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B

Jefferson Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Daly City and Colma.

Daly City’s School Grade B better than 62% of California school districts

Students
4,942
Schools
14
Spent per student
$19,347
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$207.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of California districts
  • Spends 9% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $207.7M, about $42,018 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Daly City. Grade by grade →

K–510 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsJefferson Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency33%
State average 33.1% · 3,450 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 46.7% · 3,428 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Jefferson Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,347 per student · 9% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 76%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,588’20
5,090’21
4,948’22
4,915’23
4,942’24

Down 11.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 45%Hispanic 41%White 6%Two or more races 6%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

14 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.