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Thomas Jefferson Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2039^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 25% of California middle schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Middle enrolls 948 students in grades 7–8 in Madera, California’s Central Valley, and is part of Madera Unified. Its most important academic concern is math: in 2025–26, just 14% of students met proficiency, leaving the school well behind the state and most nearby middle schools.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject, but its results are still around the middle of the nearby group. Its 37% proficiency rate was 4 points above the district’s 33%, 12 points below the state’s 49%, and about level with the nearby 7–8 schools’ 38% average. Math was weaker: 14% was 6 points below the district, 24 points below the state, and 11 points below the nearby-school average of 25%. It was second-lowest among the eight schools, ahead of only Martin Luther King Junior Middle. Science proficiency was 20%, also below the state’s 36%.

Results have improved since 2022–23—by 1 point in ELA, 3 points in math, and 5 points in science—but statewide results rose faster, slightly widening the school’s gaps. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 25th percentile statewide with 1 star in 2025–26, down from the 46th percentile in 2014–15. Its migrant-student percentile also fell notably, from the 78th percentile in 2023–24 to the 27th in 2025–26, close to the school’s overall 25th percentile. Context includes a student–teacher ratio of 18.9 in 2024–25, below the nearby-school average of 21.0, and 88% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 44% in 2021–22 to 22% in 2025–26, but remains above the state’s 18%.

948

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,577

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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
	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 — 46th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

California avg42%

2,039^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Madera Unified

811^th of 968Madera 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	23.4	2039 of 2703	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.3	1767 of 2483	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.7	1695 of 2325	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.4	1752 of 2493	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.8	2021 of 2478	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	32.2	77 of 106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.1	1332 of 1586	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	30.5	1040 of 1482	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+14 vs school

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

White (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

Migrant (2026)27th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2023)18th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science20%-16 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 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)						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 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%)	23.4	2039^th of 2703 public middle schools	24.6%		23	2102^nd of 2761 public middle schools	23.9%	63		20.3	20.3				40.7	33.3	37.1				15.3	13.5	14.4	$22,577	$19,906	$2,671
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	10.8	2534^th of 2703 public middle schools	6.3%		13.6	2492^nd of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%	42		15.2	15.2				14.4	19.7	16.9				10.0	11.6	10.8	$24,395	$21,500	$2,895
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%)	16.7	2329^th of 2703 public middle schools	13.8%		22.5	2133^rd of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%	196		15.9	15.9				28.2	28.1	28.1				17.7	11.5	14.3	$25,336	$22,538	$2,798
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%)	68.9	710^th of 2703 public middle schools	73.7%		70.8	656^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.2%	54		34.0	34.0				64.9	62.8	63.9				42.0	44.1	43.0	$17,086	$16,044	$1,042
Fairmead Elementary	Public	4-6	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)	20.6		20.6	22.0	34.3	31.0			30.6	22.0	23.5	28.6			25.0	$18,411	$17,468	$943
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%)	51.9	1122^nd of 2703 public middle schools	58.5%		67.6	724^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.8%	398		28.9	28.9				55.3	44.3	49.7				37.1	37.1	37.1	$17,128	$16,166	$962
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%)	61.8	880^th of 2703 public middle schools	67.4%		56.3	991^st of 2761 public middle schools	64.1%	111	29.3	39.7	35.4	59.0	53.7	60.7	43.6	50.0	52.7	56.4	36.6	39.3	43.6	44.8	44.4	$25,253	$21,008	$4,245
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%)	32.4	1715^th of 2703 public middle schools	36.6%		24.1	2048^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%	333		21.1	21.1				42.4	38.8	40.7				27.9	20.6	24.5	$15,690	$14,618	$1,072
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%)	28	1884^th of 2703 public middle schools	30.3%		22.9	2112^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%	228		20.5	20.5				34.4	32.6	33.5				23.8	27.5	25.7	$43,685	$42,114	$1,571

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

Is Thomas Jefferson Middle a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Middle ranks in the bottom 24.6% of California middle schools.

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.

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Middle?

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

What district is Thomas Jefferson Middle in?

Madera Unified

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