📍 800 4th Ave, Dixon, Lee County, 61021
Jefferson Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dixon, Lee County. The school has 310 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Crystal Thorpe. It is part of the Dixon USD 170 school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elem School enrolls 310 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 9.7% Two or more races and 5.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 248 | 80% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 9.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
171 of the school's 310 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. 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 Elem School 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. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 45, state house district 90.
Jefferson Elem School is one of 5 schools in Dixon USD 170, based in Dixon, Illinois. The district serves 2,436 students district-wide and employs 154 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 310 students, Jefferson Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 487 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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