Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551590002062
Thomas Jefferson Elementary
500 W Randolph St, Wausau, WI 54401 · (715) 261-0175 · Marathon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
227 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 42%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 80 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
61.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.7% | 61.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 70.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Wisconsin 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 21 points, placing it in Wisconsin'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 →
Where Thomas Jefferson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #388 of 982 | #9 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #364 of 992 | #9 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #404 of 992 | #10 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #415 of 1,157 | #9 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #411 of 901 | #10 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #156 of 901 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #437 of 664 | #12 of 22 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
372
-43 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.8:1
% White
46%
was 41%
% Hispanic
7%
was 13%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
35%
was 38%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 372 | 28.8 | 12.9:1 | 61% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 30.9 | 12.1:1 | 59% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 31.8 | 12.1:1 | 61% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 35.2 | 11.8:1 | 66% (275) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson Elementary.
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Thomas Jefferson Elementary is an elementary school located in Wausau, Wisconsin, in Marathon County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 372 students in pre-K through 5.
Within Wausau School District, Thomas Jefferson Elementary is one of 21 schools. The district enrolls 7,738 students.
White students are the largest group at Thomas Jefferson Elementary, with 46% of enrollment. Next come 35% Asian, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The county population is about 87% White. Thomas Jefferson Elementary has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 28.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.9:1. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 37% for public schools in Marathon County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Thomas Jefferson Elementary beats its 40.2% prediction with 61.0%, a top-10% result in Wisconsin.
Marathon County has about 138,403 residents, and median household income is about $77,884, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 52 public schools in Marathon County, with a combined enrollment of about 18,592.
The nearest other public school, West High, is about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Thomas Jefferson Elementary. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Thomas Jefferson Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Thomas Jefferson Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2017-18 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 415 to 372. Hispanic students made up 13% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 7% in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.8 to 12.9 over 7 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Thomas Jefferson Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Marathon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
138,403
Census ACS
Median income
$77,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
18,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wausau School District
- West HighHigh · 1,470 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- East HighHigh · 893 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- G D Jones ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Other schools in Wausau
- West HighHigh · 1,470 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- East HighHigh · 893 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- G D Jones ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Nearby schools
- West High0.7 mi · 1,470
- Grant Elementary0.8 mi · 189
- Franklin Elementary1.2 mi · 181
- John Muir Middle1.6 mi · 967
- Horace Mann Middle1.6 mi · 635
- Wausau Area Montessori Charter School1.6 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas Jefferson Elementary?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Thomas Jefferson Elementary serve?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary.
How diverse is Thomas Jefferson Elementary?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 35% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Thomas Jefferson Elementary?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary is overseen by Wausau School District in Marathon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.