JEFFERSON ELEM.

Set in CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, JEFFERSON ELEM. is a well-populated elementary school, part of CAPE GIRARDEAU 63. It enrolls 494 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 57% above the state mean of about 315.

CAPE GIRARDEAU 63 comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,310 students; JEFFERSON ELEM. is among them.

On the student-mix side, JEFFERSON ELEM. records that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 28% White, 16% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

On the resource side, JEFFERSON ELEM. records 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting JEFFERSON ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cape Girardeau County (around 62%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, JEFFERSON ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cape Girardeau County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,464 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cape Girardeau County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,025 students), of which JEFFERSON ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: PARKVIEW SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JEFFERSON ELEM. at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 45.7%.

JEFFERSON ELEM. operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 89%: 261 students in 2018 compared to 494 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 8.7:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.