Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITY OF MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 220108001482
Thomas Jefferson Elementary
1001 Pecan Street, Monroe, LA 71202 · (318) 410-1378 · Ouachita Parish
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
260 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 73 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 22% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 65% · 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
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
27.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
13.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 27.0% | 13.0% |
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. 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
14.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% typical for Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 Elementary
Thomas Jefferson Elementary's state test result (14.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary this school | 268 | 97.0% | 14.7% |
| Clara Hall Accelerated School Monroe | 260 | 96.5% | N/A |
| Madison James Foster Elementary School Monroe | 278 | 97.5% | 14.0% |
| Winbourne Elementary School Baton Rouge | 274 | 96.0% | 10.2% |
| Cherokee Park Elementary School Shreveport | 282 | 95.0% | 13.0% |
| Progress Elementary School Baton Rouge | 300 | 96.3% | 18.5% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ouachita Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #518 of 583 | #23 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #530 of 582 ▼ 83 | #22 of 30 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #466 of 587 ▲ 33 | #20 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #247 of 540 | #13 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #579 of 714 | #27 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #221 of 655 | #6 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #644 of 655 | #27 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #22 of 705 | #4 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #153 of 197 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
268
+31 (+13%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 268 | 21.5 | 12.5:1 | 97% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 27.1 | 9.7:1 | 95% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 16.9 | 15.5:1 | 88% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 15 | 15.8:1 | 84% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 14.9 | 17.3:1 | 94% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | N/A | N/A | 94% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 98% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 94% (403) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (257 to 268); teachers up 45% (14.9 to 21.5).
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Thomas Jefferson Elementary is a small elementary school in Louisiana, with an address in Monroe. Classes run from 3 through 6, and the school has 268 students. Against the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 41% lower.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary reports to City of Monroe School District, which has 19 schools and 8,033 students.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary's enrollment is 98% Black. For comparison, the population of Ouachita Parish is roughly 37% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.5 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 97%. Among public schools in Ouachita Parish, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Thomas Jefferson Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (14.7% actual, 14.4% predicted).
Federal survey data for Ouachita Parish show that the median household income is $54,688, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. Ouachita Parish is home to 59 public schools and about 25,952 public school students.
The closest public school to Thomas Jefferson Elementary is Clara Hall Accelerated School, about 0.1 miles away. Thomas Jefferson Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Thomas Jefferson Elementary comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Enrollment has grown by 31 students since 2020-21, to 268. Students per teacher fell from 15.8 in 2020-21 to 12.5 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Ouachita Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,480
Census ACS
Median income
$54,688
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
25,952 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in City of Monroe School District
- Neville High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Wossman High SchoolHigh · 635 students
- Sallie Humble Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 577 students
- Lexington Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Neville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 474 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Ouachita Parish High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Neville High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Wossman High SchoolHigh · 635 students
- Sallie Humble Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 577 students
- Lexington Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Other Thomas Jefferson Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 15 states are named Thomas Jefferson Elementary. Thomas Jefferson Elementary is the 23rd largest of the 28.
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryGlendale, CA · 815 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryBurbank, CA · 758 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryLouisa, VA · 672 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolJoliet, IL · 646 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 574 students
Nearby schools
- Clara Hall Accelerated School0.1 mi · 260
- Martin Luther King Junior High School0.5 mi · 350
- Minnie Ruffin Elementary School0.6 mi · 354
- Carver Elementary School0.6 mi · 395
- Wossman High School0.7 mi · 635
- Barkdull Faulk Elementary School0.8 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas Jefferson Elementary?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 268 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Thomas Jefferson Elementary serve?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary serves grades 03-06.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary?
At Thomas Jefferson Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 0% Hispanic, 98% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Thomas Jefferson Elementary public or private?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by City of Monroe School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.