📍 4001 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, Dallas County, 75229
Thomas Jefferson H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 1,452 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Benjamin Jones. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 103.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Jefferson H S enrolls 1,452 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 103.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Black or African American and 1.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,362 | 94% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 3.8% |
| White | 21 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,413 of the school's 1,452 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,380 qualify for free lunch and 33 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 H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 16, state house district 114.
Thomas Jefferson H S is one of 240 schools in DALLAS ISD, based in DALLAS, Texas. The district serves 139,802 students district-wide and employs 9,952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,452 students, Thomas Jefferson H S is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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