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How has Thomas Jefferson Jr High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
573
Middle
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODRIDGE SD 68·NCES 171704002014
Thomas Jefferson Jr High School
7200 Janes Ave, Woodridge, IL 60517 · (630) 795-6700 · DuPage County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Illinois public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
255 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 288 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 283 | 49% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Woodridge SD 68. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
78.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
50.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.1% | 50.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 43.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Jr High School
Thomas Jefferson Jr High School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Jr High School this school | 573 | 44.5% | 60.2% |
| Jack Hille Middle School Oak Forest | 490 | 46.5% | 40.0% |
| Indian Trail Middle School Plainfield | 520 | 39.2% | 47.8% |
| Eisenhower Jr High School Darien | 407 | 39.6% | 48.0% |
| Parkside Jr High School Normal | 598 | 46.2% | 38.9% |
| Jackson Middle School Villa Park | 621 | 37.8% | 39.5% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #94 of 578 | #20 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #142 of 640 ▼ 10 | #26 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #98 of 640 ▼ 13 | #19 of 51 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #235 of 691 | #24 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #89 of 558 | #13 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #60 of 560 | #9 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #348 of 581 | #14 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #244 of 440 | #17 of 37 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
573
-67 (-10%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 707
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 | 573 | 52.3 | 10.9:1 | 45% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 54.8 | 10.3:1 | 49% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 55.8 | 10.2:1 | 44% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 43% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 40% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 48 | 12.6:1 | 37% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 54 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 43 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (638 to 573); teachers up 16% (45 to 52.3).
About Thomas Jefferson Jr High School
Thomas Jefferson Jr High School sits in Woodridge, Illinois, and is classified as a middle school. It serves 573 students in grades 7 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students.
Within Woodridge SD 68, Thomas Jefferson Jr High School is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 2,927 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Thomas Jefferson Jr High School. The largest is White students, at 47%. The next largest groups are 25% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. In DuPage County overall, about 65% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.9:1, with 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.0 students per teacher below the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 45% of enrollment. That rate is above the 34% average among public schools in DuPage County.
allk12 grades Thomas Jefferson Jr High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Thomas Jefferson Jr High School is 45.8%. It actually posts 60.2%, which is 14.4 points higher and in the top 10% of Illinois schools.
Thomas Jefferson Jr High School is located in DuPage County, where the median household income is $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Thomas Jefferson Jr High School is one of 277 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, William F Murphy Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Thomas Jefferson Jr High School. Its average proficiency rate of 60.2% is above the 53.6% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Thomas Jefferson Jr High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Thomas Jefferson Jr High School's enrollment dropped 10%, to 573.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodridge SD 68
- John L Sipley Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- William F Murphy Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Goodrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
Other schools in Woodridge
- John L Sipley Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- William F Murphy Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Goodrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
Other Thomas Jefferson Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Thomas Jefferson Junior High. Thomas Jefferson Jr High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Thomas Jefferson Jr HighKEARNS, UT · 915 students
Nearby schools
- William F Murphy Elementary School0.5 mi · 399
- Meadowview Elementary School0.8 mi · 416
- Edgewood Elementary School0.9 mi · 361
- Goodrich Elementary School1.2 mi · 397
- John L Sipley Elementary School1.3 mi · 430
- Willow Creek Elementary School1.5 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson Jr High SchoolHow large is Thomas Jefferson Jr High School?
Thomas Jefferson Jr High School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades 07-08.
Is Thomas Jefferson Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas Jefferson Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Thomas Jefferson Jr High School have?
Thomas Jefferson Jr High School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Thomas Jefferson Jr High School?
Student demographics at Thomas Jefferson Jr High School are roughly 47% White, 25% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Thomas Jefferson Jr High School in?
Thomas Jefferson Jr High School is part of Woodridge SD 68.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.