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Thomas Jefferson High School
2501 West Broadway
Council Bluffs IA, 51501, Pottawattamie County
Phone: 712-328-6493
Ranking: 
(191 out of 205, bottom 7%)*
(191 out of 205, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Council Bluffs 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 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 70 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 85 | 72 | 71 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,228 | 1,234 | 1,291 | 1,294 | 1,329 | 1,314 | 1,272 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 308 | 25.1% | 311 | 25.2% | 366 | 28.4% | 385 | 29.8% | 419 | 31.5% | 362 | 27.5% | 401 | 31.5% |
| Grade 10: | 285 | 23.2% | 360 | 29.2% | 345 | 26.7% | 335 | 25.9% | 324 | 24.4% | 372 | 28.3% | 344 | 27.0% |
| Grade 11: | 367 | 29.9% | 302 | 24.5% | 310 | 24.0% | 312 | 24.1% | 307 | 23.1% | 309 | 23.5% | 285 | 22.4% |
| Grade 12: | 268 | 21.8% | 261 | 21.2% | 270 | 20.9% | 262 | 20.2% | 279 | 21.0% | 271 | 20.6% | 242 | 19.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 644 | 52.4% | 630 | 51.1% | 649 | 50.3% | 645 | 49.8% | 661 | 49.7% | 667 | 50.8% | 659 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 584 | 47.6% | 604 | 48.9% | 642 | 49.7% | 649 | 50.2% | 668 | 50.3% | 639 | 48.6% | 609 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 0.7% | 12 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 196 | 16.0% | 181 | 14.7% | 162 | 12.5% | 142 | 11.0% | 135 | 10.2% | 133 | 10.1% | 128 | 10.1% |
| Black: | 57 | 4.6% | 72 | 5.8% | 57 | 4.4% | 42 | 3.2% | 45 | 3.4% | 45 | 3.4% | 39 | 3.1% |
| White: | 917 | 74.7% | 933 | 75.6% | 1,036 | 80.2% | 1,083 | 83.7% | 1,130 | 85.0% | 1,118 | 85.1% | 1,090 | 85.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 42 | 3.4% | 30 | 2.4% | 19 | 1.5% | 11 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 650 | 52.9% | 652 | 52.8% | 746 | 57.8% | 641 | 49.5% | 639 | 48.1% | 572 | 43.5% | 550 | 43.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 136 | 11.1% | 135 | 10.9% | 172 | 13.3% | 176 | 13.6% | 183 | 13.8% | 181 | 13.8% | 197 | 15.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.61 | 17.18 | 19.44 | 20.79 | 15.69 | 18.30 | 18.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.31% | 71.29% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.02% | 69.74% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.51% | 78.72% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.45% | 76.23% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.7% | 60.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.3% | 39.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.6% | 22.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.4% | 77.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,765.0 | $47,980.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,767.0 | $40,406.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,514.0 | $50,197.0 |
* Thomas Jefferson High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.