Jefferson Elementary School
600 North Fillmore St
Jerome ID, 83338, Jerome County
Phone: 208-324-8896
Ranking: 
(409 out of 489, bottom 16%)*
(409 out of 489, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Jerome Joint School District 261
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 574 | 537 | 504 | 515 | 524 | 525 | 488 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 156 | 27.2% | 149 | 27.7% | 123 | 24.4% | 129 | 25.0% | 135 | 25.8% | 141 | 26.9% | 126 | 25.8% |
| Grade 1: | 143 | 24.9% | 139 | 25.9% | 140 | 27.8% | 128 | 24.9% | 141 | 26.9% | 141 | 26.9% | 119 | 24.4% |
| Grade 2: | 137 | 23.9% | 124 | 23.1% | 118 | 23.4% | 133 | 25.8% | 127 | 24.2% | 119 | 22.7% | 118 | 24.2% |
| Grade 3: | 138 | 24.0% | 125 | 23.3% | 123 | 24.4% | 125 | 24.3% | 121 | 23.1% | 124 | 23.6% | 125 | 25.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 288 | 50.2% | 270 | 50.3% | 250 | 49.6% | 243 | 47.2% | 254 | 48.5% | 252 | 48.0% | 247 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 286 | 49.8% | 267 | 49.7% | 254 | 50.4% | 272 | 52.8% | 262 | 50.0% | 265 | 50.5% | 237 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.3% | 12 | 2.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 334 | 58.2% | 311 | 57.9% | 242 | 48.0% | 243 | 47.2% | 233 | 44.5% | 231 | 44.0% | 216 | 44.3% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 228 | 39.7% | 217 | 40.4% | 249 | 49.4% | 266 | 51.7% | 284 | 54.2% | 288 | 54.9% | 266 | 54.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 367 | 63.9% | 357 | 66.5% | 298 | 59.1% | 252 | 48.9% | 235 | 44.8% | 208 | 39.6% | 187 | 38.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 6.8% | 35 | 6.5% | 51 | 10.1% | 33 | 6.4% | 47 | 9.0% | 47 | 9.0% | 56 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.08 | 21.45 | 21.41 | 20.20 | 20.96 | 20.70 | 19.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 67.1% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 66.2% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 74.3% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 69.1% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 64.5% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 66.1% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.9% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 83.2% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 86.6% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 85.7% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 86.3% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 79.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 85% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 88% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 84% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 86.4% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 85.6% | 89.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 59.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 45.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 54.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,228.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,374.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,939.0 |
* Jefferson Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.