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Jefferson Elementary

Public Grades K-4

4925^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a public K-4 school serving 487 students in Cloverdale, CA, operating within the Cloverdale Unified school district, which faces broader performance challenges across the state.

The school's overall academic ranking has declined over the past decade, placing it in the lower tier of California schools, and it shows significant performance gaps for different student groups. However, it demonstrates a clear strength in mathematics, where its proficiency rate exceeds both its district average and that of several nearby schools like Kelseyville Elementary and Lakeport Elementary. Furthermore, Jefferson has achieved a remarkable success in dramatically reducing chronic student absenteeism, now boasting a better attendance rate than both the district and state averages, and significantly outperforming neighbors such as Cobb Mountain Elementary and Shade Canyon in this area.

When compared to higher-performing schools in the region, such as West Side Elementary and Alexander Valley Elementary, clear opportunity gaps are evident. Jefferson operates with a higher student-teacher ratio than many comparable schools and spends a mid-range amount per student—more than West Side Elementary but considerably less than Montgomery Elementary. The key takeaway is a paradox: the school's effective strategies for improving attendance have not yet translated into broader academic gains, suggesting a critical need to leverage its math and attendance successes to urgently address weaknesses in other areas, particularly English Language Arts.

487

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,890

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 North St.
Cloverdale, CA 95425-3251

(707) 894-1930

District: Cloverdale Unified

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington
High:	Cloverdale High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.8%

White:

27.9%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg22%

California avg43%

4,925^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1285^th of 1,543Cloverdale 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	18.9	4925 of 5857	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3778 of 5869	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4214 of 5859	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4355 of 5883	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3513 of 5789	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	3179 of 5662	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.9	3051 of 5692	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.6	2414 of 5614	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.5	2823 of 5611	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.3	4106 of 5530	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	3952 of 5390	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	39.5	1049 of 2128	50.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.3	2533 of 3162	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	2348 of 3245	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	3126 of 3311	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	1025 of 3275	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	1174 of 3246	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	4865 of 5597	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	3027 of 5612	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3761 of 5609	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3623 of 5635	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3606 of 5492	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	2827 of 5413	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	4624 of 5107	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3452 of 5107	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3839 of 5087	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4540 of 5084	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4049 of 4963	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3550 of 4830	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	4844 of 5460	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3640 of 5517	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3654 of 5363	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	4191 of 5264	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3515 of 5173	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	2806 of 5084	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	4560 of 5628	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	4121 of 5643	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4203 of 5638	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4618 of 5663	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	3210 of 5510	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	3281 of 5431	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	2442 of 2847	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1352 of 2635	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1338 of 2420	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	2304 of 2598	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1929 of 2651	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	2203 of 2661	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	2302 of 2726	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1938 of 2834	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	1660 of 2737	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)51st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-25 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 (2025)	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 6th 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 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-4	315 North St.	Cloverdale	95425	Sonoma County	Cloverdale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 894-1930	487	22	22.1	57.3%	136 (27.9%)	2 (0.4%)	306 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	18.9	4925^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.9%		32.1	3778^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.6%	1147			23.3	23.7			23.5	31.5	21.5			26.4							$21,890	$20,764	$1,126
Geyserville Elementary	Public	K-5	21485 Geyserville Ave.	Geyserville	95441	Sonoma County	Geyserville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 857-3410	89	5	17.8	58.4%	26 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (61.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.9%)	37.9	3351^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%		55.4	2262^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.5%	1089	21.1	21.1	47.1	53.3	36.8		45.1	58.8	6.7	5.3		23.5							$36,106	$34,902	$1,204
Shanel Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1 Ralph Bettcher Dr.	Hopland	95449	Mendocino County	Shanel Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 234-9626	124	7	17.7	69.4%	59 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	5.6	5824^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		10.7	5649^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	175	8.3	8.3	10.0	6.7	8.3	15.4	10.0	10.0	0.0	8.3	0.0	4.8	67.5		90.0	90.0		87.5	$50,312	$46,344	$3,968
Shade Canyon	Public, Charter	K-8	4335 Sylar Ln.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Shade Canyon District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 245-7757	64	4	16.0	42.2%	40 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)								(n/a)																			$28,960	$25,008	$3,952
Kelseyville Elementary	Public	K-5	5065 Konocti Rd.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 279-4232	543	25	21.7	75.0%	192 (35.4%)	1 (0.2%)	305 (56.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	18.1	5002^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%		15.6	5248^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.6%	246	14.9	14.9	34.1	18.8	23.0		25.4	30.7	15.3	13.8		20.0	96.4	98.2			96.4		$26,047	$23,926	$2,121
Healdsburg Elementary	Public	K-5	400 First St.	Healdsburg	95448	Sonoma County	Healdsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 431-3440	401	30	13.5	73.8%	92 (22.9%)	2 (0.5%)	281 (70.1%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	72.5	1494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.3	1624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.3%	130	51.6	51.6	40.0	62.9	63.5		55.2	56.3	45.7	74.6		58.3							$41,306	$40,688	$618
Cobb Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	15895 Highway 175	Cobb	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-1450	110	4	24.7	46.4%	82 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.6%)	3 (2.7%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.3%)	31.2	3861^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%		38.8	3251^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%	610	27.8	27.8	31.8	15.8	38.9		28.8	50.0	26.3	16.7		32.2							$14,453	$14,000	$453
Alexander Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	8511 Highway 128	Healdsburg	95448	Sonoma County	Alexander Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 433-1375	111	8	13.9	25.2%	72 (64.9%)	1 (0.9%)	33 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	86.6	847^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%		85.4	938^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.0%	91	75.0	75.0	76.5	71.4	87.5	60.0	74.2	58.8	50.0	75.0	53.3	59.7							$46,189	$45,518	$671
West Side Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Felta Rd.	Healdsburg	95448	Sonoma County	West Side Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 433-3923	130	8	16.2	36.2%	96 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	96.7	181^st of 5857 public elementary schools	96.9%		86.8	872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.1%	691	100.0	100.0	75.0	82.4	88.2	84.6	82.1	85.0	88.2	82.4	58.3	80.3							$25,484	$24,968	$516
Lakeport Elementary	Public	K-4	150 Lange St.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3005	530	26	20.3	81.5%	188 (35.5%)	7 (1.3%)	221 (41.7%)	14 (2.6%)	46 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (9.6%)	13.1	5417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%					(n/a)			10.9	24.4			17.2	17.4	24.7			20.8	94.1	96.6	98.3		94.9		$24,000	$23,108	$892

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 28% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Cloverdale Unified

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington
High : Cloverdale High

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