📍 2501 W Broadway, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, 51501
Thomas Jefferson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County. The school has 1,243 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mike Naughton. It is part of the Council Bluffs Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Jefferson High School enrolls 1,243 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 877 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 238 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 17 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
807 of the school's 1,243 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 673 qualify for free lunch and 134 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas Jefferson High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 IA-40, state senate district 8, state house district 15.
Thomas Jefferson High School is one of 15 schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District, based in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The district serves 8,347 students district-wide and employs 587 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,243 students, Thomas Jefferson High School is larger than the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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