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Jefferson

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Jefferson ranks 4392 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

4392^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson is a K-8 elementary school serving 735 students in Sacramento's Natomas Unified district, which serves a community with significant economic need.

Academically, Jefferson's test scores are below state and district averages, placing it in the lower-middle range compared to nearby schools. It performs better than some struggling neighbors like American Lakes and Bannon Creek, but lags behind higher-performing schools such as Two Rivers Elementary and Hazel Strauch Elementary, which serve similar student populations. A notable bright spot is the school's dramatic improvement in reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate by nearly half over two years to meet the state average.

The school shows specialized strengths, particularly in supporting students with special education needs, where it ranks above average statewide. However, test scores, especially in math, show a concerning decline as students move into the upper grades. While Jefferson faces challenges common across its district, its recent progress in attendance and effectiveness with certain student groups indicate areas of positive momentum and potential for broader improvement.

735

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,042

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2001 Pebblewood
Sacramento, CA 95833-1400

(916) 567-5580

District: Natomas Unified

Students who attend Jefferson usually attend:

High:

Natomas High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.0%

African American:

18.1%

Asian:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,392^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,340^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 34% (2019) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Natomas Unified

927^th of 1,543Natomas Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4392 of 5857	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	5018 of 5869	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5448 of 5859	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	5318 of 5883	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4445 of 5789	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	4538 of 5662	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	4862 of 5692	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	5143 of 5614	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	4176 of 5611	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	4648 of 5530	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.7	5326 of 5390	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.4	5296 of 5377	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	5076 of 5314	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.0	5078 of 5193	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	4518 of 5113	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.9	3581 of 5113	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	3589 of 4818	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.1	3896 of 4822	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.7	3021 of 4809	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	402 of 569	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	341 of 593	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	547 of 661	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	462 of 663	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	500 of 747	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	359 of 700	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1096 of 1203	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	1178 of 1190	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	27.7	1913 of 2585	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1089 of 2128	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	1717 of 3162	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	2320 of 3245	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	1933 of 3311	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	1138 of 3275	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	1123 of 3246	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	3894 of 5597	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4672 of 5612	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4942 of 5609	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5226 of 5635	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4357 of 5492	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4604 of 5413	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	2812 of 5107	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4317 of 5107	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4320 of 5087	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4096 of 5084	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2790 of 4963	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3558 of 4830	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	3897 of 5460	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4654 of 5517	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4861 of 5363	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4819 of 5264	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3803 of 5173	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	3917 of 5084	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	4518 of 5628	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4968 of 5643	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	5406 of 5638	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4967 of 5663	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	4101 of 5510	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	4077 of 5431	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.1	642 of 670	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	1030 of 2847	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	1485 of 2635	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	902 of 2420	62.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	3.4	2624 of 2661	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	2340 of 2761	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2346 of 2783	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2310 of 2781	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2375 of 2740	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1780 of 2715	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	498 of 609	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	417 of 627	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	500 of 613	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	322 of 637	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	529 of 643	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.9	731 of 739	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	68.4	290 of 1491	80.