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Thomas Jefferson High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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
1243 20th St Sw
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Phone
(319) 558-2435
District
Cedar Rapids Comm School District
County
LINN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1543
Classroom Teachers
86

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.2% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

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

Grade 9

80 60 40 20 0
46%
66%
50%
70%
42%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
52%
70%
52%
73%
51%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
49%
68%
50%
68%
47%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 452 29.3%
Grade 10 390 25.3%
Grade 11 361 23.4%
Grade 12 340 22.0%
Total 1543 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.5% 64.0% 75.9%
Black 27.7% 22.6% 7.3%
Hispanic 12.2% 9.9% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 2.2% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 1.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.4% 53.4% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 48.7% 46.0% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.7% 7.5% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 126,424 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,058.3 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.2% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.2% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 17.4% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 53,822 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 9.3% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.7% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.0% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.4% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.4% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.5% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.0% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 6.8% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,156 $126,947,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $449 $6,988,000 2.6%
Staff $1,241 $19,312,000 7.3%
General Administration $358 $5,571,000 2.1%
School Administration $906 $14,103,000 5.3%
Operation $1,210 $18,835,000 7.1%
Transportation $438 $6,818,000 2.6%
Other $469 $7,304,000 2.7%
Total Support $5,071 $78,931,000 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,855 $59,997,000 22.6%
Total Expenditures $17,083 $265,875,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
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%

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