Thomas Jefferson Middle School
4735 East Cantrell St
Decatur IL, 62521, Macon County
Phone: 217-424-3190
Ranking: 
(2,886 out of 3,028, bottom 5%)*
(2,886 out of 3,028, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Decatur School District 61
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: | 27 | 58 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 481 | 511 | 467 | 437 | 470 | 547 | 550 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 249 | 51.8% | 263 | 51.5% | 233 | 49.9% | 232 | 53.1% | 219 | 46.6% | 282 | 51.6% | 269 | 48.9% |
| Grade 8: | 227 | 47.2% | 248 | 48.5% | 233 | 49.9% | 205 | 46.9% | 251 | 53.4% | 257 | 47.0% | 281 | 51.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 248 | 51.6% | 280 | 54.8% | 252 | 54.0% | 240 | 54.9% | 221 | 47.0% | 248 | 45.3% | 255 | 46.4% |
| Female: | 233 | 48.4% | 231 | 45.2% | 215 | 46.0% | 197 | 45.1% | 203 | 43.2% | 249 | 45.5% | 261 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 4.2% | 8 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 191 | 39.7% | 201 | 39.3% | 183 | 39.2% | 173 | 39.6% | 198 | 42.1% | 232 | 42.4% | 243 | 44.2% |
| White: | 217 | 45.1% | 234 | 45.8% | 218 | 46.7% | 212 | 48.5% | 229 | 48.7% | 266 | 48.6% | 265 | 48.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 47 | 9.8% | 61 | 11.9% | 58 | 12.4% | 42 | 9.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 383 | 79.6% | 388 | 75.9% | 202 | 43.3% | 332 | 76.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 352 | 64.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.7% | 21 | 4.1% | 160 | 34.3% | 28 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 53 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.87 | 8.76 | 15.57 | 12.56 | 13.77 | 15.80 | 17.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 56.3% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 61.3% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 69.1% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 61.7% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 73.7% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 73.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 73.7% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 34.6% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 51.9% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 54.4% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.8% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 59.3% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 65.4% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 65.0% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 61.7% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 34.7% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 55.8% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 56.9% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 56.2% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 64.0% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 63.7% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 71.4% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 65.9% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 69.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 68.9% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 60.9% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 57.7% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 32.0% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 33.8% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 30.6% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 56.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 65.8% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.7% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 67.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 70.7% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 78.1% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 72.5% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 39.8% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 45.2% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 50.3% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 54.6% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 60.3% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 67.2% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 65.5% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 70.9% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 70.0% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 73.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 72.0% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 37.1% | 59.8% |
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* Thomas Jefferson Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.