Jefferson Elementary

Summary:

Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 344. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which is ranked 572 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. In 2023-2024, only 31.91% of 3rd graders, 31.58% of 4th graders, and 42.86% of 5th graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to HISD averages of 44.66%, 46.59%, and 51.32%, respectively. The school's STAAR Mathematics and Science proficiency rates are also very low. Jefferson Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged and English Language Learner students, which may contribute to its academic struggles.

Nearby schools, such as Janowski Elementary, Ketelsen Elementary, and Browning Elementary, generally perform better academically than Jefferson Elementary, with higher proficiency rates on STAAR tests and higher overall state rankings. Additionally, the nearby magnet schools, such as Travis Elementary and Herrera Elementary, have much stronger gifted and talented programs and significantly higher academic performance overall.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5000 Sharman St
       Houston, TX  77009-2651


(713) 696-2778

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3607th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,928 Help


Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Marshall Middle
High:    Northside High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  334

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.9%
African American:
11.7%
White:
0.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jefferson Elementary ranks worse than 77.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 124th among 170 ranked elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.27. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85.9%), African American (11.7%), Asian (0.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 95.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary is 13.2, which is the 46th best among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Elementary is $10,928, which is the 53rd highest among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary 3607th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Jefferson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Hispanic students:


Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 572nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jefferson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 16.33 3256th 3465 6.0%
2005 5.58 3435th 3475 1.2%
2006 6.11 3422nd 3476 1.6%
2007 10.84 3596th 3724 3.4%
2008 41.74 2587th 3768 31.3%
2009 63.45 1518th 3884 60.9%
2010 35.93 3020th 3937 23.3%
2011 76.21 742nd 4095 81.9%
2012 49.78 2299th 4206 45.3%
2013 68.19 1263rd 4221 70.1%
2014 11.88 4075th 4260 4.3%
2015 13.53 4023rd 4320 6.9%
2016 30.21 3279th 4286 23.5%
2017 39.27 2572nd 4329 40.6%
2018 36.77 2758th 4359 36.7%
2019 50.22 2031st 4479 54.7%
2021 19.65 3901st 4578 14.8%
2022 24.31 3690th 4581 19.4%
2023 26.04 3624th 4647 22.0%
2024 27.27 3607th 4675 22.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.44 1475th 3226 54.3%
2019 60.17 1066th 3333 68.0%
2021 26.65 2869th 3446 16.7%
2022 20.67 3152nd 3487 9.6%
2023 28.96 2828th 3556 20.5%
2024 32.14 2648th 3638 27.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.65 1974th 3558 44.5%
2019 55.58 1124th 3684 69.5%
2021 29.54 2839th 3799 25.3%
2022 22.55 3538th 3952 10.5%
2023 16.02 3951st 4086 3.3%
2024 11.60 4192nd 4261 1.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.33 2018th 4264 52.7%
2019 65.90 1032nd 4309 76.1%
2021 23.43 3826th 4451 14.0%
2022 31.43 3423rd 4477 23.5%
2023 35.49 3194th 4521 29.4%
2024 34.83 3247th 4560 28.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.82 3008th 4306 30.1%
2019 43.59 2443rd 4348 43.8%
2021 18.45 3986th 4499 11.4%
2022 24.00 3797th 4561 16.8%
2023 29.44 3440th 4588 25.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.08 2863rd 3106 7.8%
2019 34.20 2563rd 3184 19.5%
2023 61.91 1355th 2980 54.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.89 1698th 4240 60.0%
2019 61.22 1260th 4295 70.7%
2021 29.69 3387th 4331 21.8%
2022 31.99 3383rd 4461 24.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.93 2635th 4319 39.0%
2019 55.41 1681st 4357 61.4%
2021 25.20 3514th 4498 21.9%
2022 28.22 3497th 4563 23.4%
2023 25.12 3714th 4585 19.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.79 1053rd 2483 57.6%
2019 31.05 1915th 2515 23.9%
2024 48.20 1163rd 2421 52.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.49 2303rd 4168 44.7%
2019 58.52 1475th 4188 64.8%
2021 22.67 3724th 4329 14.0%
2022 28.90 3476th 4376 20.6%
2023 32.18 3258th 4401 26.0%
2024 32.11 3281st 4431 26.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

