📍 2508 E. 133rd St., Compton, Los Angeles County, 90222
Jefferson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Compton, Los Angeles County. The school has 705 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Emily Dominguez. It is part of the Compton Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
Jefferson Elementary enrolls 705 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Black or African American and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 669 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 705 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Jefferson Elementary is one of 36 schools in Compton Unified, based in Compton, California. The district serves 16,436 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 705 students, Jefferson Elementary is larger than the district average of about 457 students per school.
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