Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360487000233
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL
151 HELEN ST, BINGHAMTON, NY 13905 · (607) 763-8431 · Broome County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
156 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 58%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 72% · 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
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 50.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for New York 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 New York'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 SCHOOL
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL this school | 267 | 58.4% | 52.6% |
| BEVERLY J MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ITHACA | 258 | 60.5% | 32.7% |
| LAURELTON-PARDEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 262 | 62.6% | 34.0% |
| PS 16 TROY | 249 | 64.7% | 57.9% |
| CRAIG HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 287 | 54.7% | 41.8% |
| HELENDALE ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 311 | 60.8% | N/A |
Matched among New York 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Broome County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #1,059 of 2,335 | #9 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,068 of 2,342 ▲ 219 | #8 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #902 of 2,343 ▼ 73 | #6 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #2,159 of 2,585 | #26 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #1,211 of 2,338 | #11 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #240 of 2,388 | #9 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #1,196 of 2,534 | #11 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #1,006 of 1,757 | #8 of 19 |
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
267
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 267 | 22.5 | 11.9:1 | 58% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 21.6 | 11.2:1 | 58% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 23.1 | 11.4:1 | 60% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 30 | 8.7:1 | 67% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 24.5 | 12.4:1 | 62% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 53% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 41% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 43% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 307 | 17 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL.
About THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL is a small elementary school with an address in BINGHAMTON, New York. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 267 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT has a total of 10 schools and 4,531 students, THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL among them.
The biggest share of students at THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL, 46%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Black, 15% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Broome County overall, about 80% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL has 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. The school's 11.9:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. The school has 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among New York public elementary schools, THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL would be expected to post about 53.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.6%.
For Broome County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $62,616, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 24,594, THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL among them.
Measured in a straight line, WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.4 miles from THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL. The five-mile area around THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 38.4%, lower than THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL's 52.6%.
In the federal locale system, THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (261) to 2024-25 (267). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 8.7:1 to 11.9:1.
The discussion board for THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Broome County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,378
Census ACS
Median income
$62,616
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
24,594 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,262 students
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 542 students
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 465 students
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 403 students
- MACARTHUR SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
- WOODROW WILSON SCHOOLElementary · 355 students
Other schools in BINGHAMTON
- BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,262 students
- BROOME-DELAWARE-TIOGA BOCESCombined · 1,055 students
- CHENANGO FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 542 students
- CHENANGO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 507 students
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 465 students
Other Thomas Jefferson schools
One other US public school is named Thomas Jefferson. THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Thomas Jefferson SchoolMORRISTOWN, NJ · 285 students
Nearby schools
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 542
- HORACE MANN SCHOOL0.6 mi · 205
- WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL0.7 mi · 355
- BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,262
- VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 388
- MACARTHUR SCHOOL1.6 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOLHow many students attend THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL?
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 267 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL serve?
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL is approximately 11.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL?
At THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 46% White, 15% Hispanic, 22% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL public or private?
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.