At Jefferson, we emphasize a positive school environment by implementing teaching and learning methods geared toward student achievement and focused on literacy. We work to ensure daily instruction of the 3 R's of Education: Relationship, Relevance, and Rigor. We know our students can succeed and we work to ensure they do.Jefferson Elementary is one of the oldest schools in the Bakersfield City School District, first providing educational services in 1917. It is named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States. For more than 100 years, the goal of Jefferson Elementary has been to provide each student the attention and quality instruction they need to be successful at every phase of life.