📍 1255 Patriot Place, Forest, Bedford County, 24551
Thomas Jefferson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forest, Bedford County. The school has 510 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bedford County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary enrolls 510 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 8% Two or more races and 7.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 387 | 76% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 7.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
140 of the school's 510 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 120 qualify for free lunch and 20 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 Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-50, state senate district 23, state house district 22.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary is one of 22 schools in Bedford County Public Schools, based in Bedford, Virginia. The district serves 8,930 students district-wide and employs 678 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 510 students, Thomas Jefferson Elementary is larger than the district average of about 406 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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