Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Glendale, California
Thomas Jefferson Elementary in Glendale, California enrolled 815 students in 2024-25 with 33.0 full-time teachers, 24.7 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 53-57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%
750 students in 2022-23, 796 students in 2023-24, 815 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 33.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 750 | 29.0 | 25.9 |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 34.0 | 23.4 |
| 2024-25 | 815 | 33.0 | 24.7 |
24.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 Thomas Jefferson Elementary enrolled 633 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent25.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.1% of students were White, 6.1% Hispanic, 2.3% Asian in 2024-25.
- White89.1%
- Hispanic6.1%
- Asian2.3%
- Black1.2%
- Two or more races1.1%
- American Indian0.1%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Thomas Jefferson Elementary scored proficient or above: 53-57% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 53‑57% | 61% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45% | 53% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.
Elementary schools in Glendale
14 public elementary schools in Glendale report 2024-25 enrollment; Thomas Jefferson Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Keppel Elementary | 955 | 25.2 | 43.2% |
| R. D. White Elementary | 948 | 28.7 | 60.3% |
| Thomas Edison Elementary | 859 | 26.1 | 51.5% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary | 815 | 24.7 | 59.8% |
| John Muir Elementary | 810 | 25.3 | 62.5% |
| Balboa Elementary | 799 | 25.0 | 58.6% |
| Verdugo Woodlands Elementary | 676 | 24.2 | 35.2% |
| Horace Mann Elementary | 672 | 24.0 | 60.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Thomas Jefferson Elementary
- Balboa ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 799 students, 25.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Benjamin Franklin ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 608 students, 24.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Thomas Jefferson Elementary with Balboa ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Glendale Unified spends per student$16,709 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,709
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaThomas Jefferson Elementary is the number 340 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#340 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher24.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.24.7:1
- 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 Thomas Jefferson Elementary
How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary?
815 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 750 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Glendale, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Elementary?
24.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Thomas Jefferson Elementary a Title I school?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Thomas Jefferson Elementary scored proficient or above: 53-57% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Thomas Jefferson Elementary in?
Glendale Unified, NCES district ID 0615240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061524001934 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, 2021-22 and 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.