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Jefferson Academy

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Jefferson Academy ranks 1356 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Academy is a consistently high-performing K-8 public school serving 501 students within the Hanford Elementary School District, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top quarter of all California schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with students scoring significantly higher in English and math than both the district and state averages, and it effectively supports diverse student groups. Perhaps most impressive is the school's remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 3.8%, which is far better than the district average and shows a dramatic improvement in recent years. This focus on attendance is a likely contributor to its academic success.

What makes Jefferson Academy particularly interesting is that it achieves these excellent outcomes despite having a higher student-teacher ratio than nearby schools like Hamilton Elementary and Lincoln Elementary. It also clearly outperforms schools with similar student populations, such as Frontier Elementary, in both test scores and attendance. This consistent, decade-long excellence suggests the school has developed particularly effective teaching practices and a positive school culture that benefits all students.

501

Students ?

27.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,534

Per pupil spending ?

47.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1264 Middleton St.
Hanford, CA 93230-2827

(559) 585-3700

District: Hanford Elementary

Students who attend Jefferson Academy usually attend:

Middle:

Woodrow Wilson Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

White:

9.6%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hanford Elementary

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg43%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,356^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

241^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Hanford Elementary

611^th of 1,543Hanford Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	1356 of 5857	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	1075 of 5869	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	1620 of 5859	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	987 of 5883	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	346 of 1417	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	1236 of 5789	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	823 of 5662	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	86.3	850 of 5692	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	83.2	993 of 5614	82.3%	★★★★☆
2015	81.1	1071 of 5611	80.9%	★★★★☆
2007	11.1	4866 of 5113	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.0	4631 of 4818	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.7	4419 of 4822	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.9	4350 of 4809	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	76.4	336 of 3245	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	190 of 3311	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	75.9	67 of 602	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	349 of 3275	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	1498 of 5597	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	1085 of 5612	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	1698 of 5609	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.2	863 of 5635	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	366 of 1267	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	1333 of 5492	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	1085 of 5413	80.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	479 of 5107	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	267 of 5107	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	880 of 5087	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.6	241 of 5084	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	671 of 4963	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	246 of 4830	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	1114 of 5460	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	647 of 5517	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	1284 of 5363	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	509 of 5264	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	137 of 1110	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	694 of 5173	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	376 of 5084	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	1174 of 5628	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	1144 of 5643	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	1564 of 5638	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	1141 of 5663	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	282 of 1272	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	1017 of 5510	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	478 of 5431	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	87.9	152 of 2834	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	242 of 2737	91.2%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	241 of 2761	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	286 of 2783	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	372 of 2781	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	498 of 2740	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	104 of 894	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	212 of 2715	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	113 of 2480	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	98.4	24 of 2508	99.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.4	194 of 2497	92.2%	★★★★★
2015	93.8	132 of 2477	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	225 of 2533	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	267 of 2551	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	371 of 2531	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	495 of 2509	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	144 of 738	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	224 of 2380	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	148 of 2262	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	43 of 2395	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	55 of 2388	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	121 of 2374	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	132 of 2359	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	55 of 2213	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	28 of 2072	98.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	90 of 2542	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	98 of 2579	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	320 of 2531	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	261 of 2458	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	53 of 721	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	89 of 2369	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	13 of 2230	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	275 of 2534	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	304 of 2552	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	415 of 2538	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	446 of 2527	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.7	50 of 763	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	193 of 2407	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	100 of 2273	95.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	94.5	22 of 1602	98.6%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

White (2019)95th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)90th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

White (2019)99th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science43%+10 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Academy	Public	K-8	1264 Middleton St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3700	501	18	27.8	47.9%	48 (9.6%)	4 (0.8%)	428 (85.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	75.2	1356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%		82	1075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	281	37.7	47.6	42.7	50.0	64.9	59.0	66.7	84.1	79.4	68.2	45.8	68.4	50.8	60.0	66.7	65.1	59.9				$14,534	$1,299	$13,235
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Monroe Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3745	611	26	23.5	80.7%	105 (17.2%)	25 (4.1%)	443 (72.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	23 (3.8%)	60.5	2036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%		63.2	1917^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.3%	119	32.5		32.5	40.7	51.6	61.5	65.9			54.6	40.7	34.0	50.0	49.4			43.1	96.0		97.0	$15,039	$2,160	$12,879
Joseph M. Simas	Public	K-6	1875 Fitzgerald	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3790	514	22	23.3	61.3%	102 (19.8%)	26 (5.1%)	322 (62.6%)	32 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.4%)	66.8	1751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%		68.5	1662^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.7%	89	27.9		27.9	68.2	68.2	51.5	55.1			60.2	61.2	60.6	22.1	46.1			47.2				$15,268	$2,247	$13,021
Lee Richmond Elementary	Public	K-6	939 Katie Hammond St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3760	402	18	22.3	90.8%	32 (8.0%)	8 (2.0%)	342 (85.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	54	2362^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.7%		40.9	3134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.6%	772	27.5		27.5	42.6	56.7	60.8	47.2			51.6	27.9	41.7	49.0	37.7			38.7	96.8		96.8	$15,327	$1,806	$13,521
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	2245 North Fairmont	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3805	460	20	23.0	80.0%	71 (15.4%)	12 (2.6%)	343 (74.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.4%)	42.3	3055^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		33.9	3607^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.5%	552	23.1		23.1	42.7	41.8	44.6	47.4			44.1	39.7	34.6	29.2	29.3			33.3				$14,489	$2,032	$12,457
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	870 Davis St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3775	490	19	25.7	90.6%	27 (5.5%)	27 (5.5%)	414 (84.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	46.8	2777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		40.4	3155^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	378	17.9		17.9	45.9	25.0	55.2	47.1			43.2	59.0	32.4	34.3	36.8			40.2	91.7	95.8	93.1	$14,444	$1,793	$12,651
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	832 South Harris St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3730	392	18	21.7	94.6%	13 (3.3%)	24 (6.1%)	332 (84.7%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	26.6	4256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		23.5	4533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	277	14.0		14.0	21.3	26.3	35.1	42.9			31.6	27.9	15.8	31.6	26.8			26.4				$15,426	$1,626	$13,800
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-6	1269 Leland Way	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3820	418	18	23.2	86.8%	43 (10.3%)	16 (3.8%)	340 (81.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	41.8	3081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		32.7	3713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	632	21.3		21.3	45.7	34.6	31.2	51.7			40.5	47.8	50.9	18.0	31.0			35.9	96.9		96.9	$15,894	$2,141	$13,753
Frontier Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1854 North Mustang Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-2430	619	24	25.7	47.2%	165 (26.7%)	20 (3.2%)	349 (56.4%)	40 (6.5%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.7%)	64.3	1871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	68.1%		67.4	1708^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.9%	163	33.6		33.6	57.3	53.6	63.4				58.4	51.1	43.3	41.4				45.0				$13,300	$1,332	$11,968
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	820 Hume Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3715	624	26	24.0	78.7%	42 (6.7%)	20 (3.2%)	521 (83.5%)	22 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	73	1474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.8%		68.4	1666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	192	37.4		37.4	69.4	60.8	58.3	60.9			62.6	66.3	54.4	42.9	36.8			50.6				$14,274	$1,693	$12,581

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Academy

How many students attend Jefferson Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Jefferson Academy.

Is Jefferson Academy a good school?

Jefferson Academy ranks 1356^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Jefferson Academy in?

Hanford Elementary

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Academy attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Academy?

Students at Jefferson Academy are 85% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Two or more races.

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