Jefferson Senior High High School
1401 Jefferson St Alexandria MN, 56308, Douglas County Phone: 320-762-2142 Ranking:  (35 out of 414, top 8%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 10 to Grade 12 School District: Alexandria Public School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 48 | 48 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 863 | 911 | 911 | 934 | 926 | 969 | 1,020 | |||||||
| Grade 10: | 277 | 32.1% | 281 | 30.8% | 301 | 33.0% | 313 | 33.5% | 292 | 31.5% | 326 | 33.6% | 318 | 31.2% |
| Grade 11: | 279 | 32.3% | 302 | 33.2% | 308 | 33.8% | 287 | 30.7% | 317 | 34.2% | 306 | 31.6% | 328 | 32.2% |
| Grade 12: | 307 | 35.6% | 328 | 36.0% | 302 | 33.2% | 334 | 35.8% | 317 | 34.2% | 337 | 34.8% | 374 | 36.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 442 | 51.2% | 454 | 49.8% | 448 | 49.2% | 475 | 50.9% | 475 | 51.3% | 512 | 52.8% | 534 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 421 | 48.8% | 457 | 50.2% | 463 | 50.8% | 459 | 49.1% | 443 | 47.8% | 449 | 46.3% | 482 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 16 | 1.9% | 15 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.9% | 19 | 2.0% | 18 | 1.9% | 15 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.3% |
| White: | 819 | 94.9% | 867 | 95.2% | 866 | 95.1% | 888 | 95.1% | 894 | 96.5% | 942 | 97.2% | 992 | 97.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 17.5% | 137 | 15.0% | 145 | 15.9% | 138 | 14.8% | 127 | 13.7% | 120 | 12.4% | 122 | 12.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 7.2% | 54 | 5.9% | 62 | 6.8% | 67 | 7.2% | 51 | 5.5% | 74 | 7.6% | 64 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.16 | 18.89 | 17.03 | 17.17 | 17.04 | 17.80 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 76.8% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.3% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 56.2% | 43.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 48.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.6% | 42.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 52.4% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 53.8% |
| MCA-II GRAD | ||||||
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 57.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 57.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 66.4% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 53% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 43.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 56.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $51,070.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,912.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $53,236.0 |
* Jefferson Senior High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.