Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
1700 Roosevelt Rd
Valparaiso IN, 46383, Porter County
Phone: 219-531-3130
Ranking:
(233 out of 1,449, top 16%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Valparaiso Community Schools
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: | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
Total Students: | 307 | 280 | 279 | 288 | 301 | 283 | 283 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 55 | 17.9% | 48 | 17.1% | 56 | 20.1% | 51 | 17.7% | 55 | 18.3% | 49 | 17.3% | 48 | 17.0% |
Grade 1: | 56 | 18.2% | 56 | 20.0% | 53 | 19.0% | 57 | 19.8% | 49 | 16.3% | 46 | 16.3% | 52 | 18.4% |
Grade 2: | 56 | 18.2% | 42 | 15.0% | 51 | 18.3% | 49 | 17.0% | 48 | 15.9% | 54 | 19.1% | 44 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 47 | 15.3% | 54 | 19.3% | 40 | 14.3% | 41 | 14.2% | 57 | 18.9% | 44 | 15.5% | 47 | 16.6% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 16.9% | 42 | 15.0% | 37 | 13.3% | 49 | 17.0% | 45 | 15.0% | 45 | 15.9% | 46 | 16.3% |
Grade 5: | 41 | 13.4% | 38 | 13.6% | 42 | 15.1% | 41 | 14.2% | 47 | 15.6% | 45 | 15.9% | 46 | 16.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 166 | 54.1% | 155 | 55.4% | 152 | 54.5% | 154 | 53.5% | 127 | 42.2% | 121 | 42.8% | 118 | 41.7% |
Female: | 141 | 45.9% | 125 | 44.6% | 127 | 45.5% | 134 | 46.5% | 126 | 41.9% | 117 | 41.3% | 123 | 43.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 7 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.7% | 6 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 50 | 16.3% | 41 | 14.6% | 27 | 9.7% | 29 | 10.1% | 35 | 11.6% | 32 | 11.3% | 28 | 9.9% |
Black: | 16 | 5.2% | 19 | 6.8% | 17 | 6.1% | 17 | 5.9% | 16 | 5.3% | 10 | 3.5% | 15 | 5.3% |
White: | 214 | 69.7% | 195 | 69.6% | 195 | 69.9% | 202 | 70.1% | 200 | 66.4% | 196 | 69.3% | 197 | 69.6% |
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: | 19 | 6.2% | 18 | 6.4% | 32 | 11.5% | 34 | 11.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 125 | 40.7% | 104 | 37.1% | 109 | 39.1% | 107 | 37.2% | 95 | 31.6% | 80 | 28.3% | 74 | 26.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 10.7% | 21 | 7.5% | 22 | 7.9% | 22 | 7.6% | 39 | 13.0% | 30 | 10.6% | 38 | 13.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.19 | 18.67 | 16.41 | 22.27 | 21.99 | 21.80 | 21.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 93.9% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 96.4% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 84% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 92% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 92.3% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 89% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 87% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 85% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 93.2% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 93.5% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 92% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 87% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 87% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.1% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.3% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 92% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 93.3% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 88% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 88% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 84.9% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.6% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 88% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 93.8% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92.2% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 86% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 89% | 67% |
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* Thomas Jefferson Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.