Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
103 Thomas Jefferson Rd
Newton IA, 50208, Jasper County
Phone: 641-792-2498
Ranking: 
(156 out of 696, top 22%)*
(156 out of 696, top 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Newton Community School District
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 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | ||||
| Total Students: | 429 | 407 | 431 | 436 | ||||
| Kindergarten: | 117 | 27.3% | 93 | 22.9% | 116 | 26.9% | 127 | 29.1% |
| Grade 1: | 99 | 23.1% | 106 | 26.0% | 110 | 25.5% | 111 | 25.5% |
| Grade 2: | 108 | 25.2% | 108 | 26.5% | 113 | 26.2% | 94 | 21.6% |
| Grade 3: | 105 | 24.5% | 100 | 24.6% | 92 | 21.3% | 104 | 23.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | 208 | 48.5% | 208 | 51.1% | 230 | 53.4% | 230 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 221 | 51.5% | 199 | 48.9% | 201 | 46.6% | 206 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 3.3% | 12 | 2.9% | 12 | 2.8% | 8 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 13 | 3.0% | 8 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.1% |
| White: | 377 | 87.9% | 366 | 89.9% | 393 | 91.2% | 399 | 91.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 5.4% | 19 | 4.7% | 19 | 4.4% | 19 | 4.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 209 | 48.7% | 197 | 48.4% | 197 | 45.7% | 182 | 41.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 8.2% | 39 | 9.6% | 37 | 8.6% | 37 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.00 | 12.72 | 14.37 | 14.06 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.50% | 83.16% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.91% | 85.64% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.75% | 77.55% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.32% | 78.19% | 76.30% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Thomas Jefferson Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.