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Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1201 Fairgrounds Rd
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone
(573) 659-3250
District
JEFFERSON CITY
County
COLE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
957
Classroom Teachers
77

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.3% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.3% of all U.S. schools.


Thomas Jefferson Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
41%
43%
40%
39%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
38%
41%
38%
35%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
41%
46%
43%
38%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 328 34.3%
Grade 7 296 30.9%
Grade 8 333 34.8%
Total 957 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.7% 67.4% 72.4%
Black 21.9% 22.2% 16.0%
Hispanic 9.1% 8.2% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 1.8% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.1% 55.5% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 40.6% 44.7% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.5% 10.8% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 73,656 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 342.2 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.7% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 17.9% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 29,027 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.7% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.0% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.5% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.4% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.5% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.8% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.2% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.5% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 7.0% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,217 $53,983,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,094 $9,498,000 7.8%
Staff $744 $6,463,000 5.3%
General Administration $482 $4,182,000 3.4%
School Administration $544 $4,727,000 3.9%
Operation $1,188 $10,317,000 8.4%
Transportation $638 $5,541,000 4.5%
Other $230 $1,999,000 1.6%
Total Support $4,921 $42,727,000 35.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,934 $25,478,000 20.9%
Total Expenditures $14,072 $122,188,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%