📍 1201 Fairgrounds Rd, Jefferson City, Cole County, 65109
Thomas Jefferson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jefferson City, Cole County. The school has 957 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 77.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Jefferson Middle enrolls 957 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 77.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 20% Black or African American and 9.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 570 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 190 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 90 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 28 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
499 of the school's 957 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 389 qualify for free lunch and 110 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 Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 MO-30, state senate district 6, state house district 60.
Thomas Jefferson Middle is one of 18 schools in JEFFERSON CITY, based in JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri. The district serves 8,491 students district-wide and employs 737 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 957 students, Thomas Jefferson Middle is larger than the district average of about 472 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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