📍 4401 W Cypress St, Tampa, Hillsborough County, 33607
Jefferson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tampa, Hillsborough County. The school has 1,322 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsborough school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Jefferson High School enrolls 1,322 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 65 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 8.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 772 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 388 | 29% |
| White | 111 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
876 of the school's 1,322 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 814 qualify for free lunch and 62 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 62.
Jefferson High School is one of 309 schools in HILLSBOROUGH, based in TAMPA, Florida. The district serves 220,360 students district-wide and employs 12,405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,322 students, Jefferson High School is larger than the district average of about 713 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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