State/Public Middle Open

Thomas Jefferson Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 1105 Althauser Ave, Dubuque, Dubuque County, 52001

459
Pupils
8.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dubuque, Dubuque County. The school has 459 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Greg Lehman. It is part of the Dubuque Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Greg Lehman
School district
Dubuque Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Thomas Jefferson Middle School enrolls 459 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.

Male students
229 (50%)
Female students
230 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
52.5
Student-teacher ratio
8.7:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 15% Black or African American and 7.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White30366%
Black or African American6815%
Two or more races337.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander316.8%
Hispanic or Latino194.1%
Asian4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

280 of the school's 459 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 261 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 IA-20, state senate district 50, state house district 100.

School district: Dubuque Comm School District

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is one of 18 schools in Dubuque Comm School District, based in Dubuque, Iowa. The district serves 10,262 students district-wide and employs 819 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 459 students, Thomas Jefferson Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 570 students per school.

10,262
District students
18
Schools
819
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

44%
Reading proficient
43%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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