Jefferson Elementary School
15 Vans Ave
Coldwater MI, 49036, Branch County
Phone: 517-279-5970
Ranking: 
(1,792 out of 2,213, bottom 19%)*
(1,792 out of 2,213, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 3
School District: Coldwater Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 396 | 343 | 322 | 351 | 343 | 389 | 374 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 206 | 52.0% | 83 | 24.2% | 94 | 29.2% | 51 | 14.5% | 60 | 17.5% | 72 | 18.5% | 64 | 17.1% |
| Grade 3: | 190 | 48.0% | 92 | 26.8% | 90 | 28.0% | 58 | 16.5% | 54 | 15.7% | 58 | 14.9% | 49 | 13.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 196 | 49.5% | 163 | 47.5% | 152 | 47.2% | 171 | 48.7% | 164 | 47.8% | 182 | 46.8% | 171 | 45.7% |
| Female: | 200 | 50.5% | 180 | 52.5% | 170 | 52.8% | 180 | 51.3% | 170 | 49.6% | 199 | 51.2% | 199 | 53.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 43 | 10.9% | 24 | 7.0% | 21 | 6.5% | 25 | 7.1% | 26 | 7.6% | 25 | 6.4% | 23 | 6.1% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.3% |
| White: | 343 | 86.6% | 311 | 90.7% | 290 | 90.1% | 318 | 90.6% | 311 | 90.7% | 359 | 92.3% | 343 | 91.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 242 | 61.1% | 183 | 53.4% | 161 | 50.0% | 134 | 38.2% | 135 | 39.4% | 159 | 40.9% | 136 | 36.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.0% | 22 | 6.4% | 16 | 5.0% | 25 | 7.1% | 22 | 6.4% | 29 | 7.5% | 37 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.63 | 19.00 | 17.74 | 21.36 | 19.68 | 19.70 | 19.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 85.1% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 85.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 83.6% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 84.9% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 94.9% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.7% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 19.5% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 30.2% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 87.7% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 85.2% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 83% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 79.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 83.3% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 84.3% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 56.6% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 58.9% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 49.3% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 47.2% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 52.6% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 45.1% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 78.4% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 84% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 82.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 85.6% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 88.3% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.1% | 91.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 78.4% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 80.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 80.7% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 76.2% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 75.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 81.9% | 84.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 33% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 33.8% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 35.7% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 34.8% | 47.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 60.9% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 67.4% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 68.4% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 66.4% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 75.5% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 70.6% | 79.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 78.7% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 82.2% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 75.5% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 82.7% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 75% | 85.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 77.9% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83.3% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 83.3% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 76.9% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 78.4% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 71.6% | 78.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 60.6% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 49.3% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56.1% | 63.4% |
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* Jefferson Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.