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Daniel Webster Elementary

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Daniel Webster Elementary ranks 3524 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Daniel Webster Elementary is a public elementary school in Daly City, California, serving 294 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Jefferson Elementary District, which is ranked 656 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Daniel Webster Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming on state assessments compared to the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.36% of Daniel Webster students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.21% in the district and 48.81% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 26.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a large proportion of Daniel Webster students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 57.14% to 66.45% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other schools in the same district, such as John F. Kennedy Elementary and Westlake Elementary, Daniel Webster Elementary generally underperforms in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, the school's performance is more comparable to some of the other nearby schools, such as Garden Village Elementary and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary, which also struggle with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

317

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,272

Per pupil spending ?

61.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 El Dorado Dr.
Daly City, CA 94015-2126

(650) 991-1222

District: Jefferson Elementary

Students who attend Daniel Webster Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fernando Rivera Intermediate
High:	Westmoor High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

47.6%

Hispanic:

38.8%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg40%

California avg41%

3,524^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Elementary

645^th of 1,543Jefferson 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3524 of 5857	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	3250 of 5869	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3506 of 5859	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2992 of 5883	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	795 of 1417	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	2447 of 5789	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	2916 of 5662	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.3	3571 of 5692	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.9	2778 of 5614	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.9	2572 of 5611	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.2	2795 of 5530	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.9	2950 of 5390	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.7	2849 of 5377	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.4	2884 of 5314	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.6	3668 of 5193	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.0	2314 of 5113	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.1	2204 of 5113	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.3	1768 of 4818	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.4	1896 of 4822	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.3	1292 of 4809	73.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	1641 of 3162	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	703 of 3245	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	604 of 3311	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	97 of 602	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	815 of 3275	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	967 of 3246	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3148 of 5597	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	2711 of 5612	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	3199 of 5609	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3334 of 5635	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	824 of 1267	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	2649 of 5492	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	3158 of 5413	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	4527 of 5107	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3754 of 5107	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	2621 of 5087	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2696 of 5084	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	3938 of 4963	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	4428 of 4830	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	3198 of 5460	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	2826 of 5517	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	2617 of 5363	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	1264 of 5264	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	443 of 1110	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	1750 of 5173	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	2626 of 5084	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	3448 of 5628	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3487 of 5643	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3461 of 5638	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	2549 of 5663	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	599 of 1272	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	2076 of 5510	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	2523 of 5431	53.5%	★★★☆☆

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)48th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science20%-12 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 (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	% 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
Daniel Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	425 El Dorado Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1222	317	14	22.6	61.2%	20 (6.3%)	7 (2.2%)	123 (38.8%)	151 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (4.1%)	35.7	3524^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		38.8	3250^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%	274	20.4		20.4	36.2	32.7	40.4				36.4	44.7	36.4	24.5				35.1							$19,272	$2,155	$17,117
Thomas Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	1267 Southgate Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1250	294	12	24.5	37.8%	12 (4.1%)	6 (2.0%)	53 (18.0%)	199 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.8%)	76.9	1288^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%		55.6	2255^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.6%	967	35.3		35.3	55.3	63.2	66.0				61.8	78.7	57.9	49.1				61.2							$18,715	$2,446	$16,269
Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	305 Eastmoor Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1243	303	14	21.7	48.2%	32 (10.6%)	4 (1.3%)	112 (37.0%)	133 (43.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.9%)	49.9	2597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		56.5	2209^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	388	30.6		30.6	45.7	41.7	47.2				44.6	51.1	34.0	38.9				41.5	86.1	94.4	94.4	91.7	94.4		$23,178	$2,581	$20,597
Garden Village Elementary	Public	K-5	208 Garden Ln.	Colma	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1233	288	12	24.0	60.1%	34 (11.8%)	5 (1.7%)	134 (46.5%)	98 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	50.8	2555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		39.4	3210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	655	32.6		32.6	42.1	40.5	53.7				45.5	40.5	39.5	43.2				41.1	93.0	96.5		96.5	93.0	96.5	$17,489	$2,126	$15,363
Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary	Public	K-5	725 Southgate Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1246	299	13	23.0	35.5%	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (16.7%)	206 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.0%)	82.5	1047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.1%		86.9	867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.2%	180	54.1		54.1	55.4	72.3	65.6				64.0	57.1	69.6	58.3				61.1							$15,596	$1,561	$14,035
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	1200 Skyline Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1230	294	17	16.9	42.2%	25 (8.5%)	7 (2.4%)	93 (31.6%)	133 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.2%)	55.7	2263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.4%		47.3	2716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	453	36.7	18.8	27.4	56.3	45.2	58.6	34.8	25.9	32.3	42.8	62.5	38.7	33.3	25.0	11.1	15.2	31.6	88.6	93.2		93.2	88.6		$24,821	$3,319	$21,502
Junipero Serra Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Victoria St.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8853	286	15	19.7	40.9%	14 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	67 (23.4%)	175 (61.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.4%)	78.2	1233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.9%		68.7	1655^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.8%	422	53.9		53.9	39.5	65.9	69.2				59.0	54.6	72.7	55.8				60.7							$22,118	$3,051	$19,067
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-5	575 Abbot Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 997-7880	407	17	24.6	51.8%	23 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (55.5%)	136 (33.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	53.5	2393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%		56.4	2216^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	177	34.7		34.7	44.1	36.1	57.8				46.5	49.3	36.1	41.7				42.6							$17,332	$2,028	$15,304
Sunset Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Inverness Dr.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6687	348	18	19.3	41.7%	67 (19.3%)	7 (2.0%)	131 (37.6%)	81 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	59 (17.0%)	33.8	3663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%		33.6	3633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.1%	30	25.9		25.9	22.4	41.4	33.3				32.4	36.2	35.1	31.5				34.3	97.0	98.0					$10,272	$1,772	$8,500
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	785 Price St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1239	304	14	21.7	52.3%	13 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	156 (51.3%)	111 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.3%)	61.1	2012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		56.9	2193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.6%	181	34.2		34.2	27.3	66.0	57.9				50.4	39.1	64.6	47.4				50.8	92.7	94.1		95.6	94.1	97.1	$25,345	$4,563	$20,782

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel Webster Elementary

How many students attend Daniel Webster Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Daniel Webster Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Daniel Webster Elementary attend?

Students who attend Daniel Webster Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fernando Rivera Intermediate
High : Westmoor High

What is the racial makeup of Daniel Webster Elementary?

Students at Daniel Webster Elementary are 48% Asian, 39% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Daniel Webster Elementary a good school?

Daniel Webster Elementary ranks 3524^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Daniel Webster Elementary in?

Jefferson Elementary

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