Thomas Jefferson High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Richmond, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson High in Richmond, Virginia enrolled 749 students in 2024-25 with 63.2 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Virginia high-school median of 13.9. 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, 60-79% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (Virginia: 88.8%).
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 fell 13%
816 students in 2022-23, 778 students in 2023-24, 749 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 72.8 to 63.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 816 | 72.8 | 11.2 |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 55.0 | 14.1 |
| 2024-25 | 749 | 63.2 | 11.9 |
11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 of every 100 Virginia high schools
Among the 324 Virginia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; 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).
One counselor per 302 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomas Jefferson High enrolled 905 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 185 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 302 of the 905 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions185
- Chronically absent20.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.7% of students were Black, 23.1% White, 8.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black63.7%
- White23.1%
- Hispanic8.1%
- Two or more races2.8%
- Asian1.5%
- American Indian0.8%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Thomas Jefferson High scored proficient or above: 60-79% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 60‑79% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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
91% of the 233 students in Thomas Jefferson High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. 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 | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 91% | 70% | 88.8% |
| Students in the class | 233 | 1,445 | 99,059 |
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 Richmond
17 public high schools in Richmond report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Randolph Tucker High | 2,132 | 18.8 | 88.4% |
| Douglas S. Freeman High | 1,881 | 17.9 | 40.0% |
| Hermitage High | 1,719 | 16.7 | 90.0% |
| Mills E. Godwin High | 1,702 | 17.4 | 25.1% |
| Monacan High | 1,644 | 16.1 | 73.9% |
| Huguenot High | 1,469 | 13.4 | 93.9% |
| Varina High | 1,420 | 13.8 | 86.3% |
| Henrico High | 1,300 | 13.9 | 86.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Thomas Jefferson High
- Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 32 students, 3.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- John Marshall HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 645 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Thomas Jefferson High with Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Richmond Public Schools spends per student$21,413 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,413
- The largest public schools in VirginiaThomas Jefferson High is the number 207 by size of 324 Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#207 of 324
- Virginia schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for high schools.11.9:1
- 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
How many students attend Thomas Jefferson High?
749 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 816 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Richmond, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson High?
11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for high schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Thomas Jefferson High a Title I school?
Thomas Jefferson High 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 do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Thomas Jefferson High scored proficient or above: 60-79% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia'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.What is the graduation rate at Thomas Jefferson High?
91% of the 233 students in Thomas Jefferson High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. 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 in?
Richmond Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510324002070 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
- 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.