📍 301 W Harrison, Jefferson, Marion County, 75657
Jefferson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jefferson, Marion County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Terry Johnson. It is part of the Jefferson Isd school district. It serves grades 1–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson el enrolls 275 students across grades 1–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 22% Black or African American and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 181 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
206 of the school's 275 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 9.
Jefferson el is one of 4 schools in JEFFERSON ISD, based in JEFFERSON, Texas. The district serves 1,125 students district-wide and employs 105 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 275 students, Jefferson el is close to the district average of about 281 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant