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Enrollment
749
High
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324002070
Thomas Jefferson High
4100 W Grace St, Richmond, VA 23230 · (804) 780-6028 · Richmond city
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL749 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Virginia public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
586 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 199 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 179 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 181 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 190 | 25% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 66.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 High
Thomas Jefferson High's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson High this school | 749 | 78.2% | 67.5% |
| Lakeland High Suffolk | 1,045 | 69.1% | 71.1% |
| Varina High Richmond | 1,420 | 86.3% | 62.6% |
| Booker T Washington High Norfolk | 904 | 92.7% | 58.8% |
| Indian River High Chesapeake | 1,634 | 72.6% | 75.5% |
| Henrico High Richmond | 1,300 | 86.8% | 57.1% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #232 of 311 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #254 of 316 ▲ 22 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #219 of 316 ▲ 34 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 749 | #208 of 325 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #56 of 309 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #174 of 309 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #133 of 319 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #110 of 131 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
749
-183 (-20%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 757
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 749 | 63.2 | 11.8:1 | 78% (586) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 55 | 14.2:1 | 79% (618) |
| 2022-23 | 816 | 72.8 | 11.2:1 | 80% (656) |
| 2020-21 | 932 | 48 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 45.7 | 16.1:1 | 100% (731) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 96% (739) |
| 2010-11 | 842 | 47 | 17.9:1 | 49% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 46 | 14.8:1 | 45% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 757 | 48 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (734 to 749); teachers up 38% (45.7 to 63.2).
About Thomas Jefferson High
This page covers Thomas Jefferson High, a small high school in Richmond, Virginia. It teaches 749 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Virginia have about 1,213 students on average; enrollment here is 38% lower.
The district, Richmond City Public Schools, operates 47 schools serving 20,962 students.
More than half of the students at Thomas Jefferson High are Black (64%). Beyond that, enrollment is 23% White, 8% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. In Richmond city overall, about 41% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Thomas Jefferson High scores 53%.
Its staff includes 63.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 78% of students at Thomas Jefferson High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 99% average for public schools in Richmond city, the school's rate is lower.
Thomas Jefferson High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Virginia public high schools.
The model predicts 66.8% for a school in Virginia with Thomas Jefferson High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Thomas Jefferson High posts 67.5%.
The school's county is Richmond city. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $64,587 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Richmond city number 61, with about 20,253 students.
The closest school to Thomas Jefferson High is Albert Hill Middle, located about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Thomas Jefferson High ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Thomas Jefferson High is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
The school's student count decreased 20% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.4 to 11.8 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Thomas Jefferson High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 students
- G.H. Reid ElementaryElementary · 671 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Other Thomas Jefferson High schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Thomas Jefferson High. Thomas Jefferson High is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolAUBURN, WA · 1,810 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolDALLAS, TX · 1,516 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids, IA · 1,501 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolDENVER, CO · 1,390 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IA · 1,146 students
Nearby schools
- Albert Hill Middle0.7 mi · 505
- Mary Munford Elementary0.9 mi · 476
- William Fox Elementary1.5 mi · 367
- Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary1.6 mi · 262
- Linwood Holton Elementary1.7 mi · 433
- Dogwood Middle2.0 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson HighHow many students attend Thomas Jefferson High?
Thomas Jefferson High enrolls approximately 749 students in grades 09-12.
Is Thomas Jefferson High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas Jefferson High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson High?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson High.
How diverse is Thomas Jefferson High?
Thomas Jefferson High reports a student body of 23% White, 8% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Thomas Jefferson High public or private?
Thomas Jefferson High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.