Palm Avenue Middle vs Thomas Jefferson Middle

How do these schools compare?

Metric Palm Avenue Middle Thomas Jefferson Middle
Location Wasco, CA Wasco, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle middle
Enrollment 631 591
Student:Teacher Ratio 20.7:1 18.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 81.0% 88.2%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Palm Avenue Middle Thomas Jefferson Middle
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,330 $19,330
District Wasco Union Elementary Wasco Union Elementary

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Palm Avenue Middle Thomas Jefferson Middle
White 1.3% 2.0%
African American 1.1% 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino 97.1% 95.9%
Asian 0.3% 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 0.2% 0.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Palm Avenue Middle Thomas Jefferson Middle
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 631:1 591:1
Chronic Absenteeism 26.3% 24.2%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.