Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Located at 1540 Fifth St., in Glendale, California, Thomas Jefferson Elementary is a well-populated elementary-level community that enrolls 815 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Glendale Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 75% larger than typical.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary is one of 32 schools operated by Glendale Unified, a district that instructs 25,294 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Thomas Jefferson Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Thomas Jefferson Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Thomas Jefferson Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.1%, the actual is 45.9%, a residual of +3.7 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Thomas Jefferson Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Balboa Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Thomas Jefferson Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 49.1%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Thomas Jefferson Elementary's enrollment has expanded 19% since 2018, when it stood at 683 (now 815). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 24.7:1 today.

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