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Enrollment
927
Middle
DISTRICT 947 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON CITY·NCES 291619000495
THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE
1201 FAIRGROUNDS RD, JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65109 · (573) 659-3250 · Cole County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL927 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
467 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
70.6%
MO avg 49.5% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -21.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
927
-145 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.3:1
% White
59%
was 61%
% Hispanic
9%
was 8%
% Black
20%
was 21%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE
As a roomy 6-8 campus in JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE enrolls 927 students from grades 6 through 8, run under JEFFERSON CITY. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 101% above typical.
Within JEFFERSON CITY, which oversees 16 schools and 8,491 students, THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 20% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Cole County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE has 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 56.0%.
In the broader community, census data for Cole County shows median household earnings sit near $74,876, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Cole County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,312 students), of which THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE is one.
Nearest neighbor: CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE has declined 14%, going from 1,072 students in 2018 to 927 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.
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Cole County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,032
Census ACS
Median income
$74,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
10,312 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JEFFERSON CITY
- JEFFERSON CITY HIGHHigh · 1,353 students
- CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,314 students
- LEWIS AND CLARK MIDDLEMiddle · 966 students
- CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM.Elementary · 440 students
- PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARYElementary · 396 students
- NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 367 students
Other schools in JEFFERSON CITY
- JEFFERSON CITY HIGHHigh · 1,353 students
- CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,314 students
- LEWIS AND CLARK MIDDLEMiddle · 966 students
- CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM.Elementary · 440 students
- BLAIR OAKS HIGHHigh · 421 students
- PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARYElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM.0.1 mi · 440
- PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 396
- CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,314
- CEDAR HILL ELEM.3.3 mi · 313
- WEST ELEM.3.9 mi · 317
- BELAIR ELEM.3.9 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLEHow large is THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE?
THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 927 students in grades 06-08.
Is THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE have?
THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE?
Student demographics at THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE are roughly 59% White, 9% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE?
THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE is overseen by JEFFERSON CITY in Cole County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.