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.2	939 of 1478	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1045 of 1521	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1105 of 1540	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.2	213 of 1442	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	2005 of 2533	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2084 of 2551	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	2225 of 2531	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2165 of 2509	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1859 of 2380	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1956 of 2395	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2028 of 2388	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2022 of 2374	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	2111 of 2359	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	995 of 2213	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2163 of 2542	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2227 of 2579	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2090 of 2531	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2237 of 2458	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1303 of 2369	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	2237 of 2534	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	2229 of 2552	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	2001 of 2538	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	2231 of 2527	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	1311 of 2407	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.1	1532 of 1552	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1491 of 1531	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)4th percentile-10 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2019)81st percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)1st percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson	Public	K-8	2001 Pebblewood	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5580	735	29	25.3	78.6%	60 (8.2%)	133 (18.1%)	331 (45.0%)	108 (14.7%)	4 (0.5%)	30 (4.1%)	67 (9.1%)	25	4392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		18.1	5018^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.5%	626	17.1	7.8	13.2	29.6	36.3	35.7	26.4	32.9	20.6	30.6	29.7	31.3	21.6	15.6	19.3	9.4	21.3	95.0	97.0		95.0	97.0	96.0	$16,042	$1,953	$14,089
Bannon Creek	Public	K-8	2775 Millcreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5600	491	23	21.6	84.1%	31 (6.3%)	151 (30.8%)	203 (41.3%)	34 (6.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	56 (11.4%)	4.9	5840^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		10.4	5669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.4%	171	6.3	6.8	6.5	6.1	6.0	18.0	3.8	9.7	13.6	9.6	2.0	2.0	0.0	5.9	3.3	15.3	5.0	94.8			96.6		96.6	$16,703	$2,163	$14,540
Larry G. Meeks Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	2775 Millcreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 567-5608	169	11	15.2	75.7%	21 (12.4%)	26 (15.4%)	48 (28.4%)	38 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	33 (19.5%)	22	4674^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		33.2	3666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	1008	8.0	42.9	26.4	21.7	42.1	16.0	9.4	37.5	60.7	30.8	26.1	47.4	12.0	28.1	31.3	42.9	30.8							$18,147	$1,113	$17,034
American Lakes	Public	K-8	2800 Stonecreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5500	625	28	22.6	87.0%	40 (6.4%)	169 (27.0%)	296 (47.4%)	39 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	67 (10.7%)	5.2	5835^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%		8.5	5748^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	87	5.4	3.2	4.2	11.6	8.5	5.4	6.5	20.3	7.9	9.9	10.1	1.7	5.4	3.8	5.2	3.2	4.9							$16,910	$2,158	$14,752
Hazel Strauch Elementary	Public	K-6	3141 Northstead Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2745	650	24	26.9	86.6%	28 (4.3%)	73 (11.2%)	431 (66.3%)	48 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	50 (7.7%)	54.9	2318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%		53.1	2396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	78	23.0		23.0	46.2	50.0	46.7	57.9			50.0	49.5	41.5	28.0	49.4			42.5	91.5	92.5	94.3	92.5	92.5	93.4	$17,610	$2,978	$14,632
Two Rivers Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5520	612	24	25.5	57.0%	95 (15.5%)	101 (16.5%)	220 (35.9%)	100 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	81 (13.2%)	52.3	2480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.7%		45.3	2842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.6%	362	34.7		34.7	35.8	44.6	55.3				45.2	41.1	42.9	43.2				42.3							$15,815	$1,992	$13,823
Witter Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	3790 Poppy Hill Way	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5620	621	26	23.6	73.6%	72 (11.6%)	93 (15.0%)	159 (25.6%)	217 (34.9%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.1%)	63 (10.1%)	30.4	3931^st of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%		39.6	3198^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.5%	733	16.5		16.5	29.5	38.1	33.0				33.3	30.5	39.3	27.8				32.3	95.3	96.2		95.3	97.2	97.2	$16,987	$2,016	$14,971
Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-8	2781 Northgate Blvd.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2740	1,091	49	22.1	92.2%	70 (6.4%)	101 (9.3%)	707 (64.8%)	115 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.7%)	77 (7.1%)	40.9	3160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%		41.2	3107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	53	15.5	23.4	21.2	44.2	39.8	28.1	55.7	34.8	36.6	38.5	45.5	31.0	8.3	46.6	28.2	25.5	29.6	97.2				97.2		$20,098	$2,764	$17,334
Garden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3601 Larchwood Dr.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3460	365	14	25.9	92.1%	18 (4.9%)	51 (14.0%)	158 (43.3%)	85 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	38 (10.4%)	26.3	4295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		58	2144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	2151	19.4		19.4	30.4	26.4	38.7	41.7			34.0	30.4	18.5	22.6	20.6			23.0							$18,894	$3,240	$15,654
Riverbank Elementary	Public	K-8	1100 Carrie St.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7700	599	35	17.2	88.5%	87 (14.5%)	20 (3.3%)	353 (58.9%)	103 (17.2%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.0%)	20 (3.3%)	10.3	5614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		10.2	5676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.3%	62	16.4	5.6	11.0	16.7	14.8	22.2	9.1	25.9	12.1	16.7	15.9	11.3	13.7	2.8	0.0	6.9	8.6	94.4	95.8	97.2	97.2	95.8	95.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson

What schools do graduates of Jefferson attend?

Students who attend Jefferson usually go on to attend:

High : Natomas High

How many students attend Jefferson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Jefferson.

What district is Jefferson in?

Natomas Unified

Is Jefferson a good school?

Jefferson ranks 4392^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson?

Students at Jefferson are 45% Hispanic, 18% African American, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 8% White, 4% Pacific Islander.

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