📍 528 S Eddy St, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 46617
Jefferson Traditional School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in South Bend, St. Joseph County. The school has 516 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Bend Community School Corp school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jefferson Traditional School enrolls 516 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 32% Black or African American and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 200 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 167 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
329 of the school's 516 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 296 qualify for free lunch and 33 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 Traditional School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 IN-20, state senate district 10, state house district 6.
Jefferson Traditional School is one of 31 schools in South Bend Community School Corp, based in South Bend, Indiana. The district serves 13,580 students district-wide and employs 1,128 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 516 students, Jefferson Traditional School is larger than the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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