📍 1700 Roosevelt Rd, Valparaiso, Porter County, 46383
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valparaiso, Porter County. The school has 273 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Valparaiso Community Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School enrolls 273 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 197 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 273 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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-10, state senate district 5, state house district 4.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Valparaiso Community Schools, based in Valparaiso, Indiana. The district serves 6,325 students district-wide and employs 358 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 273 students, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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