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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the THOMAS JEFFERSON ES administration to hear?
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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION·NCES 403060002672
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
8418 South 107th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74133 · (918) 357-4321 · Tulsa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
490 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School→Union 6th-7th Grade Center→Union 8th Grade Center→Union HS Freshman Academy→Union High School
Based on grade levels within UNION. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
29.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 33 of 100.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School this school | 574 | 85.4% | 29.9% |
| Wiley Post Elementary School Oklahoma City | 678 | 82.2% | N/A |
| Quail Creek Elementary School Oklahoma City | 536 | 79.9% | N/A |
| Coronado Heights Elementary School Oklahoma City | 488 | 87.7% | N/A |
| Rollingwood Elementary School Oklahoma City | 464 | 80.8% | 23.7% |
| Northridge Elementary School Oklahoma City | 700 | 80.1% | 35.2% |
Matched among Oklahoma 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #435 of 555 | #47 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #451 of 651 | #50 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #111 of 941 | #24 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #454 of 708 | #62 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.6% | #15 of 708 | #6 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #188 of 876 | #40 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #103 of 164 | #12 of 21 |
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
574
+48 (+9%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 574 | 34.7 | 16.6:1 | 85% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 32.7 | 17.6:1 | 88% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 34.6 | 16.7:1 | 81% (467) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 75% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 30.3 | 18.0:1 | 58% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 70% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 61% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (545 to 574); teachers up 14% (30.3 to 34.7).
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a large elementary school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 574 students. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have about 366 students on average; enrollment here is 57% higher.
UNION has 17 schools; together they serve 14,950 students.
Of every 100 students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, about 33 are Black, the largest group. It is also 23% Hispanic, 18% White, 15% multiracial, and 8% Asian. For comparison, the population of Tulsa County is roughly 10% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 78%.
Its staff includes 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.6 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is 15.6:1. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 85%. That is 23 points above the 62% average for public schools in Tulsa County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is +3.5 points: 29.9% actual, 26.3% predicted.
In Tulsa County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $69,009 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Tulsa County has 180 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Union HS Freshman Academy is about 0.9 miles from Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 574 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 526.
People who know Thomas Jefferson Elementary School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Tulsa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
680,794
Census ACS
Median income
$69,009
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
113,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNION
- Union High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Union 6th-7th Grade CenterMiddle · 2,123 students
- Union HS Freshman AcademyHigh · 1,242 students
- Union 8th Grade CenterMiddle · 1,100 students
- Ellen Ochoa Elementary SchoolElementary · 968 students
- Rosa Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 647 students
Other schools in Tulsa
- Union High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Union 6th-7th Grade CenterMiddle · 2,123 students
- Booker T. Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,302 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Thomas Edison Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 1,083 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
Other Thomas Jefferson Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 15 states are named Thomas Jefferson Elementary. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 28.
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryGlendale, CA · 815 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryBurbank, CA · 758 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryLouisa, VA · 672 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolJoliet, IL · 646 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHammond, IN · 570 students
Nearby schools
- Union HS Freshman Academy0.9 mi · 1,242
- Andersen Elementary School0.9 mi · 348
- Jarman Elementary School1.2 mi · 575
- Marshall T. Moore Elementary School1.3 mi · 453
- Cedar Ridge Elementary School1.4 mi · 419
- McAuliffe Elementary School1.8 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 574 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Thomas Jefferson Elementary School serve?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
How diverse is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 23% Hispanic, 33% Black, 8% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is overseen by UNION in Tulsa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.