Thomas Jefferson Elem School

Thomas Jefferson Elem School is one of the reasonably sized primary schools in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, part of Palatine CCSD 15, with 394 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Palatine CCSD 15 comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 11,715 students; Thomas Jefferson Elem School is among them.

On demographics, Thomas Jefferson Elem School shows that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 17% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Thomas Jefferson Elem School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 13% of students at Thomas Jefferson Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Thomas Jefferson Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Thomas Jefferson Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomas Jefferson Elem School.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Thomas Jefferson Elem School's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 453 (now 394). Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 7% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2024.

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