Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Kingsport, Tennessee

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Kingsport, Tennessee enrolled 497 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 46-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 13%

487 students in 2022-23, 507 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 35.0.

Students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School by school year2022-23: 487, 2023-24: 50702004006002022-234872023-24507
Students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School by school year2022-23: 487, 2023-24: 50702004006002022-234872023-24507
Students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School by school year2022-23: 487, 2023-24: 50702004006002022-234872023-24507
Students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School by school year2022-23: 487, 2023-24: 50702004006002022-234872023-24507
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348731.015.7
2023-2450735.014.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 460 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomas Jefferson Elementary School enrolled 460 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 460 of the 460 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions13
  • Chronically absent17.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.1% of students were White, 9.7% of two or more races, 7.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White75.1%
  2. Two or more races9.7%
  3. Hispanic7.8%
  4. Black2.8%
  5. Asian2.8%
  6. American Indian1.8%

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 School scored proficient or above: 46-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-2246‑50%42%35%
Math, 2022-2347%43% (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 Kingsport

13 public elementary schools in Kingsport report 2024-25 enrollment; Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Andrew Johnson Elementary School55814.4not reported
George Washington Elementary School51415.5not reported
Ketron Elementary School50812.2not reported
John Adams Elementary School50613.9not reported
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School49715.7not reported
Andrew Jackson Elementary School43015.0not reported
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School42013.5not reported
Rock Springs Elementary40214.4not reported

All public schools in Kingsport →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

  1. Andrew Johnson Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 558 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 420 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Thomas Jefferson Elementary School with Andrew Johnson Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Kingsport spends per student$12,027 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,027
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeThomas Jefferson Elementary School is the number 412 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#412 of 998
  6. 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 School

  1. How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
    497 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 487 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kingsport, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School a Title I school?
    Thomas Jefferson Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School scored proficient or above: 46-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Tennessee'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.
  5. What district is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in?
    Kingsport, NCES district ID 4702190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470219000708 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.

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