Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCK ISLAND SD 41·NCES 173441003536
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
1307 4th St W, Milan, IL 61264 · (309) 793-5985 · Rock Island County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
201 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
33.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
29.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.5% | 21.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Elementary School
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School this school | 277 | 72.6% | 28.9% |
| Washington Elementary School Jacksonville | 264 | 73.5% | 38.4% |
| Loves Park Elementary School Loves Park | 279 | 76.3% | 32.4% |
| The Early Years Jacksonville | 247 | 74.5% | N/A |
| Longfellow Elementary School Marion | 261 | 67.0% | 61.3% |
| Webster Elementary School Collinsville | 357 | 74.5% | 44.0% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #1,304 of 1,925 | #16 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #1,305 of 2,077 ▼ 198 | #12 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #1,577 of 2,077 ▼ 98 | #16 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #1,671 of 2,419 | #21 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #623 of 2,035 | #5 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #646 of 2,042 | #22 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #678 of 2,132 | #18 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.1% | #153 of 1,461 | #3 of 19 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
277
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 360
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 | 277 | 22.7 | 12.2:1 | 73% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 22.9 | 11.2:1 | 61% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 24 | 11.1:1 | 71% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 19.7 | 20.4:1 | 53% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 53% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 21 | 21.5:1 | 67% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 16 | 22.5:1 | 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 31% (402 to 277); teachers up 15% (19.7 to 22.7).
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in Milan, Illinois. Enrolled students number 277 students, in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Enrollment across the 13 schools in Rock Island SD 41 totals 6,292 students.
A majority of students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, 60%, are White. The next largest groups are 22% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 12 points below the 72% share among Rock Island County residents. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. About 73% of students, or 201, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The model predicts 29.6% for a school in Illinois with Thomas Jefferson Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School posts 28.9%.
Federal survey data for Rock Island County show that median household income is about $67,159, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is among the 57 public schools in Rock Island County.
Ridgewood Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Thomas Jefferson Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School went from 296 students to 277.
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Rock Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
142,757
Census ACS
Median income
$67,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
21,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rock Island SD 41
- Rock Island High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Rock Island AcademyElementary · 540 students
- Washington Jr High SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- Eugene Field Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- RicmsElementary · 462 students
- Edison Jr High SchoolMiddle · 398 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 22nd largest of the 28.
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolJoliet, IL · 646 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHoffman Estates, IL · 394 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolJoliet, IL · 235 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryGlendale, CA · 815 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryBurbank, CA · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgewood Elementary School1.2 mi · 260
- Edison Jr High School2.3 mi · 398
- Earl H Hanson Elementary School2.5 mi · 201
- Horace Mann ELC2.5 mi · 387
- Eugene Field Elementary School2.9 mi · 496
- Frances Willard Elementary School3.4 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Thomas Jefferson Elementary School serve?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
At Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 9% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is overseen by Rock Island SD 41 in Rock Island County.
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