📍 305 Griffith Ave., Wasco, Kern County, 93280
Thomas Jefferson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wasco, Kern County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Patrick Acosta. It is part of the Wasco Union Elementary school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Thomas Jefferson Middle enrolls 532 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 513 | 96% |
| White | 10 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
505 of the school's 532 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas Jefferson Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Thomas Jefferson Middle is one of 6 schools in Wasco Union Elementary, based in Wasco, California. The district serves 3,474 students district-wide and employs 165 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 532 students, Thomas Jefferson Middle is close to the district average of about 579 students per school.
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