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Thomas Jefferson Primary School
2503 North University St
Peoria IL, 61604, Peoria County
Phone: 309-672-6531
Ranking: 
(2,403 out of 3,028, bottom 21%)*
(2,403 out of 3,028, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Peoria School District 150
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: | 44 | 51 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 518 | 526 | 541 | 547 | 443 | 489 | 341 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 9 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.0% | 41 | 8.4% | 7 | 2.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 93 | 18.0% | 76 | 14.4% | 88 | 16.3% | 85 | 15.5% | 65 | 14.7% | 89 | 18.2% | 64 | 18.8% |
| Grade 1: | 75 | 14.5% | 100 | 19.0% | 85 | 15.7% | 80 | 14.6% | 73 | 16.5% | 77 | 15.7% | 73 | 21.4% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 18.5% | 77 | 14.6% | 80 | 14.8% | 90 | 16.5% | 72 | 16.3% | 81 | 16.6% | 73 | 21.4% |
| Grade 3: | 76 | 14.7% | 73 | 13.9% | 88 | 16.3% | 84 | 15.4% | 64 | 14.4% | 67 | 13.7% | 68 | 19.9% |
| Grade 4: | 77 | 14.9% | 89 | 16.9% | 68 | 12.6% | 81 | 14.8% | 65 | 14.7% | 79 | 16.2% | 56 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 9.7% | 48 | 9.1% | 63 | 11.6% | 72 | 13.2% | 61 | 13.8% | 54 | 11.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 41 | 7.9% | 52 | 9.9% | 56 | 10.4% | 44 | 8.0% | 34 | 7.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 265 | 51.2% | 264 | 50.2% | 275 | 50.8% | 297 | 54.3% | 228 | 51.5% | 240 | 49.1% | 163 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 253 | 48.8% | 262 | 49.8% | 266 | 49.2% | 250 | 45.7% | 202 | 45.6% | 233 | 47.6% | 174 | 51.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.5% | 13 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.6% | 23 | 4.7% | 15 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic: | 49 | 9.5% | 59 | 11.2% | 49 | 9.1% | 46 | 8.4% | 30 | 6.8% | 44 | 9.0% | 34 | 10.0% |
| Black: | 290 | 56.0% | 281 | 53.4% | 274 | 50.6% | 276 | 50.5% | 271 | 61.2% | 259 | 53.0% | 172 | 50.4% |
| White: | 123 | 23.7% | 123 | 23.4% | 146 | 27.0% | 141 | 25.8% | 128 | 28.9% | 155 | 31.7% | 120 | 35.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 44 | 8.5% | 45 | 8.6% | 57 | 10.5% | 71 | 13.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 416 | 80.3% | 391 | 74.3% | 243 | 44.9% | 393 | 71.8% | 341 | 77.0% | 269 | 55.0% | 194 | 56.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 187 | 34.6% | 51 | 9.3% | 48 | 10.8% | 51 | 10.4% | 44 | 12.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.65 | 10.36 | 12.11 | 12.40 | 10.87 | 12.70 | 18.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 78.6% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 79.5% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 81.2% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 83.1% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 81.3% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 82.1% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 79.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 76.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 37.6% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 57.2% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 65.4% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 59.0% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 63.6% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 68.5% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 67.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 70.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 66.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 65.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 70.5% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 73.5% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 78.1% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 77.7% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 76.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 79.2% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 72.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 41.6% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 53.3% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 56.6% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 64.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 61.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.2% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 64.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 57.8% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 42.6% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 58.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 52.8% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 60.6% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 62.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 63.2% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 68.8% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 65.5% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 61.9% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 65.0% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 59.4% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 59.2% | 80.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 75.7% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 73.4% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 70.8% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 70.3% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 37.2% | 59.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 63.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 62.3% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 60.5% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 61.7% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.0% | 36.0% | 58.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 77.1% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 71.5% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.0% | 39.2% | 59.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 72.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 73.4% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 63.4% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.0% | 39.2% | 58.9% |
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* Thomas Jefferson Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.