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Enrollment
632
Middle
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALPARAISO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181197001890
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
1600 Roosevelt Rd, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · (219) 531-3140 · Porter County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Indiana 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.
- A-Beats 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 Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
251 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
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 | 210 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 34% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 57% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Thomas Jefferson Middle School→Valparaiso High School
Based on grade levels within Valparaiso Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
51.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
49.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 52 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 Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Middle School
Thomas Jefferson Middle School's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School this school | 632 | 39.7% | 53.1% |
| Jasper Middle School Jasper | 709 | 39.1% | 53.3% |
| Southwestern Middle School Lafayette | 491 | 37.9% | 27.3% |
| New Prairie Middle School New Carlisle | 667 | 40.9% | 50.0% |
| North Wood Middle School Wakarusa | 653 | 37.2% | 62.3% |
| LaPorte Middle School LaPorte | 862 | 43.7% | 39.7% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #59 of 324 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #81 of 325 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #65 of 325 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #129 of 334 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #38 of 314 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #145 of 315 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #238 of 330 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #174 of 187 | #7 of 7 |
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
632
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 632 | 52 | 12.2:1 | 40% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 49.5 | 12.9:1 | 40% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 44.5 | 14.4:1 | 41% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 42% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 42.7 | 15.0:1 | 39% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 35% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 33% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 16% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 603 | 34 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson Middle School.
About Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a public medium-sized middle-grades school in Valparaiso, Indiana. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 632 students.
In Valparaiso Community Schools, 11 schools enroll a combined 6,325 students.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Porter County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school's share is lower. Thomas Jefferson Middle School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 52 full-time equivalents, or about 12.2 students per teacher. The 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 40%.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Thomas Jefferson Middle School are 5.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (53.1% actual, 47.4% predicted).
Within Porter County, median household income is about $87,972, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 55 public schools in Porter County, with a combined enrollment of about 25,813.
Of nearby public schools, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 68.2% proficiency; Thomas Jefferson Middle School posts 53.1%.
Locale data from NCES put Thomas Jefferson Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000 (Suburb: Small).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 637 in 2020-21, 632 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.2:1 to 12.2:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Porter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valparaiso Community Schools
- Valparaiso High SchoolHigh · 2,089 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
- Cooks Corners Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Heavilin Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Flint Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
Other schools in Valparaiso
- Valparaiso High SchoolHigh · 2,089 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
- Cooks Corners Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Heavilin Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Flint Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Boone Grove High SchoolHigh · 467 students
Other Thomas Jefferson Middle schools
17 other US public schools in 12 states are named Thomas Jefferson Middle. Thomas Jefferson Middle School is the 10th largest of the 18.
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJ · 1,100 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolEDISON, NJ · 954 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMadera, CA · 948 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleLouisville, KY · 943 students
- THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLEJEFFERSON CITY, MO · 927 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School0.1 mi · 285
- Parkview Elementary School0.8 mi · 213
- Northview Elementary School1.0 mi · 276
- Central Elementary School1.1 mi · 131
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School1.3 mi · 823
- Valparaiso High School1.3 mi · 2,089
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas Jefferson Middle School?
Thomas Jefferson Middle School enrolls approximately 632 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Thomas Jefferson Middle School serve?
Thomas Jefferson Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Middle School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School?
At Thomas Jefferson Middle School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Thomas Jefferson Middle School in?
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is part of Valparaiso Community Schools.
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