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Thomas Jefferson Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 24% of California middle schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Middle is a public middle school located in Madera, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 1,026 students. The school is part of the Madera Unified School District, which is ranked 1277 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas Jefferson Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of California middle schools, with low proficiency rates on standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36.05% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 48.81%, and only 12.87% were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 37.3%. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also below the state average, with only 15.52% of 8th-grade students proficient or better. However, certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Migrant students, perform better relative to their peers at the school compared to the state average.

The nearby Sherman Thomas STEM Academy, a charter school, significantly outperforms the district schools in academic achievement, with proficiency rates well above the state average. This suggests that high-quality education is possible in the same geographic area. Additionally, Thomas Jefferson Middle has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 27.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism could be an important area for the school to focus on to improve student outcomes.

948

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,328

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1407 Sunset Ave.
Madera, CA 93637-2901

(559) 673-9286

District: Madera Unified

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle usually attend:

High:

Madera High

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson Middle:

Elementary:	George Washington Elementary
	James Madison Elementary
	John Adams Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

White:

5.2%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,102^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Madera Unified

1269^th of 1,543Madera 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	23.0	2102 of 2761	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	2038 of 2783	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1983 of 2781	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1932 of 2740	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1898 of 2715	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1695 of 2480	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	1646 of 2508	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.3	1539 of 2497	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	1347 of 2477	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.8	1649 of 2379	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.9	1559 of 2259	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.0	1389 of 2236	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.3	1103 of 2179	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.6	694 of 2063	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.6	845 of 2005	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.2	998 of 1999	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.4	1025 of 1804	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.0	853 of 1777	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	35.0	1081 of 1769	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	587 of 715	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	536 of 745	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.5	1115 of 1531	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	782 of 1491	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	845 of 1369	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	977 of 1478	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	714 of 1521	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	762 of 1540	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.0	1335 of 1442	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	996 of 1364	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1977 of 2533	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1776 of 2551	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1613 of 2531	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1701 of 2509	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1636 of 2380	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1501 of 2262	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1679 of 2395	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1673 of 2388	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1575 of 2374	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1489 of 2359	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1443 of 2213	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1324 of 2072	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	295 of 477	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	266 of 394	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	272 of 320	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	291 of 336	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1870 of 2542	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1834 of 2579	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1802 of 2531	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1656 of 2458	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1556 of 2369	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1408 of 2230	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1938 of 2534	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1981 of 2552	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	2000 of 2538	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1874 of 2527	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1816 of 2407	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1676 of 2273	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	32 of 95	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	21 of 94	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	40.8	47 of 86	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1105 of 1566	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1290 of 1552	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	863 of 1531	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1344 of 1520	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	993 of 1537	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1055 of 1543	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1167 of 1555	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1258 of 1602	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1098 of 1496	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)66th percentile+42 vs school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Asian (2023)18th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 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 (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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	7-8	1407 Sunset Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-9286	948	50	18.9	87.7%	49 (5.2%)	11 (1.2%)	845 (89.1%)	17 (1.8%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.0%)	23	2102^nd of 2761 public middle schools	23.9%		24.9	2038^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.8%	64		15.5	15.5				38.1	34.3	36.1				14.0	11.9	12.9	$19,328	$3,320	$16,008
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	101 West Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 871-5490	75	3	27.2	36.0%	19 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (66.7%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	96.7	96^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.5%		95.4	139^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.0%	43		80.8	80.8			80.0	79.2	96.2	85.3			68.0	62.5	88.5	73.3	$13,079	$117	$12,962
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	601 Lilly St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-4681	865	49	17.6	96.9%	16 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	829 (95.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	13.6	2492^nd of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%		14.9	2482^nd of 2783 public middle schools	10.8%	10		11.3	11.3				22.6	22.6	22.6				12.5	9.8	11.1	$20,071	$3,628	$16,443
Jack G. Desmond Middle	Public	7-8	26490 Martin St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-1775	838	45	18.4	93.6%	21 (2.5%)	6 (0.7%)	803 (95.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	22.5	2133^rd of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%		26.5	1973^rd of 2783 public middle schools	29.1%	160		21.3	21.3				29.2	33.7	31.3				12.4	15.7	13.9	$20,489	$3,413	$17,076
Ranchos Middle	Public	7-8	12455 Road 35 1/2	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3550	452	20	23.0	36.7%	159 (35.2%)	13 (2.9%)	229 (50.7%)	35 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	70.8	656^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.2%		81.1	456^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.6%	200		31.7	31.7				64.6	65.2	64.9				41.9	41.8	41.9	$12,387	$484	$11,903
Fairmead Elementary	Public	5-6	19421 Avenue 22 3/4	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-8040	458	19	24.3	86.5%	85 (18.6%)	13 (2.8%)	339 (74.0%)	10 (2.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)	18.0		18.0		28.4	30.2			29.4		22.6	28.1			25.4	$18,263	$2,236	$16,027
Rio Vista Middle	Public	7-8	6240 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3185	851	37	22.9	68.6%	141 (16.6%)	64 (7.5%)	468 (55.0%)	151 (17.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.6%)	67.6	724^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.8%		63.1	813^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.8%	89		36.2	36.2				63.2	53.0	58.3				41.2	40.4	40.8
Dairyland Elementary	Public	4-8	12861 Avenue 18 1/2	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-2394	216	10	20.8	58.3%	72 (33.3%)	1 (0.5%)	141 (65.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.3	991^st of 2761 public middle schools	64.1%		62.5	828^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.2%	163	40.0	27.5	32.1	55.6	55.2	51.4	60.8	40.0	52.2	47.2	23.3	48.7	30.9	37.3	37.4	$16,976	$3,786	$13,190
Glacier Point Middle	Public	7-8	4055 North Bryan Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3105	947	44	21.6	86.9%	71 (7.5%)	86 (9.1%)	597 (63.0%)	173 (18.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	24.1	2048^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%		27.1	1945^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.1%	103		20.0	20.0				35.2	29.9	32.5				19.7	12.7	16.1
Wilson Middle	Public	7-8	1209 Robertson Blvd.	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-8070	470	22	21.4	89.1%	99 (21.1%)	8 (1.7%)	345 (73.4%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	22.9	2112^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%		26.4	1978^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.9%	134		10.9	10.9				27.9	31.6	29.6				25.8	16.5	21.5	$18,564	$1,260	$17,304

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Middle

Is Thomas Jefferson Middle a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Middle ranks in the bottom 23.9% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 948 students attended Thomas Jefferson Middle.

What high school do graduates of Thomas Jefferson Middle attend?

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle usually go on to attend Madera High

What district is Thomas Jefferson Middle in?

Madera Unified

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Middle?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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