📍 4100 W Grace St, Richmond, Richmond city, 23230
Thomas Jefferson High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Richmond, Richmond city. The school has 816 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 72.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Jefferson High enrolls 816 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 72.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 22% White and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 521 | 64% |
| White | 183 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
656 of the school's 816 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 656 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas Jefferson High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA-40, state senate district 10, state house district 68.
Thomas Jefferson High is one of 53 schools in Richmond City Public Schools, based in Richmond, Virginia. The district serves 20,962 students district-wide and employs 1,937 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 816 students, Thomas Jefferson High is larger than the district average of about 396 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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