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Jefferson High

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Jefferson High ranks 1131 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 48% of California high schools

Summary

Jefferson High is a public high school serving about 1,070 students in grades 9-12 in Daly City, part of the Jefferson Union High district, and its statewide academic ranking has fluctuated over the years, currently placing in the middle of all California high schools.

When compared to other schools, some key differences stand out. Within its own district, Westmoor High achieves significantly higher test scores and has much lower chronic absenteeism, despite both schools serving similar student populations. Jefferson High also shows a notable performance gap between female and male students, which is larger than at many comparable schools. Furthermore, the school operates in a competitive area with several higher-performing options nearby, such as Lowell High and El Camino High.

Despite these academic challenges, Jefferson High maintains a very strong graduation rate that exceeds both district and state averages. This creates an interesting situation where the school is successful at helping students graduate but less consistent in ensuring they meet high academic proficiency standards, particularly in math. Other areas for potential improvement include addressing the high rate of chronic student absences and understanding the year-to-year variability in the effectiveness of its special education services.

1,072

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,422

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6996 Mission St.
Daly City, CA 94014-2035

(650) 550-7700

District: Jefferson Union High

Feeder schools for Jefferson High:

Elementary:	Brisbane Elementary
	George Washington Elementary
	John F. Kennedy Elementary
	Panorama Elementary
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	Susan B. Anthony Elementary
	Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Middle:	Lipman Middle
	Thomas R. Pollicita Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.7%

Asian:

37.5%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,131^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Jefferson Union High

513^th of 1,543Jefferson Union High 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	45.5	1131 of 2162	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	1231 of 2159	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	914 of 2170	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	871 of 2123	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.2	305 of 1290	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.2	1126 of 2133	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	858 of 2017	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.0	958 of 2021	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.5	815 of 2039	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.1	848 of 1994	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.8	1085 of 2426	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	35.0	1179 of 2354	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	26.1	1428 of 2367	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.1	1329 of 2281	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.1	1437 of 2238	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.1	1195 of 2117	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.9	1233 of 2063	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.8	932 of 1968	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	33.6	953 of 1901	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.3	898 of 1653	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	487 of 585	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	471 of 573	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	431 of 591	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	398 of 581	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	373 of 582	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	414 of 581	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	914 of 1161	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	539 of 1117	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.5	1038 of 1052	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	784 of 1085	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	548 of 1064	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	543 of 1044	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	217 of 467	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	491 of 941	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	220 of 938	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	883 of 1906	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	909 of 1915	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	811 of 1915	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	857 of 1858	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	293 of 1054	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	37.9	1110 of 1833	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	925 of 1760	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1284 of 1900	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1367 of 1902	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1043 of 1917	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	868 of 1861	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	1231 of 1814	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1025 of 1742	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1341 of 2013	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	1095 of 2026	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	970 of 2030	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	749 of 1943	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.7	198 of 1126	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	1017 of 1937	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	800 of 1862	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1219 of 1942	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1352 of 1948	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	909 of 1963	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	773 of 1916	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	271 of 1122	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	987 of 1880	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	734 of 1834	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	504 of 577	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	538 of 574	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	375 of 422	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	275 of 366	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	410 of 1252	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.1	1124 of 1216	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	797 of 1197	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1012 of 1155	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1029 of 1193	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.8	507 of 1204	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.4	1075 of 1222	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-35 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%~ state avg

