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Thomas Jefferson Elementary/middle School

Serves grades PK - 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
605 Dryden Drive
Baltimore, MD 21229
Phone
(410) 396-0534
District
BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
BALTIMORE CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
366
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maryland

2

(10 is best)

Better than 18.1% of all MD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Thomas Jefferson Elementary/middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
11%
19%
10%
24%
11%
15%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
10%
22%
13%
23%
6%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

30 20 10 0
8%
24%
10%
25%
5%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
12%
37%
19%
53%
5%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

40 30 20 10 0
9%
19%
13%
31%
5%
7%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

40 30 20 10 0
5%
17%
5%
30%
5%
5%
    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
15
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 pk 18 4.9%
Kindergarten 30 8.2%
Grade 1 35 9.6%
Grade 2 44 12.0%
Grade 3 36 9.8%
Grade 4 32 8.7%
Grade 5 40 10.9%
Grade 6 39 10.7%
Grade 7 42 11.5%
Grade 8 50 13.7%
Total 366 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.4% 7.4% 36.1%
Black 95.6% 75.4% 34.6%
Hispanic 2.5% 16.0% 21.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.8% 7.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 75.4% 66.0% 41.9%
Free lunch eligible 75.4% 66.0% 38.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 592,211 6,164,660
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 7,301.9 629
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.2% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.4% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.1% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 244,893 2,318,124
Single Parent Households With Children 10.7% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.3% 91.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.2% 42.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.7% 30.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.7% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.8% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.1% 13.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.8% 10.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.3% 7.3%
$15,000 or less 16.5% 6.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,231 $810,162,197 49.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $700 $55,430,900 3.4%
Staff $857 $67,863,259 4.1%
General Administration $202 $15,995,774 1.0%
School Administration $1,106 $87,580,822 5.3%
Operation $1,272 $100,725,864 6.1%
Transportation $539 $42,681,793 2.6%
Other $569 $45,057,403 2.7%
Total Support $5,245 $415,335,815 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,327 $421,829,149 25.6%
Total Expenditures $20,804 $1,647,406,348 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,089 $8,893,760,913 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $689,472,554 4.2%
Staff $887 $781,921,411 4.8%
General Administration $119 $104,696,346 0.6%
School Administration $1,008 $888,778,182 5.4%
Operation $1,423 $1,254,791,912 7.7%
Transportation $813 $716,690,511 4.4%
Other $430 $378,963,684 2.3%
Total Support $5,463 $4,815,319,623 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,976 $2,622,936,455 16.1%
Total Expenditures $18,527 $16,331,910,990 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%