Jefferson Elementary School

Jefferson Elementary School, a reasonably sized elementary school in Clinton, Iowa, operated by Clinton Comm School District, hosts 376 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Clinton Comm School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,248 students; Jefferson Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Jefferson Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 9% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at school resources, Jefferson Elementary School lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Clinton County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Jefferson Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.1%; this one delivers 52.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Clinton County) records that the typical household earns roughly $66,981 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Jefferson Elementary School is one of 18 public schools in Clinton County (combined enrollment of about 7,129 students).

Nearest neighbor: Clinton High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jefferson Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jefferson Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jefferson Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 421 (now 376). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 14% to 23% over that span.

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