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Enrollment
402
Middle
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBUQUE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190948000612
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
1105 Althauser Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001 · (563) 552-4700 · Dubuque County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
271 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
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 | 124 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 36% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 45.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 →
Where Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #213 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #212 of 224 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #210 of 224 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #102 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #1 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #34 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #22 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #14 of 103 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
402
-141 (-26%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 402 | 43.9 | 9.2:1 | 67% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 45.5 | 10.0:1 | 60% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 52.6 | 8.7:1 | 61% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 59 | 9.2:1 | 66% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 52.9 | 10.0:1 | 53% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 49 | 11.2:1 | 58% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 54% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 773 | 59 | 13.1:1 | 31% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 643 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 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 mid-sized middle school in Iowa, located in Dubuque. In all, 402 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is one school in Dubuque Comm School District, a system of 19 schools with 9,843 students.
More than half of enrollment at Thomas Jefferson Middle School is White: 59%. Other groups include 18% Black, 9% Pacific Islander, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 89% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Thomas Jefferson Middle School scores 60%.
Its ratio of 9.2:1 is based on 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Iowa average 15.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 67%. On average, public schools in Dubuque County report 39%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Thomas Jefferson Middle School is 9.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 48.3%. Predicted: 58.2%.
In the wider Dubuque County area, median household income comes to about $77,630, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Dubuque County's 26 public schools enroll about 13,164 students and include Thomas Jefferson Middle School.
About 0.4 miles separate Thomas Jefferson Middle School from the closest public school, Marshall Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.1%; Thomas Jefferson Middle School's is 48.3%, ranking 5th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 402 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 543.
This page collects posts and questions about Thomas Jefferson Middle School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dubuque County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,030
Census ACS
Median income
$77,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dubuque Comm School District
- Hempstead High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Dubuque Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
Other schools in Dubuque
- Hempstead High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Dubuque Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Elementary School0.4 mi · 323
- Audubon Elementary School0.4 mi · 247
- Prescott Elementary School1.2 mi · 352
- Lincoln Elementary School1.9 mi · 257
- Dubuque Senior High School1.9 mi · 1,490
- Dubuque Online School2.2 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas Jefferson Middle School?
Thomas Jefferson Middle School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades 06-08.
Is Thomas Jefferson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Middle School?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Middle School.
How diverse is Thomas Jefferson Middle School?
Thomas Jefferson Middle School reports a student body of 59% White, 5% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Thomas Jefferson Middle School?
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is overseen by Dubuque Comm School District in Dubuque County.
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