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Jefferson Middle

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Jefferson Middle ranks 546 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

546^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 80% of California middle schools

Summary

Jefferson Middle is a well-regarded public middle school serving grades 6-8 for over 1,000 students in the San Gabriel Unified district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top 20% of all California middle schools.

What makes Jefferson Middle stand out is its strong academic support for students facing economic challenges, with 70% qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school outperforms state averages in all subjects, especially English, and shows particular strength in supporting English learners and students in special education. It invests more resources per student and maintains smaller class sizes than many neighboring schools like Huntington Middle or South Pasadena Middle, which serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students. While its overall test scores are lower than those affluent neighboring schools, Jefferson Middle achieves stronger results relative to its student demographics compared to similar schools like Dean L. Shively.

The school is showing positive trends, such as a significant reduction in chronic absenteeism. However, there are performance differences among student groups that the school is working to address. Located near some of the state's highest-performing districts, Jefferson Middle provides a case study in effectively educating a diverse and economically challenged population, with a stable record of achievement and a commitment to targeted support.

1,013

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,478

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1372 East Las Tunas Dr.
San Gabriel, CA 91776-1791

(626) 287-5260

District: San Gabriel Unified

Students who attend Jefferson Middle usually attend:

High:

Gabrielino High

Feeder schools for Jefferson Middle:

Elementary:	Coolidge Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
	Washington Elementary
	More...
	Wilson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.9%

Hispanic:

39.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 85th percentile in 2022 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 85th-percentile peak (2022) to 80th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

California avg41%

546^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

452^nd of 1,543San Gabriel 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	76.7	546 of 2761	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	449 of 2783	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	509 of 2781	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	398 of 2740	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	681 of 2715	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	594 of 2480	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	72.3	616 of 2508	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	77.4	496 of 2497	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	78.6	458 of 2477	81.5%	★★★★☆
2013	59.5	908 of 2379	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.6	808 of 2259	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.6	840 of 2236	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.4	783 of 2179	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.3	716 of 2063	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.0	706 of 2005	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.7	725 of 1999	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.4	664 of 1804	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.2	626 of 1777	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.5	653 of 1769	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	407 of 739	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	356 of 743	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	343 of 715	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	354 of 733	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	440 of 745	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	424 of 700	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.0	233 of 1531	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	34.2	889 of 1491	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	786 of 1369	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	423 of 1478	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	353 of 1521	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	283 of 1540	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	227 of 1442	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	241 of 1364	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	441 of 2533	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	422 of 2551	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	481 of 2531	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	371 of 2509	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	599 of 2380	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	496 of 2262	78.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	1027 of 2395	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	763 of 2388	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	939 of 2374	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	643 of 2359	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.4	1328 of 2213	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1171 of 2072	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	421 of 2542	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	299 of 2579	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	283 of 2531	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	151 of 2458	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.2	410 of 2369	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	360 of 2230	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	612 of 2534	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	438 of 2552	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	482 of 2538	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	381 of 2527	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	647 of 2407	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	627 of 2273	72.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	265 of 726	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	165 of 701	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	161 of 665	75.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	414 of 1566	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	326 of 1552	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	396 of 1531	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	519 of 1520	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	552 of 1537	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	502 of 1543	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	704 of 1602	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	660 of 1496	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Science48%+16 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 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
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	1372 East Las Tunas Dr.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-5260	1,013	47	21.6	70.0%	34 (3.4%)	7 (0.7%)	399 (39.4%)	526 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.2%)	76.7	546^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.2%		81.6	449^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.9%	97		48.3	48.3			58.9	61.2	64.9	61.5			43.5	51.1	44.4	46.5	$19,478	$2,227	$17,251
Cloverly Elementary	Public	4-6	5476 Cloverly Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5092	460	15	30.6	43.7%	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (23.5%)	323 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)								(n/a)	56.7		56.7	61.7	76.6	71.8			70.1	64.1	71.3	69.3			68.3	$16,542	$1,470	$15,072
Oak Avenue Intermediate	Public	7-8	6623 Oak Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5060	839	35	24.0	38.7%	46 (5.5%)	6 (0.7%)	170 (20.3%)	574 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.1%)	92.4	213^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.3%		91.1	253^rd of 2783 public middle schools	90.9%	40		61.2	61.2				69.6	67.9	68.7				70.4	68.9	69.7	$17,807	$1,312	$16,495
Muscatel Middle	Public	7-8	4201 North Ivar Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Rosemead Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-1139	511	24	20.9	76.7%	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	189 (37.0%)	296 (57.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	82.5	427^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.5%		87.8	327^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.3%	100		48.0	48.0				66.3	60.6	63.5				56.0	50.2	53.2	$20,073	$1,935	$18,138
Huntington Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7060	709	31	23.0	14.4%	122 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.6%)	467 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.9%)	98.2	41^st of 2761 public middle schools	98.5%		99	17^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	24		73.1	73.1			86.9	81.3	81.3	83.1			89.0	84.5	83.4	85.6	$17,097	$287	$16,810
Temple (Roger W.) Intermediate	Public	7-8	8510 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3360	297	18	16.8	81.5%	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	132 (44.4%)	158 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	72.5	628^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.3%		74.5	600^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.4%	28		38.7	38.7				56.1	57.8	56.9				47.1	48.7	47.9	$22,880	$2,450	$20,430
Garvey (Richard) Intermediate	Public	7-8	2720 North Jackson Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3385	661	29	22.5	78.1%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	227 (34.3%)	413 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	81.3	456^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.5%		87.6	331^st of 2783 public middle schools	88.1%	125		47.2	47.2				59.5	63.2	61.3				52.3	55.7	54.0	$20,932	$2,398	$18,534
Richard Henry Dana Middle	Public	6-8	1401 South First Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8361	710	29	24.8	29.4%	45 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	116 (16.3%)	506 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	93.3	195^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.9%		94.1	183^rd of 2783 public middle schools	93.4%	12		56.2	56.2			73.0	73.6	75.1	73.8			68.0	66.8	68.2	67.7	$16,226	$1,863	$14,363
First Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	301 South First Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8362	771	31	24.7	32.7%	62 (8.0%)	16 (2.1%)	130 (16.9%)	537 (69.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	92.2	220^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.0%		94.8	162^nd of 2783 public middle schools	94.2%	58		54.9	54.9			71.1	72.5	77.4	73.6			62.8	62.0	70.3	64.9	$17,094	$1,757	$15,337
South Pasadena Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Fair Oaks	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5830	1,096	46	23.9	14.5%	237 (21.6%)	19 (1.7%)	223 (20.3%)	429 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (17.0%)	97.9	53^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.1%		98.1	46^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.3%	7		73.1	73.1			83.7	81.8	83.9	83.1			78.3	78.7	81.1	79.3	$15,684	$507	$15,177

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Middle

What district is Jefferson Middle in?

San Gabriel Unified

Is Jefferson Middle a good school?

Jefferson Middle ranks 546^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jefferson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,013 students attended Jefferson Middle.

What high school do graduates of Jefferson Middle attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Middle usually go on to attend Gabrielino High

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Middle?

Students at Jefferson Middle are 52% Asian, 39% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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