C+
Jefferson Elementary School District
Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Daly City and Colma.
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
What stands out about Jefferson Elementary School District
- School Grade C+: better than 42% of California districts
- Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the CA average
- 21 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 11.6% since 2020
- Debt of $207.7M, about $42,018 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Broadmoor.
K–5Garden Village ElementaryThis district
6–8Benjamin Franklin IntermediateThis district
9–123 high schoolsJefferson Union High School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency28%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate 91% at Jefferson Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020.
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%
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.
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.
Susan B. Anthony Elementary
C407 students25:1
Westlake Elementary
B321 students21:1
Daniel Webster Elementary
B317 students23:1
John F. Kennedy Elementary
B+304 students22:1
Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary
B303 students22:1
Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary
A−299 students23:1
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary
B−294 students17:1
Thomas Edison Elementary
A−294 students25:1
Garden Village Elementary
B−288 students24:1
Woodrow Wilson Elementary
C266 students22:1
George Washington Elementary
B206 students21:1
Fernando Rivera Intermediate
B+588 students22:1
Thomas R. Pollicita Middle
B−558 students20:1
Benjamin Franklin Intermediate
B497 students18:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.