📍 5850 S 5600 W, Kearns, Salt Lake County, 84118
Thomas Jefferson Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kearns, Salt Lake County. The school has 989 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Granite District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Jefferson Jr High enrolls 989 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and 4.7% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 474 | 48% |
| White | 393 | 40% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 46 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 19 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
495 of the school's 989 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 385 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 Jr High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 UT-20, state senate district 5, state house district 38.
Thomas Jefferson Jr High is one of 89 schools in Granite District, based in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. The district serves 59,106 students district-wide and employs 2,743 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 989 students, Thomas Jefferson Jr High is larger than the district average of about 664 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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