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Enrollment
672
Elementary
DISTRICT 626 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUISA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510228000942
Thomas Jefferson Elementary
1782 Jefferson Hwy, Louisa, VA 23093 · (540) 967-0492 · Louisa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL672 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
597 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 66%
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 | 47 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 71% · 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
Based on grade levels within Louisa County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 90.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 85.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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
Thomas Jefferson Elementary's state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary this school | 672 | 88.8% | 81.8% |
| Middlesex Elementary Locust Hill | 620 | 92.9% | 62.6% |
| Amelia County Elementary Amelia Court House | 778 | 84.2% | 53.3% |
| Wilson Elementary Fishersville | 655 | 82.0% | 67.6% |
| Falling Branch Elementary Christiansburg | 535 | 88.6% | 67.8% |
| Twin Springs Elementary Danville | 618 | 84.1% | 81.8% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #267 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #120 of 1,111 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #281 of 1,111 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 672 | #228 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #562 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #739 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #362 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #221 of 324 |
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
672
+79 (+13%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 783
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 672 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 89% (597) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 32 | 20.3:1 | 89% (577) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | N/A | N/A | 84% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 45 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 60% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 45 | 13.6:1 | 67% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 58% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 53 | 13.9:1 | 46% (339) |
| 1990-91 | 783 | 56 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (644 to 672); teachers up 7% (45 to 48).
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Thomas Jefferson Elementary is an elementary school in Louisa, Virginia, according to federal school records. It had 672 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
The 6 schools in Louisa County Public Schools enroll 5,334 students altogether, Thomas Jefferson Elementary among them.
The largest group at Thomas Jefferson Elementary is White students, at 67%. Other groups make up 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 10% Black. County-wide, 77% of Louisa County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
On staff are 48 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.8:1. Thomas Jefferson Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 89%. Public schools in Louisa County average 72%.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Virginia public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Thomas Jefferson Elementary is among the top 10% of schools in Virginia. Predicted: 63.9%. Actual: 81.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Louisa County show that the median household earns about $86,689 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Louisa County, 6 public schools serve about 5,334 students.
Louisa County Middle, about 2.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Thomas Jefferson Elementary places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Thomas Jefferson Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 79 students, from 593 to 672.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Thomas Jefferson Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Louisa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,980
Census ACS
Median income
$86,689
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
5,334 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Louisa County Public Schools
- Louisa County HighHigh · 1,601 students
- Louisa County MiddleMiddle · 1,231 students
- Jouett ElementaryElementary · 647 students
- Moss-Nuckols ElementaryElementary · 637 students
- Trevilians ElementaryElementary · 546 students
Other schools in Louisa
- Moss-Nuckols ElementaryElementary · 637 students
- Trevilians ElementaryElementary · 546 students
Other Thomas Jefferson Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 15 states are named Thomas Jefferson Elementary. Thomas Jefferson Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 28.
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryForest, VA · 567 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryGlendale, CA · 815 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryBurbank, CA · 758 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolJoliet, IL · 646 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 574 students
Nearby schools
- Louisa County Middle2.7 mi · 1,231
- Louisa County High2.8 mi · 1,601
- Moss-Nuckols Elementary7.4 mi · 637
- Jouett Elementary9.3 mi · 647
- Trevilians Elementary9.3 mi · 546
- Livingston Elementary15.2 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson ElementaryHow large is Thomas Jefferson Elementary?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 672 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Thomas Jefferson Elementary serve?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary?
At Thomas Jefferson Elementary, the student body is approximately 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Thomas Jefferson Elementary public or private?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Louisa County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.