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Jefferson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a consistently top-ranked K-5 public school serving 555 students in the high-performing Redondo Beach Unified School District, where it has maintained a 5-star rating and placed in the top 5-10% of all California elementary schools for over a decade.

What truly sets Jefferson Elementary apart is its remarkable stability and its exceptional support for all students. While nearby schools like Birney Elementary and Hermosa Vista see their statewide rankings fluctuate significantly from year to year, Jefferson's performance remains reliably strong. The school achieves outstanding academic results across all grade levels and provides particularly effective support for specialized student groups, demonstrating a deep commitment to educational equity that outperforms many neighboring schools.

Jefferson delivers this excellence in a cost-effective manner, spending less per student than schools in the Hermosa Beach City Elementary district while achieving competitive or superior results. The school has also successfully managed student attendance post-pandemic, with a chronic absenteeism rate far below the state average. While there is an opportunity to strengthen mathematics instruction in the upper grades, as seen in a slight proficiency dip in 5th grade, Jefferson's overall profile is one of a model school that successfully combines high achievement, equity, and fiscal responsibility.

555

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,878

Per pupil spending ?

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Harkness Ln.
Redondo Beach, CA 90278-4806

(310) 798-8631

District: Redondo Beach Unified

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parras (Nick G.) Middle
High:	Redondo Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.8%

Two or more races:

22.3%

Asian:

17.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Redondo Beach Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg68%

California avg41%

289^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Redondo Beach Unified

159^th of 1,543Redondo Beach 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	95.5	289 of 5857	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	156 of 5869	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	275 of 5859	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	236 of 5883	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	272 of 5789	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	176 of 5662	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	252 of 5692	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	97.3	123 of 5614	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.2	431 of 5611	92.3%	★★★★★
2013	90.2	452 of 5530	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	91.4	335 of 5390	93.8%	★★★★★
2011	89.9	428 of 5377	92.0%	★★★★★
2010	94.7	145 of 5314	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	95.2	145 of 5193	97.2%	★★★★★
2008	94.4	221 of 5113	95.7%	★★★★★
2007	96.6	127 of 5113	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	96.0	161 of 4818	96.7%	★★★★★
2005	97.0	111 of 4822	97.7%	★★★★★
2004	94.5	260 of 4809	94.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	551 of 1203	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	367 of 1205	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	519 of 1190	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	519 of 1154	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	262 of 1149	77.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.3	152 of 2227	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	79 of 2585	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	95 of 2128	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	252 of 5597	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	263 of 5612	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	311 of 5609	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	332 of 5635	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	241 of 5492	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	190 of 5413	96.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	75 of 5107	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	98 of 5107	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	124 of 5087	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	131 of 5084	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	502 of 4963	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	274 of 4830	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.0	412 of 5517	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	178 of 5173	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	321 of 5628	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	106 of 5643	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	274 of 5638	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	140 of 5663	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	323 of 5510	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	188 of 5431	96.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	169 of 718	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	43 of 670	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	55 of 669	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.1	107 of 610	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	104 of 445	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	112 of 339	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	204 of 2847	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	147 of 2635	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	158 of 2420	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	328 of 2598	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	151 of 2651	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	310 of 2661	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	200 of 2726	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	305 of 2834	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	92 of 2737	96.6%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)93rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics79%+42 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Science68%+35 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 (2025)
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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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-5	600 Harkness Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8631	555	22	25.2	8.6%	243 (43.8%)	6 (1.1%)	85 (15.3%)	97 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (22.3%)	95.5	289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.1%		97.1	156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	133	67.8	67.8	80.8	78.8	74.7	78.0	87.2	80.0	71.3	79.2							$16,878	$16,110	$768
Towers Elementary	Public	K-5	5600 Towers St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4535	599	24	25.0	20.5%	174 (29.0%)	5 (0.8%)	121 (20.2%)	200 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (16.2%)	93.9	409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.0%		95.9	269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.4%	140	61.7	61.7	74.0	69.9	82.4	75.9	74.0	78.3	77.6	76.5	98.0						$15,313	$14,860	$453
Beryl Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	920 Beryl St.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8611	422	17	24.8	13.0%	193 (45.7%)	7 (1.7%)	95 (22.5%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (20.6%)	91.8	561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%		91.2	624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	63	67.7	67.7	66.7	72.6	75.0	71.4	69.1	74.2	72.1	71.7	96.8						$15,342	$14,574	$768
Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Green Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8626	432	16	27.0	17.6%	161 (37.3%)	21 (4.9%)	88 (20.4%)	82 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (18.5%)	95.7	266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%		97.8	92^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.4%	174	66.3	66.3	73.2	86.8	75.0	78.1	83.3	83.8	80.0	82.3							$16,074	$15,306	$768
Hermosa View Elementary	Public	K-1	1800 Prospect Ave.	Hermosa Beach	90254	Los Angeles County	Hermosa Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 333-9960	394	18	21.3	7.6%	222 (56.3%)	4 (1.0%)	54 (13.7%)	32 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (20.6%)								(n/a)											89.2	97.1	95.0	90.7	95.7	93.5	$14,821	$13,998	$823
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Lilienthal Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8641	776	30	25.8	18.0%	219 (28.2%)	24 (3.1%)	289 (37.2%)	134 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (13.9%)	90	658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.8%		90.8	647^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	11	63.1	63.1	69.3	67.5	71.3	69.4	74.7	59.8	75.2	70.5	97.2		97.9				$15,686	$14,782	$904
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 MacKay Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8623	476	19	25.0	27.1%	181 (38.0%)	14 (2.9%)	133 (27.9%)	69 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.4%)	87.4	804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.3%		88.1	812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%	8	64.5	64.5	61.5	57.1	72.4	64.3	71.8	64.3	68.4	68.6							$16,312	$15,396	$916
Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary	Public	K-5	110 South Rowell	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-6223	469	20	23.4	4.9%	207 (44.1%)	6 (1.3%)	77 (16.4%)	96 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (17.5%)	98.9	19^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.7	105^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.2%	86	90.3	90.3	90.4	85.4	94.4	89.9	93.2	87.8	90.4	90.4							$21,415	$19,848	$1,567
Victor Elementary	Public	K-5	4820 Spencer St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4542	965	38	25.2	34.4%	133 (13.8%)	46 (4.8%)	258 (26.7%)	417 (43.2%)	5 (0.5%)	7 (0.7%)	99 (10.3%)	83.6	987^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%		83	1039^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	52	43.6	43.6	64.8	67.8	64.4	65.7	74.5	65.1	56.8	65.1							$12,780	$12,332	$448
Hermosa Vista	Public	2-4	417 25Th St.	Hermosa Beach	90254	Los Angeles County	Hermosa Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 333-9960	430	17	25.7	8.4%	229 (53.3%)	6 (1.4%)	52 (12.1%)	22 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (28.1%)	97.3	129^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.8%		93.6	459^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	330			79.1	86.2		82.9	85.1	85.0		85.0							$19,749	$19,028	$721

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 44% White, 22% Two or more races, 17% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Redondo Beach Unified

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parras (Nick G.) Middle
High : Redondo Union High

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Yes! Jefferson Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 289^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

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