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Thomas Jefferson High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3950 South Holly St

Denver CO, 80237, Denver County

Phone: 720-423-7000

Ranking:

(218 out of 304, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Denver County School District 1

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:	64		59		53		61		62		65		65
Total Students:	1,083		1,089		1,048		1,070		1,078		1,151		1,175
Grade 9:	400	36.9%	391	35.9%	383	36.5%	360	33.6%	350	32.5%	426	37.0%	351	29.9%
Grade 10:	280	25.9%	264	24.2%	257	24.5%	264	24.7%	258	23.9%	271	23.5%	311	26.5%
Grade 11:	218	20.1%	224	20.6%	208	19.8%	216	20.2%	233	21.6%	270	23.5%	282	24.0%
Grade 12:	185	17.1%	210	19.3%	200	19.1%	230	21.5%	237	22.0%	184	16.0%	231	19.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	625	57.7%	635	58.3%	601	57.3%	604	56.4%	623	57.8%	646	56.1%	661	56.3%
Female:	458	42.3%	454	41.7%	447	42.7%	466	43.6%	447	41.5%	497	43.2%	510	43.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	9	0.8%	18	1.7%	11	1.0%	8	0.7%	9	0.8%	16	1.4%	14	1.2%
Asian:	30	2.8%	27	2.5%	28	2.7%	26	2.4%	39	3.6%	41	3.6%	35	3.0%
Hispanic:	312	28.8%	315	28.9%	306	29.2%	290	27.1%	234	21.7%	232	20.2%	218	18.6%
Black:	279	25.8%	289	26.5%	253	24.1%	271	25.3%	314	29.1%	371	32.2%	366	31.1%
White:	402	37.1%	383	35.2%	390	37.2%	403	37.7%	482	44.7%	491	42.7%	542	46.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	3	0.3%	5	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	51	4.7%	56	5.1%	57	5.4%	67	6.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	520	48.0%	525	48.2%	474	45.2%	437	40.8%	374	34.7%	338	29.4%	324	27.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	67	6.2%	74	6.8%	87	8.3%	74	6.9%	83	7.7%	67	5.8%	81	6.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.92		18.48		19.78		17.68		17.35		17.80		18.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14	9	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	13	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	15	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	13	14	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	15	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	15	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	17	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	18	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	38	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	40	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	44	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	42	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	46	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	51	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	50	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	49	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	23	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	23	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	26	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	29	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	27	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	28	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	28	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	27	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	29	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	28	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	28	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	31	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	30	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	30	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	15	11	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	19	12	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	23	17	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27	17	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	26	19	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18	17	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	21	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	22	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	39	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	35	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	41	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	40	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	61	43	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	45	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	74	48	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	45	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	28	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	40	24	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	27	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	27	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	28	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	30	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	28	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	31	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15.3	21.1	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23.5	24.5	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	58.7	52.2	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	57.1	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	36.9	32.1	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	42.3	36.7	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32.9	34.1	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	40.4	35.6	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	28.0	24.9	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	32.9	25.4	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63.8	50.1	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	62.2	51.0	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	44.1	33.5	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47.2	37.6	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	47.5%	48.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	52.5%	52.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	30.5%	36.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	69.5%	64.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,944.0	$47,161.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,825.0	$38,358.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,142.0	$52,114.0

* 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.