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Jefferson Elementary

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Jefferson Elementary ranks 2714 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2714^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary serves 507 students in kindergarten through sixth grade in Dinuba, in the Dinuba Unified area. Its results vary sharply by grade: fifth and sixth grade are strong, while third grade and especially fourth-grade English language arts (ELA) are weak. In ELA, 54% of fifth graders and 57% of sixth graders are proficient, compared with 30% of fourth graders; in math, the school’s strongest subject overall, proficiency ranges from 34% in third grade to 43% in fifth. The most important finding for families is that all-grade averages conceal a pronounced split between strong upper-grade results and much weaker results in lower grades.

Compared with five nearby schools serving the same grades, Jefferson ranks second of six in math, fifth in ELA and third in science. Its 39% all-grade math proficiency is just above the state’s 38% and 7 points above the district’s 32%; it is also slightly above the nearby-school average of 38%, though below Grand View Elementary at 40%. ELA is a relative weakness: Jefferson’s 45% is below the state by 4 points, the district by 6 points and the nearby-school average by 3 points. Science is its largest state-level gap: 26% proficiency is 10 points below the state, although it is 1 point above the district and 3 points above the nearby-school average. Jefferson leads nearby peers in fifth- and sixth-grade math and ELA, but has the lowest fourth-grade ELA result among the six.

Results have declined since 2022–2023: ELA fell 7 points, math 3 points and science 8 points, while the state improved in all three subjects. There has been a modest recent rebound in math and science, but Jefferson’s SchoolDigger ranking is 2,708 of 5,804 California schools, at the 53rd percentile with 3 stars, down from the 66th percentile in 2023–2024. Its student–teacher ratio was 21.5 in 2024–2025, below the nearby-school average of 23.1; 81% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup ranking for English Language Learner Students reached the 94th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with the school’s overall 66th percentile that year. For Hispanic Students, its ranking was at the 68th percentile in 2025–2026, above the overall 53rd percentile, but down from the 85th percentile in 2023–2024.

507

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,541

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1660 East Sierra Way
Dinuba, CA 93618-1825

(559) 595-7360

District: Dinuba Unified

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Intermediate
High:	Dinuba High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.9%

White:

3.0%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 66th percentile in 2023 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 66th-percentile peak (2023) to 53rd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

California avg42%

2,714^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Dinuba Unified

859^th of 1,530Dinuba 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
2026	48.1	2714 of 5817	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	2835 of 5857	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	2016 of 5869	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	1999 of 5859	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	2406 of 5883	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	2804 of 5789	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	2484 of 5662	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.9	2716 of 5692	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.7	2731 of 5614	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.4	3298 of 5611	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.6	2466 of 5530	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.1	3384 of 5390	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.1	2137 of 5377	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.3	2826 of 5314	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.7	3389 of 5193	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.8	3285 of 5113	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	17.9	4451 of 5113	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	4368 of 4818	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.5	4635 of 4822	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.2	4706 of 4809	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.4	189 of 3162	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	279 of 3245	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	65.6	594 of 3311	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	900 of 3275	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	601 of 3246	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	3112 of 5581	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	2871 of 5597	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.7	1780 of 5612	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	1863 of 5609	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	2109 of 5635	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	2894 of 5492	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	2729 of 5413	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	1606 of 5094	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.9	1503 of 5107	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	765 of 5107	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	770 of 5087	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	1212 of 5084	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	1686 of 4963	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	1328 of 4830	72.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	1809 of 5423	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	1952 of 5460	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	1109 of 5517	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	939 of 5363	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	1305 of 5264	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	1898 of 5173	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	1511 of 5084	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	2227 of 5603	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.5	2638 of 5628	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	2121 of 5643	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	1988 of 5638	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	2637 of 5663	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	2665 of 5510	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	2101 of 5431	61.3%	★★★☆☆

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)94th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science26%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1660 East Sierra Way	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7360	507	24	21.5	81.1%	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	486 (95.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48.1	2714^th of 5817 public elementary schools	53.3%		45.9	2835^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%	121	26.1		26.1	35.8	30.3	54.4	56.6			45.1	34.3	36.4	43.5	41.0			39.0	≥ 98%		$19,541	$17,762	$1,779
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	305 East Kamm Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7370	545	24	22.7	80.7%	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	523 (96.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.9	2993^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	48.5%		49.9	2598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%	395	15.5		15.5	41.5	47.8	43.5	39.3			42.7	55.4	33.8	36.6	29.4			39.1	97%	1%	$18,693	$17,026	$1,667
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	999 North Crawford	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7300	488	21	23.2	84.4%	30 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	447 (91.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45.8	2861^st of 5817 public elementary schools	50.8%		45.3	2868^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%	7	21.9		21.9	44.1	50.8	50.0	43.2			46.9	42.7	32.8	37.0	31.1			35.8	≥ 98%		$20,677	$18,910	$1,767
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	850 North Eaton Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7260	563	22	25.5	74.1%	29 (5.2%)	4 (0.7%)	521 (92.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	2901^st of 5817 public elementary schools	50.1%		48.6	2667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.5%	234	19.5		19.5	36.1	53.3	43.5	52.5			46.5	40.3	42.1	30.2	33.3			36.2	≥ 98%		$18,644	$16,958	$1,686
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	1311 Euclid Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7290	604	23	26.2	79.5%	31 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	546 (90.4%)	21 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56	2264^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.1%		55.4	2285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.0%	21	30.3		30.3	58.0	49.4	53.9	54.1			53.7	52.2	38.0	39.3	29.4			39.1	≥ 99%		$17,684	$16,000	$1,684
Monson-Sultana Elementary	Public	K-8	10643 Avenue 416	Sultana	93666	Tulare County	Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 591-1634	440	21	20.8	87.7%	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	429 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.1	3496^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.9%		28.9	4061^st of 5857 public elementary schools	30.7%	565	37.5	48.8	42.9	46.6	19.2	54.2	9.4	47.2	66.7	39.9	48.3	19.2	33.3	14.8	54.7	67.4	39.3	≥ 98%		$34,071	$31,394	$2,677
Grand View Elementary	Public	K-6	39746 Road 64	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7275	356	15	23.7	89.0%	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	335 (94.1%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52.6	2455^th of 5817 public elementary schools	57.8%		49.7	2609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%	154	26.4		26.4	61.5	48.7	35.9	55.8			49.7	47.6	40.0	35.9	39.6			40.4	≥ 98%		$19,218	$17,578	$1,640
Golden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	41465 Road 127	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-9004	603	31	19.2	90.4%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	565 (93.7%)	31 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54.1	2379^th of 5817 public elementary schools	59.1%		47.7	2726^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%	347	31.3		31.3	45.2	39.3	56.3				47.2	57.7	29.2	49.0				45.2	98%	0%	$29,391	$26,076	$3,315
Silas Bartsch	Public	K-8	2225 East North Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7280	606	28	22.0	87.3%	32 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	556 (91.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	79.1	1172^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	79.9%		74.6	1396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%	224	40.7	42.9	41.7	62.3	56.6	68.3	51.7	54.6	66.7	60.4	75.4	62.3	58.5	56.7	39.0	39.7	54.6	97%	0%	$22,478	$20,496	$1,982
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1037 East Duff Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7230	477	21	22.7	95.6%	24 (5.0%)	3 (0.6%)	400 (83.9%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	60.5	2056^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.7%		52.2	2487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.5%	431	19.3		19.3	66.2	59.2	41.9				54.8	77.6	63.2	29.9				54.8	97%	0%	$21,845	$19,656	$2,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Intermediate
High : Dinuba High

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Dinuba Unified

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks 2714^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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