📍 112 Thomas Jefferson Dr, Newton, Jasper County, 50208
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newton, Jasper County. The school has 325 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jolene Comer. It is part of the Newton Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School enrolls 325 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 257 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
178 of the school's 325 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 151 qualify for free lunch and 27 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 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 IA-10, state senate district 15, state house district 29.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Newton Comm School District, based in Newton, Iowa. The district serves 2,693 students district-wide and employs 203 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 325 students, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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