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Jefferson Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4900^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 625 students in the Calexico Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges across all its schools.

Academically, Jefferson ranks in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science well below state averages. The school struggles with a high rate of chronic absenteeism, with nearly half of students missing significant instructional time. While Jefferson performs in the middle compared to other schools in its own district—better than Rockwood Elementary or Dool Elementary but worse than Cesar Chavez Elementary—its performance lags far behind similar schools in neighboring districts like Desert Garden Elementary or Dogwood Elementary.

Despite spending over $21,000 per student, the school has a high student-teacher ratio. Performance for specific student groups, such as English Learners, has shown promising results in the past but has recently declined. The analysis suggests that for Jefferson to improve, addressing chronic absenteeism and examining how resources are used within the high-spending district environment are critical starting points.

625

Students ?

26.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,245

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 East Seventh St.
Calexico, CA 92231-2956

(760) 768-3812

District: Calexico Unified

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Enrique Camarena Junior High
High:	Calexico High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.2%

White:

0.5%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg22%

California avg41%

4,900^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Calexico Unified

1379^th of 1,543Calexico 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	19.2	4900 of 5857	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5249 of 5869	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4583 of 5859	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4685 of 5883	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	5106 of 5789	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	4783 of 5662	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	5078 of 5692	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	5374 of 5614	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	5451 of 5611	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.3	5027 of 5530	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	4667 of 5390	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	5008 of 5377	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	4514 of 5193	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.3	4696 of 5113	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	4664 of 5113	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	4285 of 4818	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	4237 of 4822	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.1	4105 of 4809	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	1679 of 2227	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1600 of 2585	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1070 of 2128	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.6	2288 of 3162	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	1392 of 3245	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	2064 of 3311	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	2477 of 3275	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	2242 of 3246	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4749 of 5597	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	5189 of 5612	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4594 of 5609	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4842 of 5635	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	5085 of 5492	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	4868 of 5413	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	3994 of 5107	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4367 of 5107	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3501 of 5087	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3656 of 5084	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4116 of 4963	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	3825 of 4830	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	4309 of 5460	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4859 of 5517	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	4183 of 5363	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4148 of 5264	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	4567 of 5173	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4456 of 5084	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4648 of 5628	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4873 of 5643	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4287 of 5638	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4084 of 5663	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	4513 of 5510	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	4240 of 5431	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	43 of 78	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.6	72 of 74	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	2510 of 2847	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1627 of 2635	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1394 of 2420	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)45th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science11%-22 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 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	1120 East Seventh St.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3812	625	24	26.0	91.5%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	614 (98.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19.2	4900^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%		15.6	5249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.6%	349	10.8		10.8	27.7	23.5	23.5	34.0			27.1	22.3	23.5	16.7	22.0			21.1	91.5	95.1					$22,245	$19,142	$3,103
Dool Elementary	Public	K-6	800 Encinas Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3820	568	23	24.6	93.7%	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	560 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12.5	5464^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%		10.5	5664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.5%	200	13.3		13.3	12.3	14.3	21.9	23.1			18.5	13.9	13.2	19.1	12.1			14.8	97.3				97.3		$23,433	$20,276	$3,157
Rockwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Rockwood Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3832	617	26	23.7	94.3%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	607 (98.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11.4	5543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%		10.9	5632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.0%	89	4.8		4.8	14.5	13.0	15.7	23.5			16.5	10.5	22.1	9.6	22.1			15.8	92.0			96.0	96.0		$20,745	$17,574	$3,171
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1251 East Zapata St.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-6400	765	30	25.5	78.8%	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	751 (98.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32.5	3766^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.7%		32.5	3739^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	27	24.0		24.0	26.7	39.2	28.1	44.4			34.8	32.4	29.2	19.8	36.0			29.5	98.4	98.4			98.4		$21,872	$18,762	$3,110
Kennedy Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Rockwood Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3842	484	20	24.2	93.4%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14.6	5301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.5%		11	5626^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	325	22.9		22.9	16.1	12.1	27.1	20.6			19.2	19.4	12.1	20.0	10.3			15.4							$21,380	$18,256	$3,124
Mains Elementary	Public	K-6	655 Sheridan Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3900	408	18	22.6	94.1%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	401 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.3	4897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.4%		20.3	4837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.6%	60	9.1		9.1	30.4	9.4	18.2	36.2			23.6	32.7	11.3	4.6	34.5			20.3	92.3				94.2	94.2	$23,621	$20,478	$3,143
Blanche Charles Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3910	419	17	24.6	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	418 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.1	4208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		31.6	3804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.2%	404	5.7		5.7	40.4	27.4	40.0	39.7			36.4	40.4	12.3	15.7	30.2			22.9	92.3	96.2			94.2	96.2	$23,563	$20,400	$3,163
Dogwood Elementary	Public	K-4	44 East Correll Rd.	Heber	92249	Imperial County	Heber Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6530	606	31	19.5	71.3%	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	591 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60.6	2033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%		53.9	2351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	318				55.8	42.7					49.1	59.7	40.2					49.8	92.6	92.6		92.6	92.6	92.6	$38,124	$35,016	$3,108
Desert Garden Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 South Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-2051	358	16	22.3	81.8%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	349 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	39.2	3278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		43.7	2941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	337	19.6		19.6	35.3	38.5	39.2	47.8			40.8	45.1	30.8	13.7	37.7			32.3	98.1				98.1		$38,733	$36,796	$1,937
McCabe Elementary	Public	K-8	701 West McCabe Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	McCabe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-5443	1,109	47	23.6	42.3%	91 (8.2%)	3 (0.3%)	969 (87.4%)	25 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	72.1	1513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		67.6	1701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	71.0%	188	41.5	47.7	45.0	52.1	57.8	62.6	72.0	54.9	65.2	60.8	50.8	36.2	48.8	72.0	46.5	45.2	49.6	95.2	98.4	98.4		96.8	97.6	$23,067	$21,590	$1,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Calexico Unified

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Enrique Camarena Junior High
High : Calexico High

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

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