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Jefferson Elementary

Public Grades K-4

4832^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a K–4 school in Cloverdale, California, with 487 students, serving a community with several nearby school options. In 2025–26, 28% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 23% in math. The most important finding is that Jefferson scored above its district’s all-grades results but below both California and the nearby-school averages in both subjects.

Jefferson’s ELA result was 21 points below California’s 49% and 2 points above Cloverdale Unified’s 26%; in math, it was 15 points below the state’s 38% and 6 points above the district’s 17%. Nearby schools averaged 44.1% in ELA and 43.8% in math, leaving Jefferson 16 and 21 points behind, respectively. It ranked fourth-lowest among ten nearby schools with reported results in each subject. West Side Elementary, Alexander Valley Elementary and Healdsburg Elementary had substantially higher results. Jefferson’s weakest tested grade was fourth: proficiency fell from grade 3 by 7 points in ELA and 14 points in math.

Results have not kept pace with state improvement: since 2022–23, Jefferson’s ELA proficiency fell 3 points and math fell 2, while the state’s gaps grew to 21 points in ELA and 15 in math. Attendance improved, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 34% in 2021–22 to 13% in 2025–26—6 points below the state. SchoolDigger rates Jefferson at the 17th statewide percentile and one star for 2025–26; its percentile was 36 in 2023–24 and 16 in 2024–25. Its 22.1 students per teacher in 2024–25 was among the highest in the nearby group. The school’s free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 57% in 2024–25, close to the nearby average of 57%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves Female Students fell from the 46th percentile in 2023–24 to the 15th in 2025–26; its measure for Special Education Students fell from the 49th to the 25th percentile. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, so all-grades comparisons are not fully like-for-like.

487

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,890

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

93%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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 — 50th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg22%

California avg44%

4,832^nd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 40 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1319^th of 1,530Cloverdale 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	19.8	4832 of 5817	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.3	4751 of 5581	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.9	4286 of 5094	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.0	4338 of 5423	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.8	4464 of 5603	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.9	2196 of 2927	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.7	2340 of 2536	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

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

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 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 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	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-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%)	19.8	4832^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	16.9%		18.9	4925^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.9%	93			31.5	24.1			28.0	29.8	15.7			23.2	93%	0%	$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%)	36.5	3471^st of 5817 public elementary schools	40.3%		37.9	3351^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%	120	20.0	20.0		33.3	46.7		51.3		46.7	20.0		48.7			$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%)								(n/a)													≥ 95%		$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%)	12	5472^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	5.9%					(n/a)			18.2	8.3			13.0	36.4	0.0			17.4	≥ 95%		$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%)	17.6	5009^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.1	5002^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%	7	13.3	13.3	33.8	23.9	17.2		24.5	29.7	23.6	13.8		22.0	98%	0%	$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%)	67.2	1730^th of 5817 public elementary schools	70.3%		72.5	1494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.5%	236	49.3	49.3	36.1	39.2	65.2		47.1	77.1	43.2	63.4		60.2	≥ 98%		$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%)	53.5	2409^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.6%		31.2	3861^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%	1452	26.3	26.3	59.1	52.6	31.6		48.3	59.1	52.6	21.1		45.0			$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%)	86.8	808^th of 5817 public elementary schools	86.1%		86.6	847^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%	39	50.0	50.0	75.0	81.3	71.4	78.6	76.7	75.0	62.5	35.7	85.7	65.0			$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%)	97	139^th of 5817 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.7	181^st of 5857 public elementary schools	96.9%	42	94.1	94.1	90.0	85.7	94.1	68.8	85.1	90.0	71.4	100.0	87.5	86.5			$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%)	10.1	5596^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.8%		13.1	5417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%	179			25.8	12.2			19.3	18.6	5.6			12.3	92%	0%	$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 16.9% 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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