Thomas Jefferson Jr High School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Woodridge, Illinois

Thomas Jefferson Jr High School in Woodridge, Illinois enrolled 573 students in 2024-25 with 52.3 full-time teachers, 10.9 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

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

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

566 students in 2022-23, 562 students in 2023-24, 573 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.8 to 52.3.

Students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson Jr High School by school year2022-23: 566, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 57302004006002022-235662023-245622024-25573
Students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson Jr High School by school year2022-23: 566, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 57302004006002022-235662023-245622024-25573
Students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson Jr High School by school year2022-23: 566, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 57302004006002022-235662023-245622024-25573
Students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson Jr High School by school year2022-23: 566, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 57302004006002022-235662023-245622024-25573
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356655.810.2
2023-2456254.810.3
2024-2557352.310.9

10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 81 of every 100 Illinois middle schools

Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; 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, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 10.9; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.9state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 10.9; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.9state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 10.9; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.9state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 10.9; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.9state median 12.7U.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).

One counselor per 613 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomas Jefferson Jr High School enrolled 613 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 613 of the 613 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent26.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.3% of students were White, 25.1% Hispanic, 15.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White47.3%
  2. Hispanic25.1%
  3. Black15.7%
  4. Asian5.6%
  5. Two or more races5.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Thomas Jefferson Jr High School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2244%41%29.9%
Math, 2022-2345%not published26.6%

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.

What to look at next about Thomas Jefferson Jr High School

  1. Lakeview Jr High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 340 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. O Neill Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 403 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Thomas Jefferson Jr High School with Lakeview Jr High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Woodridge SD 68 spends per student$22,210 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,210
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisThomas Jefferson Jr High School is the number 233 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#233 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.10.9:1
  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 Thomas Jefferson Jr High School

  1. How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Jr High School?
    573 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 566 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Woodridge, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Jr High School?
    10.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Thomas Jefferson Jr High School a Title I school?
    Thomas Jefferson Jr High 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 Thomas Jefferson Jr High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Thomas Jefferson Jr High School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois'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 Jr High School in?
    Woodridge SD 68, NCES district ID 1717040. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171704002014 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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