Jefferson Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · San Leandro, California

Jefferson Elementary in San Leandro, California enrolled 551 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 20.4 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23-27% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

522 students in 2022-23, 558 students in 2023-24, 551 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 27.0.

Students enrolled at Jefferson Elementary by school year2022-23: 522, 2023-24: 558, 2024-25: 55102004006002022-235222023-245582024-25551
Students enrolled at Jefferson Elementary by school year2022-23: 522, 2023-24: 558, 2024-25: 55102004006002022-235222023-245582024-25551
Students enrolled at Jefferson Elementary by school year2022-23: 522, 2023-24: 558, 2024-25: 55102004006002022-235222023-245582024-25551
Students enrolled at Jefferson Elementary by school year2022-23: 522, 2023-24: 558, 2024-25: 55102004006002022-235222023-245582024-25551
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352224.021.8
2023-2455826.021.5
2024-2555127.020.4

20.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Jefferson Elementary 20.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJefferson Elementary 20.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Jefferson Elementary 20.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJefferson Elementary 20.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Jefferson Elementary 20.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJefferson Elementary 20.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Jefferson Elementary 20.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJefferson Elementary 20.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jefferson Elementary enrolled 514 students and reported no counselor; it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions13
  • Chronically absent41.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.2% of students were Hispanic, 14.7% Asian, 9.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic67.2%
  2. Asian14.7%
  3. Black9.1%
  4. Two or more races4.4%
  5. White3.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Jefferson Elementary scored proficient or above: 23-27% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2223‑27%36%45%
Math, 2022-2319%25% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in San Leandro

11 public elementary schools in San Leandro report 2024-25 enrollment; Jefferson Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Halkin Elementary72422.467.3%
Madison Elementary69421.048.3%
Jefferson Elementary55120.466.1%
Roosevelt Elementary52425.034.2%
McKinley Elementary45422.769.6%
Washington Elementary42522.448.5%
Monroe Elementary41021.665.4%
Garfield Elementary35721.565.8%

All public schools in San Leandro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jefferson Elementary

  1. McKinley ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 454 students, 22.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Monroe ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 410 students, 21.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Jefferson Elementary with McKinley ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much San Leandro Unified spends per student$17,487 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,487
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaJefferson Elementary is the number 1,838 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,838 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher20.4 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.20.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Jefferson Elementary

  1. How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?
    551 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 522 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in San Leandro, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary?
    20.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jefferson Elementary a Title I school?
    Jefferson Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Jefferson Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Jefferson Elementary scored proficient or above: 23-27% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Jefferson Elementary in?
    San Leandro Unified, NCES district ID 0634680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063468005834 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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