📍 600 North Fillmore Street, Jerome, Jerome County, 83338
Jefferson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jerome, Jerome County. The school has 583 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jerome Joint District school district. It serves grades K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jefferson Elementary School enrolls 583 students across grades K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 344 | 59% |
| White | 232 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
373 of the school's 583 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 78 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 ID-20, state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Jefferson Elementary School is one of 7 schools in JEROME JOINT DISTRICT, based in JEROME, Idaho. The district serves 3,998 students district-wide and employs 225 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 583 students, Jefferson Elementary School is close to the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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