Jefferson Traditional School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · South Bend, Indiana

Jefferson Traditional School in South Bend, Indiana enrolled 591 students in 2024-25 with 36.9 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

516 students in 2022-23, 526 students in 2023-24, 591 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.1 to 36.9.

Students enrolled at Jefferson Traditional School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 526, 2024-25: 59102004006002022-235162023-245262024-25591
Students enrolled at Jefferson Traditional School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 526, 2024-25: 59102004006002022-235162023-245262024-25591
Students enrolled at Jefferson Traditional School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 526, 2024-25: 59102004006002022-235162023-245262024-25591
Students enrolled at Jefferson Traditional School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 526, 2024-25: 59102004006002022-235162023-245262024-25591
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351638.113.5
2023-2452645.611.5
2024-2559136.916.0

16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Indiana middle schools

Among the 327 Indiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 16.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 16.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 16.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 16.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jefferson Traditional School enrolled 497 students and reported no counselor; it reported 121 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions121
  • Chronically absent37.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.0% of students were Black, 26.4% White, 17.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black42.0%
  2. White26.4%
  3. Hispanic17.6%
  4. Two or more races13.2%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Jefferson Traditional School scored proficient or above: 15% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math15%14% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in South Bend

5 public middle schools in South Bend report 2024-25 enrollment; Jefferson Traditional School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Jefferson Traditional School59116.058.7%
Jackson Middle School53712.172.1%
LaSalle Academy46113.841.0%
Career Academy Middle School4148.351.0%
Navarre Middle School3789.478.8%

All public schools in South Bend →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jefferson Traditional School

  1. LaSalle AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 3.2 miles away: 461 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  2. Jackson Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.3 miles away: 537 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare Jefferson Traditional School with LaSalle AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much South Bend Community School Corp spends per student$17,587 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,587
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaJefferson Traditional School is the number 146 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#146 of 328
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.16.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Jefferson Traditional School

  1. How many students attend Jefferson Traditional School?
    591 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 516 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in South Bend, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Traditional School?
    16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for middle schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jefferson Traditional School a Title I school?
    Jefferson Traditional School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Jefferson Traditional School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Jefferson Traditional School scored proficient or above: 15% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Jefferson Traditional School in?
    South Bend Community School Corp, NCES district ID 1810290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181029001682 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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