Thomas Jefferson High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Council Bluffs, Iowa
Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa enrolled 1,146 students in 2024-25 with 66.0 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the Iowa high-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 48% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 76% (Iowa: 87.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
1,243 students in 2022-23, 1,206 students in 2023-24, 1,146 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.8 to 66.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,243 | 64.8 | 19.2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,206 | 64.1 | 18.8 |
| 2024-25 | 1,146 | 66.0 | 17.4 |
17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Iowa high schools
Among the 340 Iowa high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 309 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomas Jefferson High School enrolled 1,229 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 138 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 309 of the 1,229 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions138
- Chronically absent46.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.1% of students were White, 19.4% Hispanic, 5.4% Black in 2024-25.
- White69.1%
- Hispanic19.4%
- Black5.4%
- Two or more races4.5%
- Asian1.0%
- American Indian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Thomas Jefferson High School scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 49% | 57% | 69.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 48% | 53% (2021-22) | 68.1% |
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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
76% of the 319 students in Thomas Jefferson High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 76% | 80% | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 319 | 664 | 38,026 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Council Bluffs
3 public high schools in Council Bluffs report 2024-25 enrollment; Thomas Jefferson High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln High School | 1,333 | 15.3 | 42.8% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | 1,146 | 17.4 | 49.7% |
| Lewis Central Senior High School | 1,020 | 17.4 | 27.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Thomas Jefferson High School
- Abraham Lincoln High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 1,333 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Lewis Central Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.0 miles away: 1,020 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
- Compare Thomas Jefferson High School with Abraham Lincoln High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Council Bluffs Comm School District spends per student$15,071 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,071
- The largest public schools in IowaThomas Jefferson High School is the number 39 by size of 349 Iowa high schools open in 2024-25.#39 of 349
- Iowa schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.8 for high schools.17.4:1
- 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 High School
How many students attend Thomas Jefferson High School?
1,146 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,243 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Council Bluffs, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson High School?
17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Thomas Jefferson High School a Title I school?
Thomas Jefferson High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Thomas Jefferson High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Thomas Jefferson High School scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa'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 is the graduation rate at Thomas Jefferson High School?
76% of the 319 students in Thomas Jefferson High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Thomas Jefferson High School in?
Council Bluffs Comm School District, NCES district ID 1908220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190822000435 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.