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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