📍 520 S Minnesota, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, 63703
Jefferson Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County. The school has 483 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cape Girardeau 63 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jefferson Elem. enrolls 483 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 30% White and 17% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 215 | 45% |
| White | 145 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 7% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
49 of the school's 483 students (10%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 49 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Jefferson Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 27, state house district 147.
Jefferson Elem. is one of 9 schools in CAPE GIRARDEAU 63, based in CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri. The district serves 4,310 students district-wide and employs 385 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 483 students, Jefferson Elem. is close to the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small