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Jefferson Elementary

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Jefferson Elementary ranks 1748 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1748^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 383 students in the Fresno Unified School District, located in a high-need area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet it has achieved a remarkable 4-star state ranking in the 70th percentile.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, significantly outperforming both district and state averages in English and math, and it is particularly effective in supporting English Language Learners and students from low-income families. A key success story is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which has fallen to 23.9%, the lowest rate among comparable nearby schools like Rowell Elementary, Webster Elementary, and Lowell Elementary. This consistent, decade-long improvement from a 1-star to a 4-star school demonstrates a powerful "Jefferson Effect" of beating the odds within its community.

While Jefferson is a top performer in the district, areas for growth include science proficiency and supporting male students to close a performance gap with female students. Its nearest peer, Akira Yokomi Elementary, also performs well, but Jefferson excels further in serving high-need populations. The school's higher per-student spending and focused practices offer a compelling model of success for other schools in Fresno Unified.

383

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,123

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

202 North Mariposa St.
Fresno, CA 93701-2425

(559) 457-2960

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tehipite Middle
High:	Roosevelt High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

Asian:

6.3%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fresno Unified

Worth a look

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,748^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 55 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 69Elementary Schools in the Fresno Unified

1061^st of 1,543Fresno 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	1748 of 5857	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	1909 of 5869	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	2150 of 5859	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	3020 of 5883	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	2438 of 5789	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	3175 of 5662	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.0	3443 of 5692	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.7	3798 of 5614	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.6	4776 of 5611	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	3733 of 5530	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.4	3364 of 5390	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.1	4054 of 5377	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	4352 of 5314	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	3941 of 5193	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	4917 of 5113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.6	4931 of 5113	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	4685 of 4818	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.7	4706 of 4822	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.6	4638 of 4809	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.6	73 of 3162	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	235 of 3245	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	58.6	813 of 3311	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	949 of 3275	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	45.9	1456 of 3246	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	1178 of 5597	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	1397 of 5612	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	1486 of 5609	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	42.3	2853 of 5635	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	2325 of 5492	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	3267 of 5413	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	723 of 5107	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	744 of 5107	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	898 of 5087	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	1701 of 5084	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	1153 of 4963	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	1887 of 4830	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	785 of 5460	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	1017 of 5517	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	1009 of 5363	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	2067 of 5264	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	1192 of 5173	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	1978 of 5084	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	2112 of 5628	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	2310 of 5643	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	2656 of 5638	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	3002 of 5663	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	2357 of 5510	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	2876 of 5431	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.2	932 of 2635	64.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2024)65th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics56%+18 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 Elementary	Public	K-6	202 North Mariposa St.	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2960	383	22	17.1	94.8%	8 (2.1%)	14 (3.7%)	322 (84.1%)	24 (6.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	66.9	1748^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		63.4	1909^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.5%	161																					17.4		17.4	52.3	72.0	41.9	59.7			57.2	60.9	79.3	34.8	46.6			55.7	81.8	87.9	95.5	86.4	84.9	84.9	$26,123	$3,528	$22,595
Akira Yokomi Elementary	Public	K-6	2323 East McKenzie	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-6140	700	34	20.4	85.7%	36 (5.1%)	45 (6.4%)	532 (76.0%)	36 (5.1%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.6%)	53	2430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%		47.4	2713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.8%	283																					26.4		26.4	53.4	62.5	38.5	34.3			46.8	54.9	64.6	25.7	33.3			44.0							$16,532	$1,983	$14,549
Rowell Elementary	Public	K-6	3460 East McKenzie St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3200	555	29	18.9	96.2%	13 (2.3%)	13 (2.3%)	500 (90.1%)	19 (3.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28.5	4097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		26.6	4243^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	146	14.7	9.4	0.0	9.1	8.7	41.2	37.5	48.2	15.2	34.9	17.7	21.9	3.7	6.1	12.7	5.9	12.5	0.0	9.1	7.1	15.3		15.3	25.0	34.2	32.4	43.5			33.6	30.4	25.9	26.0	28.6			27.7	93.6	94.6	97.3	96.4	93.6	96.4	$18,475	$2,126	$16,349
Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	2600 East Tyler	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3430	295	18	16.8	94.6%	7 (2.4%)	16 (5.4%)	238 (80.7%)	26 (8.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	20.9	4744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%		27.6	4150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.3%	594																					4.7		4.7	22.9	20.5	42.5	26.5			28.1	22.9	29.6	24.4	14.7			23.4							$22,535	$2,772	$19,763
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	3750 East Platt Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2950	319	16	19.9	90.6%	19 (6.0%)	7 (2.2%)	279 (87.5%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	25.7	4334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%		21.5	4723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	389	9.5	10.5	4.4	0.0	5.9	28.6	5.3	34.8	18.2	22.4	14.3	15.8	8.7	22.7	15.3	9.5	10.5	4.4	0.0	5.9	10.6		10.6	22.9	25.5	31.9	42.6			30.7	37.5	21.3	17.0	31.3			26.8							$20,518	$2,747	$17,771
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-6	171 North Poplar Ave.	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3020	325	20	16.2	96.6%	6 (1.8%)	24 (7.4%)	275 (84.6%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	27.1	4214^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		29	4014^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.6%	200																					13.2		13.2	33.3	35.1	32.1	28.2			32.2	35.7	21.1	24.5	30.8			27.9							$22,311	$2,608	$19,703
Miguel Hidalgo Elementary	Public	K-6	3550 East Thomas Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2930	572	36	16.1	98.3%	8 (1.4%)	31 (5.4%)	449 (78.5%)	69 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	13.4	5393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.9%		11.1	5614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	221	6.3	20.0			11.5	37.5	20.0			30.8	6.3	30.0			15.4	3.1	20.0			9.6	4.8		4.8	13.3	23.8	12.1	32.1			20.0	13.3	30.2	7.2	16.1			15.8							$23,113	$2,728	$20,385
Kepler Neighborhood	Public, Charter	K-8	1462 Broadway St.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Kepler Neighborhood District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-0849	301	21	14.0	70.4%	45 (15.0%)	35 (11.6%)	188 (62.5%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	38.1	3340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.6	3263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	77																					18.5	25.6	22.7	26.5	60.9	40.7	50.0	33.3	46.0	42.2	35.3	45.8	22.2	17.2	37.5	27.0	30.3	92.1						$23,149	$1,885	$21,264
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	1542 East Webster St.	Fresno	93728	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2520	368	24	15.1	97.3%	11 (3.0%)	29 (7.9%)	296 (80.4%)	20 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	28	4138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.3%		37.9	3310^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	828																					7.0		7.0	33.3	39.1	30.2	32.3			33.7	25.0	39.1	18.2	27.4			27.5	97.2	97.2			97.2		$27,732	$3,537	$24,195
Winchell Elementary	Public	K-6	3722 East Lowe St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3440	663	34	19.5	95.8%	11 (1.7%)	6 (0.9%)	618 (93.2%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	23.9	4511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%		28.9	4029^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	482	26.5	22.9			24.6	52.9	28.6			40.6	38.2	51.4			44.9	23.5	17.1			20.3	4.1		4.1	28.7	23.1	30.1	37.0			29.9	38.2	22.1	21.6	22.8			26.2	93.9			97.0	96.0		$18,974	$2,048	$16,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tehipite Middle
High : Roosevelt High

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks 1748^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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