Thomas Jefferson Elem School

Thomas Jefferson Elem School operates as a close-knit K-5 school in Milan, Illinois, one of the schools within Rock Island SD 41. Current enrollment sits at 277 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Thomas Jefferson Elem School sits 27% smaller than that benchmark.

Thomas Jefferson Elem School is one of 13 schools operated by Rock Island SD 41, a district that educates 6,292 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Thomas Jefferson Elem School lists that 60% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 22% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Thomas Jefferson Elem School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Thomas Jefferson Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.6%; this one delivers 28.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Rock Island County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,159, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Rock Island County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students), of which Thomas Jefferson Elem School is one.

Ridgewood Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomas Jefferson Elem School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Thomas Jefferson Elem School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 29.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 31%: 402 students in 2018 compared to 277 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 17% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Thomas Jefferson Elem School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.