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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 43 23 6 628 n/a n/a n/a 0 700
1989 39 24 1 622 1 n/a n/a 0 687
1990 36 33 2 616 1 n/a n/a 0 688
1991 39 28 0 646 1 n/a n/a 0 714
1992 32 24 0 678 0 n/a n/a 0 734
1993 32 15 0 688 0 n/a n/a 0 735
1994 41 15 1 731 0 n/a n/a 0 788
1995 35 11 2 692 0 n/a n/a 0 740
1996 35 11 2 692 0 n/a n/a 0 740
1997 34 14 5 720 0 n/a n/a 0 773
1998 36 16 3 681 0 n/a n/a 0 736
1999 27 16 1 705 0 n/a n/a 0 749
2000 31 14 1 709 0 n/a n/a 0 755
2001 28 8 1 686 0 n/a n/a 0 723
2002 25 6 1 682 0 n/a n/a 0 714
2003 25 6 1 682 0 n/a n/a 0 714
2004 16 9 0 656 0 n/a n/a 0 681
2005 8 2 1 570 0 n/a n/a 0 581
2006 6 19 1 610 0 n/a n/a 0 636
2007 5 22 1 575 0 n/a n/a 0 603
2008 6 25 1 543 0 n/a n/a 0 575
2009 9 19 0 507 0 n/a n/a 0 535
2010 8 27 1 496 0 n/a n/a 0 532
2011 10 34 0 483 0 0 0 0 527
2012 7 33 0 467 2 0 0 0 509
2013 5 38 0 437 1 0 1 0 482
2014 6 45 0 431 1 0 2 0 485
2015 10 38 0 408 1 0 2 0 459
2016 8 29 0 412 1 1 2 0 453
2017 1 37 1 389 2 1 1 0 432
2018 6 36 1 398 3 0 1 0 445
2019 3 30 1 400 1 0 0 0 435
2020 5 26 1 399 1 0 2 0 434
2021 2 29 1 357 1 0 1 0 391
2022 5 26 0 332 1 0 0 0 364
2023 2 28 2 312 0 0 0 0 344
2024 3 39 3 287 2 0 0 0 334

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 Jefferson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 700 31.0 22.5 n/a
1989 687 n/a n/a n/a
1990 688 37.0 18.5 n/a
1991 714 37.0 19.2 n/a
1992 734 42.0 17.4 71
1993 735 54.0 13.6 76.6
1994 788 44.0 17.9 75.6
1995 740 42.9 17.2 80.4
1996 740 42.9 17.2 80.4
1997 773 41.9 18.4 80.9
1998 736 42.8 17.2 77.2
1999 749 42.0 17.8 87
2000 755 42.0 18.0 86.2
2001 723 33.0 21.9 86.3
2002 714 42.0 17.0 88.8
2003 714 42.0 17.0 88.8
2004 681 41.1 16.6 88.1
2005 581 39.6 14.7 85
2006 636 40.7 15.6 92.8
2007 603 37.2 16.2 65.2
2008 575 37.0 15.5 75.8
2009 535 39.0 13.7 75.1
2010 532 39.0 13.6 69.2
2011 527 34.5 15.2 58.4
2012 509 30.0 16.9 53.8
2013 482 31.0 15.5 95.4
2014 485 30.5 15.9 96.3
2015 459 31.0 14.8 84.5
2016 453 30.0 15.1 93.4
2017 432 26.7 16.1 87.7
2018 445 27.0 16.4 92.8
2019 435 26.9 16.1 93.3
2020 434 27.0 16.0 94.2
2021 391 26.0 15.0 95.1
2022 364 20.0 18.2 95.9
2023 344 24.6 13.9 95.1
2024 334 25.2 13.2 95.5

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 700 31.0 22.5 n/a
1989 687 n/a n/a n/a
1990 688 37.0 18.5 n/a
1991 714 37.0 19.2 n/a
1992 734 42.0 17.4 71
1993 735 54.0 13.6 76.6
1994 788 44.0 17.9 75.6
1995 740 42.9 17.2 80.4
1996 740 42.9 17.2 80.4
1997 773 41.9 18.4 80.9
1998 736 42.8 17.2 77.2
1999 749 42.0 17.8 87
2000 755 42.0 18.0 86.2
2001 723 33.0 21.9 86.3
2002 714 42.0 17.0 88.8
2003 714 42.0 17.0 88.8
2004 681 41.1 16.6 88.1
2005 581 39.6 14.7 85
2006 636 40.7 15.6 92.8
2007 603 37.2 16.2 65.2
2008 575 37.0 15.5 75.8
2009 535 39.0 13.7 75.1
2010 532 39.0 13.6 69.2
2011 527 34.5 15.2 58.4
2012 509 30.0 16.9 53.8
2013 482 31.0 15.5 95.4
2014 485 30.5 15.9 96.3
2015 459 31.0 14.8 84.5
2016 453 30.0 15.1 93.4
2017 432 26.7 16.1 87.7
2018 445 27.0 16.4 92.8
2019 435 26.9 16.1 93.3
2020 434 27.0 16.0 94.2
2021 391 26.0 15.0 95.1
2022 364 20.0 18.2 95.9
2023 344 24.6 13.9 95.1
2024 334 25.2 13.2 95.5

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jefferson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,461 (11.1%) $11,706 (88.9%) $13,168
2020 $1,528 (14.6%) $8,932 (85.4%) $10,461
2021 $1,032 (9.4%) $9,896 (90.6%) $10,928

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2031st of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3624th of 4647 Elementary schools
 32.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Jefferson Elementary)4440
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)4728
 19%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Jefferson Elementary)3825
 13%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)5539
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Jefferson Elementary)4630
 16%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)4722
 25%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Jefferson Elementary)4034
 6%
   5th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4027
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students435344
 20.9%
African American3028
 6.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic400312
 22%
Pacific Islander00
White32
 33.3%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.3%95.1%
 1.7%


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Students at Jefferson Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 12% African American.

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marshall Middle
High : Northside High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 334 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

Jefferson Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Texas elementary schools.


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