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Enrollment
564
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003106
Thomas Jefferson Senior High
1319 East 41st St., Los Angeles, CA 90011 · (323) 521-1200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
558 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 138 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 142 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 146 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 138 | 24% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.2pp since 2014
Math
17.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.9% | 30.3% | 23.5% | 33.3% |
| Math | 3.0% | 14.5% | 23.7% | 58.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 9.2% |
| 2022-23 | 25.7% | 9.6% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 4.3% |
| 2020-21 | 37.3% | 18.2% |
| 2018-19 | 26.1% | 9.2% |
| 2017-18 | 30.2% | 7.9% |
| 2016-17 | 42.4% | 12.7% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 9.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Thomas Jefferson Senior High
Thomas Jefferson Senior High's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Senior High this school | 564 | 98.9% | 27.0% |
| Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex Los Angeles | 494 | 97.8% | 25.9% |
| Communication and Tech at Diego Rivera Lrng Complex Los Angeles | 505 | 97.0% | 34.8% |
| Animo Jackie Robinson High Los Angeles | 607 | 95.6% | N/A |
| Nava College Preparatory Academy Los Angeles | 598 | 99.2% | 33.7% |
| LIFE Academy Oakland | 436 | 98.2% | 30.4% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Thomas Jefferson Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #886 of 1,052 | #186 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #754 of 1,056 ▲ 186 | #173 of 229 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #836 of 1,056 ▲ 69 | #184 of 229 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #110 of 1,044 | #40 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #969 of 2,093 | #228 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #137 of 1,352 | #45 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #1,106 of 1,351 | #233 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #12 of 1,575 | #5 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #275 of 802 | #106 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
564
-156 (-22%) vs 2020
-79% since 1990-91, when it was 2,630
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 20.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 564 | 35.8 | 15.7:1 | 99% (558) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 33.8 | 18.2:1 | 99% (608) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 33 | 21.2:1 | 98% (688) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 35 | 20.6:1 | 99% (712) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 31.8 | 21.0:1 | 92% (616) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 35 | 22.8:1 | 81% (645) |
| 2010-11 | 2,107 | N/A | N/A | 47% (981) |
| 2000-01 | 3,441 | 148 | 23.3:1 | 71% (2,447) |
| 1990-91 | 2,630 | 110 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (668 to 564); teachers up 13% (31.8 to 35.8).
About Thomas Jefferson Senior High
Thomas Jefferson Senior High is a small high school in California, located in Los Angeles. Total enrollment is 564 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 33% lower.
Los Angeles Unified operates 784 schools. Combined enrollment is 406,887 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Thomas Jefferson Senior High is 90%. The remaining shares are 6% Black and 3% White. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
There are 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Thomas Jefferson Senior High, giving a ratio of 15.7:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. A total of 558 students, or 99%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 29 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Thomas Jefferson Senior High holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of California public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Thomas Jefferson Senior High is 5.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 27.0%. Predicted: 21.6%.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Thomas Jefferson Senior High.
Nava College Preparatory Academy is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Thomas Jefferson Senior High ranks 3rd of 5 nearby schools, at 27.0% versus a 27.8% average.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Thomas Jefferson Senior High enrolled 720 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 564. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.6:1 to 15.7:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Thomas Jefferson Senior High, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson Senior HighHow large is Thomas Jefferson Senior High?
Thomas Jefferson Senior High enrolls approximately 564 students in grades 09-12.
Is Thomas Jefferson Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas Jefferson Senior High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Senior High?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Senior High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Jefferson Senior High?
At Thomas Jefferson Senior High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 90% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Thomas Jefferson Senior High public or private?
Thomas Jefferson Senior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.