Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALATINE CCSD 15·NCES 173042003162
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
3805 Winston Dr, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 · (847)963-5400 · Cook County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
50 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 69% · 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.
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IAR + ISA 2023-24 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
59.6%
IL avg 38.5%
Math
56.7%
IL avg 27.3%
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 38 and 27.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Thomas Jefferson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #494 of 2,077 | #154 of 829 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #692 of 2,077 | #226 of 829 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #1,035 of 2,419 | #440 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #981 of 2,035 | #452 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #891 of 2,042 | #324 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.7% | #2,065 of 2,132 | #779 of 804 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
394
-59 (-13%) vs 2017
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.4:1
% White
67%
was 46%
% Hispanic
7%
was 38%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
17%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 394 | 31.3 | 12.6:1 | 13% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 11% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 31.4 | 14.4:1 | 39% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 35% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 36% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 36 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 34 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (453 to 394); teachers unchanged (31.4 to 31.3).
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, one of the schools in Palatine CCSD 15. Enrollment totals 394 students across pre-K through 6.
District-wide, Palatine CCSD 15 has 20 schools and 11,715 students.
The student body at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is 67% White. Other reported shares: 17% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Cook County's residents are about 44% White, 24 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School are from different groups.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School lists 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.3 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 13% of the student body. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 53 points higher.
For the population of Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
Measured in a straight line, Thomas Jefferson Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
By 2023-24, enrollment had dropped to 394, from 453 in 2017-18. The percentage of Hispanic students fell from 38% to 7% between 2017-18 and 2023-24. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.4:1 in 2017-18, and 12.6:1 in 2023-24.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palatine CCSD 15
- Plum Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,128 students
- Winston Campus Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Virginia Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Walter R Sundling Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Frank C Whiteley Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
Other schools in Hoffman Estates
- J B Conant High SchoolHigh · 2,633 students
- Hoffman Estates High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Frank C Whiteley Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- John Muir Literacy AcademyElementary · 498 students
Other Thomas Jefferson Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 15 states are named Thomas Jefferson Elementary. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 28.
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolJoliet, IL · 646 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolMilan, IL · 277 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolJoliet, IL · 235 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryGlendale, CA · 815 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryBurbank, CA · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School0.0 mi · 621
- Frank C Whiteley Elementary School0.8 mi · 663
- Hunting Ridge Elementary School1.5 mi · 639
- Wm Fremd High School1.7 mi · 2,689
- Marion Jordan Elementary School1.8 mi · 503
- Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High School2.0 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHow large is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Thomas Jefferson Elementary School serve?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
At Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 17% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School public or private?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Palatine CCSD 15.
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