Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle

As a close-knit primary school in Baltimore, Maryland, Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle serves 272 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Baltimore City Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle sits 43% below that benchmark.

Across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools (76,946 students total), Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle shows that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.9%.

Around the school, census data for Baltimore city shows median household earnings sit near $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Baltimore International Academy West, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 23.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 40%: 454 students in 2018 compared to 272 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 95% to 90% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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