.0	21.6	n/a
2013	457	20.0	22.8	99.3
2014	457	19.0	24.0	84.2
2015	464	19.0	24.4	85.6
2016	481	20.0	24.0	84.8
2017	470	19.0	24.7	87
2018	457	18.5	24.7	94.5
2019	435	17.0	25.5	90.1
2020	436	n/a	n/a	90.4
2021	418	17.0	24.5	79.7
2022	411	18.0	22.8	90.5
2023	394	18.0	21.8	90.4
2024	381	17.0	22.4	89.8

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 Jefferson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	535	24.8	21.5	n/a
1989	637	23.0	27.6	n/a
1990	702	27.0	26.0	n/a
1991	754	28.9	26.0	n/a
1992	833	29.4	28.3	75.4
1993	908	36.0	25.2	81.4
1994	899	36.0	25.0	71
1995	665	29.0	22.9	86.2
1996	665	29.0	22.9	86.2
1997	515	26.0	19.8	90.5
1998	559	32.0	17.5	88.9
1999	624	35.0	17.8	92.2
2000	663	36.0	18.4	74.4
2001	675	35.0	19.3	75.6
2002	698	34.0	20.5	90.1
2003	698	34.0	20.5	90.1
2004	706	34.1	20.7	90
2005	690	33.5	20.6	90.8
2006	689	35.5	19.4	91.2
2007	730	36.0	20.3	84.6
2008	697	37.0	18.8	85.2
2009	708	33.0	20.2	82.9
2010	719	33.0	21.7	84.1
2011	706	n/a	n/a	83.6
2012	499	23.0	21.6	n/a
2013	457	20.0	22.8	99.3
2014	457	19.0	24.0	84.2
2015	464	19.0	24.4	85.6
2016	481	20.0	24.0	84.8
2017	470	19.0	24.7	87
2018	457	18.5	24.7	94.5
2019	435	17.0	25.5	90.1
2020	436	n/a	n/a	90.4
2021	418	17.0	24.5	79.7
2022	411	18.0	22.8	90.5
2023	394	18.0	21.8	90.4
2024	381	17.0	22.4	89.8

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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