Science25%-7 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson High	Public	9-12	6996 Mission St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7700	1,072	55	19.4	41.1%	41 (3.8%)	23 (2.1%)	544 (50.7%)	402 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	40 (3.7%)	45.5	1131^st of 2162 public high schools	47.7%		40.3	1231^st of 2159 public high schools	43.0%	100	25.7	19.1	25.2	46.5	46.5	20.2	20.2	$25,422	$23,690	$1,732
Thornton High	Public	9-12	115 First Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7840	89	8	11.5	52.8%	10 (11.2%)	2 (2.2%)	55 (61.8%)	14 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.7%)	16	1769^th of 2162 public high schools	18.2%		20	1704^th of 2159 public high schools	21.1%	65	4.0	15.0	8.9	14.7	14.7	2.7	2.7	$40,161	$38,376	$1,785
Westmoor High	Public	9-12	131 Westmoor Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7400	1,278	64	19.8	40.8%	84 (6.6%)	9 (0.7%)	376 (29.4%)	736 (57.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (4.9%)	80.8	396^th of 2162 public high schools	81.7%		81.6	383^rd of 2159 public high schools	82.3%	13		40.9	40.9	65.4	65.4	37.8	37.8	$24,317	$22,916	$1,401
Summit Public School: Shasta	Public, Charter	9-12	905 Campus Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Summit Public School: Shasta District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 799-4719	458	17	26.8	32.8%	16 (3.5%)	4 (0.9%)	128 (27.9%)	262 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (10.0%)	88.9	219^th of 2162 public high schools	89.9%		91.8	183^rd of 2159 public high schools	91.5%	36		40.0	40.0	75.5	75.5	49.1	49.1
City Arts & Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	350 Seneca Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	City Arts & Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 841-2200	397	23	17.2	52.9%	8 (2.0%)	24 (6.0%)	330 (83.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	32.7	1432^nd of 2162 public high schools	33.8%		37.8	1298^th of 2159 public high schools	39.9%	134		15.9	15.9	36.1	36.1	8.1	8.1
Balboa High	Public	9-12	1000 Cayuga Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4090	1,238	62	20.0	63.7%	44 (3.6%)	70 (5.7%)	428 (34.6%)	611 (49.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.4%)	67 (5.4%)	80.4	400^th of 2162 public high schools	81.5%		84.3	338^th of 2159 public high schools	84.3%	62	42.1		40.5	65.7	65.7	45.8	45.8	$17,102	$15,478	$1,624
El Camino High	Public	9-12	1320 Mission Rd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8806	1,053	60	17.6	25.1%	65 (6.2%)	6 (0.6%)	399 (37.9%)	502 (47.7%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)	64 (6.1%)	87.2	261^st of 2162 public high schools	87.9%		88.1	260^th of 2159 public high schools	88.0%	1		48.0	48.0	74.0	74.0	40.4	40.4	$26,166	$24,628	$1,538
Lowell High	Public	9-12	1101 Eucalyptus Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2730	2,571	123	20.9	42.5%	397 (15.4%)	58 (2.3%)	441 (17.2%)	1,346 (52.4%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	316 (12.3%)	97.2	50^th of 2162 public high schools	97.7%		97	71^st of 2159 public high schools	96.7%	21	67.3	42.3	66.2	87.0	87.0	71.4	71.4	$16,387	$15,208	$1,179
Jordan (June) School for Equity	Public	9-12	325 La Grande Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 452-4922	176	13	13.1	70.5%	4 (2.3%)	16 (9.1%)	128 (72.7%)	15 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	9 (5.1%)	14.7	1815^th of 2162 public high schools	16.0%		11.8	1959^th of 2159 public high schools	9.3%	144	7.9		7.5	22.2	22.2	3.1	3.1	$28,746	$27,792	$954
Academy (The)- SF @McAteer	Public	9-12	555 Portola Dr.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5700	123	12	9.9	56.1%	16 (13.0%)	8 (6.5%)	65 (52.8%)	23 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.1%)	57.5	882^nd of 2162 public high schools	59.2%		62.7	702^nd of 2159 public high schools	67.5%	180	22.7		22.7	72.7	72.7	22.7	22.7	$41,178	$38,762	$2,416

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson High

How many students attend Jefferson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,072 students attended Jefferson High.

Is Jefferson High a good school?

Jefferson High ranks 1131^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Jefferson High in?

Jefferson Union High

What schools feed into Jefferson High?

Jefferson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brisbane Elementary
Elementary : George Washington Elementary
Elementary : John F. Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Panorama Elementary
Elementary : Susan B. Anthony Elementary
Elementary : Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Middle : Lipman Middle
Middle : Thomas R. Pollicita Middle

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson High?

Students at Jefferson High are 51% Hispanic, 38% Asian, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

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