Thomas Jefferson Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Louisville, Kentucky

Thomas Jefferson Middle in Louisville, Kentucky enrolled 943 students in 2024-25 with 68.5 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Kentucky middle-school median of 15.9. 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, 19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).

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

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

892 students in 2022-23, 894 students in 2023-24, 943 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 66.0 to 68.5.

Students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson Middle by school year2022-23: 892, 2023-24: 894, 2024-25: 94302505007501k2022-238922023-248942024-25943
Students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson Middle by school year2022-23: 892, 2023-24: 894, 2024-25: 94302505007501k2022-238922023-248942024-25943
Students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson Middle by school year2022-23: 892, 2023-24: 894, 2024-25: 94302505007501k2022-238922023-248942024-25943
Students enrolled at Thomas Jefferson Middle by school year2022-23: 892, 2023-24: 894, 2024-25: 94302505007501k2022-238922023-248942024-25943
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2389266.013.5
2023-2489467.213.3
2024-2594368.513.8

13.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Kentucky middle schools

Among the 217 Kentucky middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; 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, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; This school 13.8; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; This school 13.8; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; This school 13.8; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; This school 13.8; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 15.9U.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 320 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomas Jefferson Middle enrolled 959 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 177 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 320 of the 959 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions177
  • Chronically absent48.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.6% of students were Hispanic, 30.8% Black, 15.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic45.6%
  2. Black30.8%
  3. White15.8%
  4. Asian4.5%
  5. Two or more races3.2%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Middle scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKentucky
Reading and language arts, 2021-2219%35%44.7%
Math, 2022-238%27% (2021-22)38.4%

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.

Middle schools in Louisville

21 public middle schools in Louisville report 2024-25 enrollment; Thomas Jefferson Middle is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Stuart Academy1,16617.470.2%
Noe Middle1,15519.740.1%
Ramsey Middle1,15117.755.9%
Westport Middle98814.054.1%
Thomas Jefferson Middle94313.872.3%
Lassiter Middle92115.571.0%
Farnsley Middle91916.464.2%
Meyzeek Middle84716.748.5%

All public schools in Louisville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Thomas Jefferson Middle

  1. Newburg MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 615 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Highland MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 4.0 miles away: 639 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
  3. Compare Thomas Jefferson Middle with Newburg MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Jefferson County Public Schools spends per student$18,189 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,189
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyThomas Jefferson Middle is the number 14 by size of 217 Kentucky middle schools open in 2024-25.#14 of 217
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.9 for middle schools.13.8:1
  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 Middle

  1. How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Middle?
    943 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 892 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Louisville, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Middle?
    13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for middle schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Thomas Jefferson Middle a Title I school?
    Thomas Jefferson Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Thomas Jefferson Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Thomas Jefferson Middle scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky'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 Middle in?
    Jefferson County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2102990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210299000682 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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