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Jefferson Elementary

Public Grades K-3

271

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,755

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

318 Taylor St.
Taft, CA 93268-1714

(661) 763-4236

District: Taft City

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Junior High
High:	Taft Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.5%

White:

4.8%

Asian:

0.7%

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!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 43% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 33 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg27%

California avg43%

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By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 3rd Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-3	318 Taylor St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 763-4236	271	12	22.5	97.0%	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				16.0						16.0	8.0						8.0			$20,755	$17,832	$2,923
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	2-5	811 Sixth St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 763-3113	520	21	24.7	93.1%	131 (25.2%)	4 (0.8%)	381 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25.8	4327^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.1%		23.7	4495^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	168	15.3		15.3		36.7	38.9				37.8		25.8	14.9				20.2			$16,020	$13,400	$2,620
Taft Primary	Public	K-3	212 Lucard St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 765-4151	231	11	20.9	91.8%	53 (22.9%)	2 (0.9%)	167 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)								(n/a)				40.4						40.4	42.3						42.3			$22,544	$19,370	$3,174
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-3	520 A St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 763-4164	328	16	20.5	79.0%	112 (34.1%)	2 (0.6%)	203 (61.9%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)				28.4						28.4	43.2						43.2	95.7	95.7	$24,497	$21,760	$2,737
Conley Elementary	Public	K-3	623 Rose Ave.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 765-4117	306	13	23.5	93.8%	46 (15.0%)	4 (1.3%)	252 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)				37.3						37.3	41.3						41.3	94.7	94.7	$20,417	$17,560	$2,857
Midway Elementary	Public	K-8	259 F St.	Fellows	93224	Kern County	Midway Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 768-4344	65	5	13.0	52.3%	52 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)			57.1							58.5							57.1			$25,861	$24,724	$1,137
Maricopa Elementary	Public	K-5	955 Stanislaus St.	Maricopa	93252	Kern County	Maricopa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 769-8231	133	8	17.7	97.7%	45 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	5163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.8%		11.1	5619^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	456	23.3		23.3	16.0	14.3	23.3				18.4	16.0	19.1	20.0				18.4			$49,517	$46,948	$2,569
Elk Hills Elementary	Public	K-8	501 Kern St.	Tupman	93276	Kern County	Elk Hills Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 765-7431	159	9	17.3	73.0%	116 (73.0%)	5 (3.1%)	33 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	35.6	3531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	39.7%		35.3	3493^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.5%	38	30.4	36.8	33.3	14.3	38.9	30.4	55.6	35.3	31.6	34.9	30.8	16.7	21.7	44.4	35.3	26.3	28.7			$29,005	$27,886	$1,119
McKittrick Elementary	Public	K-8	23250 Second St.	Mc Kittrick	93251	Kern County	McKittrick Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 762-7303	61	5	12.2	37.7%	36 (59.0%)	3 (4.9%)	21 (34.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			61.5		18.2					54.8		18.2					57.1			$83,727	$83,176	$551
Buttonwillow Elementary	Public	K-8	42600 Hwy 58	Buttonwillow	93206	Kern County	Buttonwillow Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 764-5166	288	23	12.4	90.6%	13 (4.5%)	4 (1.4%)	270 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	4531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%		11.9	5561^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.2%	1030	4.2	3.5	3.8	42.9	22.2	17.4	21.2	21.2	24.1	25.6	34.3	33.3	0.0	27.3	3.0	6.9	18.2			$41,361	$40,088	$1,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Junior High
High : Taft Union High

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Taft City

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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