📍 2616 N 3rd St, Temple, Bell County, 76501
Jefferson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Temple, Bell County. The school has 491 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Slay. It is part of the Temple Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jefferson el enrolls 491 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 211 | 43% |
| White | 127 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
391 of the school's 491 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 386 qualify for free lunch and 5 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 24, state house district 55.
Jefferson el is one of 16 schools in TEMPLE ISD, based in TEMPLE, Texas. The district serves 8,764 students district-wide and employs 617 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 491 students, Jefferson el is close to the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small