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Jefferson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4522^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 551 students in the San Leandro Unified district, consistently ranking in the lower quarter of California elementary schools.

Academically, the school performs below most nearby schools; for example, only 31% of students are proficient in English compared to 61% at Roosevelt Elementary and 55% at Madison Elementary. A significant challenge is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 30% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than at these higher-performing neighbors. Interestingly, Jefferson receives more funding per student (over $20,800) than other schools in the district, including those with better academic results, highlighting a complex relationship between resources and outcomes.

The school shows notable strengths in supporting English Language Learners but has inconsistent results across different student groups. When compared to schools with similar student populations, like Halkin Elementary or Monroe Elementary, Jefferson's academic performance is lower, suggesting room for improvement. Key opportunities include further reducing absenteeism, ensuring resources are effectively used, and learning from strategies employed by more successful schools within the same district.

551

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,054

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14300 Bancroft Ave.
San Leandro, CA 94578-1727

(510) 618-4310

District: San Leandro Unified

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bancroft Middle
High:	San Leandro High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.2%

Asian:

14.7%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg31%

California avg41%

4,522^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the San Leandro Unified

1026^th of 1,543San Leandro 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	23.8	4522 of 5857	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	4566 of 5869	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4741 of 5859	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4462 of 5883	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4855 of 5789	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4790 of 5662	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	4745 of 5692	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.2	4332 of 5614	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	4470 of 5611	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	4163 of 5530	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.1	4310 of 5390	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.3	4447 of 5377	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.7	4407 of 5314	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	4510 of 5193	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	4298 of 5113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.7	3808 of 5113	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	4221 of 4818	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.3	3678 of 4822	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.8	2890 of 4809	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.4	391 of 593	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	272 of 661	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	333 of 663	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	461 of 747	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	569 of 700	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1064 of 1203	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	981 of 1154	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.8	1188 of 3162	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1486 of 3245	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	2114 of 3311	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	3212 of 3275	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	2057 of 3246	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4653 of 5597	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4181 of 5612	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4633 of 5609	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4172 of 5635	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	4653 of 5492	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4660 of 5413	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4509 of 5107	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3861 of 5107	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	4166 of 5087	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3156 of 5084	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4064 of 4963	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	4022 of 4830	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	4119 of 5460	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4140 of 5517	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	4108 of 5363	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3804 of 5264	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4256 of 5173	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	4178 of 5084	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	3913 of 5628	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4509 of 5643	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4509 of 5638	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4273 of 5663	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4651 of 5510	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4519 of 5431	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	2265 of 2847	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1712 of 2635	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1284 of 2420	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile+40 vs school

African American (2024)34th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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 (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	14300 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94578	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4310	551	27	20.4	84.9%	21 (3.8%)	50 (9.1%)	370 (67.2%)	81 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (4.4%)	23.8	4522^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		23.2	4566^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.2%	44																	15.3	15.3	31.1	26.2	37.8	31.3	26.3	22.4	26.2	24.7	90.5	94.7	95.8	92.6	96.8	93.7	$31,054	$29,396	$1,658
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 East 14th St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4320	454	20	22.7	82.6%	25 (5.5%)	64 (14.1%)	244 (53.7%)	55 (12.1%)	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	47 (10.4%)	26.1	4303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.5%		36.3	3420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	883																	23.9	23.9	27.4	25.7	36.6	30.0	28.1	26.7	25.7	26.8							$26,445	$25,322	$1,123
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Monterey Blvd.	San Leandro	94578	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4340	410	19	21.5	81.7%	30 (7.3%)	31 (7.6%)	142 (34.6%)	163 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	39 (9.5%)	40.7	3169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		43.2	2977^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.3%	192																	27.9	27.9	50.0	29.3	42.7	40.9	42.9	18.0	36.7	33.0	95.9			97.3			$31,527	$30,230	$1,297
Hillside Elementary	Public	K-5	15980 Marcella St.	San Leandro	94578	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5300	347	14	24.7	87.0%	7 (2.0%)	69 (19.9%)	223 (64.3%)	27 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	14 (4.0%)	11.7	5529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		11	5621^st of 5869 public elementary schools	4.2%	92																	8.5	8.5	22.0	10.9	19.3	17.5	30.0	12.5	5.2	16.1							$21,967	$19,864	$2,103
Corvallis Elementary	Public	K-5	14790 Corvallis St.	San Leandro	94579	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4900	349	18	19.3	70.5%	16 (4.6%)	22 (6.3%)	178 (51.0%)	109 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	20 (5.7%)	29.3	4020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		31.6	3802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.2%	218																	16.0	16.0	28.3	32.1	32.6	30.8	32.8	39.6	27.7	33.5							$18,773	$16,666	$2,107
Hesperian Elementary	Public	K-5	620 Drew St.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5200	500	22	22.7	80.6%	14 (2.8%)	53 (10.6%)	335 (67.0%)	62 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	23 (4.6%)	7.7	5747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.9%		16.9	5125^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	622	0.0	15.4	7.4	6.7	27.8	23.1	37.0	29.2	0.0	30.8	11.1	12.4	0.0	19.2	3.7	6.7	8.6	8.6	5.6	14.9	16.4	12.2	11.0	14.3	7.1	10.9	92.7	95.1		95.1	93.9		$18,535	$16,444	$2,091
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	951 Dowling Blvd.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4350	524	21	24.9	45.8%	118 (22.5%)	54 (10.3%)	181 (34.5%)	76 (14.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	89 (17.0%)	69.4	1629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%		77.1	1285^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.1%	344																	43.3	43.3	65.6	51.3	66.3	61.4	57.1	39.0	42.2	46.4	96.9		96.9				$24,175	$23,414	$761
Halkin Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Williams St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4370	724	32	22.4	83.1%	25 (3.5%)	36 (5.0%)	399 (55.1%)	206 (28.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	47 (6.5%)	24.9	4421^st of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%		30.4	3895^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.6%	526																	12.7	12.7	28.8	29.4	37.6	32.1	27.0	25.9	27.1	26.7							$27,102	$25,652	$1,450
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Dutton Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4360	425	19	22.3	63.1%	51 (12.0%)	33 (7.8%)	269 (63.3%)	37 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	47	2760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		47.9	2675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.4%	85																	31.2	31.2	31.2	49.3	53.3	44.7	42.6	35.2	34.4	37.3							$26,608	$25,478	$1,130
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	14751 Juniper St.	San Leandro	94579	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 895-7944	694	33	21.0	68.9%	24 (3.5%)	23 (3.3%)	163 (23.5%)	424 (61.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (7.9%)	73.1	1466^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		74.2	1402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	64																	52.1	52.1	38.5	60.7	68.5	54.7	56.3	61.8	52.1	57.0	91.7	98.2	98.2	93.6	97.3	95.4	$23,468	$19,638	$3,830

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bancroft Middle
High : San Leandro High

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.8% of California elementary schools.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

San Leandro Unified

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