📍 804 N Alley, Jefferson, Marion County, 75657
Jefferson J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jefferson, Marion County. The school has 333 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Courtney Braddock. It is part of the Jefferson Isd school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson J H enrolls 333 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 28% Black or African American and 5.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 206 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 333 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 243 qualify for free lunch and 1 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 J H 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 J H 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 333 students, Jefferson J H is larger than the district average of about 281 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant