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Enrollment
677
Middle
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT WASHINGTON-SAUKVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551200001570
Thomas Jefferson Middle
1403 N Holden St, Port Washington, WI 53074 · (262) 268-6100 · Ozaukee County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Wisconsin public middle 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 Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
186 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 172 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 167 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 172 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 166 | 25% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Thomas Jefferson Middle→Port Washington High
Based on grade levels within Port Washington-Saukville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
58.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.6% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 65.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Middle
Thomas Jefferson Middle's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Middle this school | 677 | 27.5% | 64.8% |
| River Bluff Middle Stoughton | 569 | 28.3% | 50.4% |
| Riverview Middle Plymouth | 555 | 29.2% | 59.1% |
| Sauk Prairie Middle Sauk City | 595 | 24.9% | 65.7% |
| Northside Intermediate Milton | 794 | 23.6% | 65.7% |
| Silverbrook Intermediate West Bend | 704 | 32.1% | 69.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Ozaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #100 of 323 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #167 of 327 ▼ 56 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #106 of 327 ▼ 25 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #63 of 389 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #87 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #157 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #218 of 323 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #126 of 176 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
677
-66 (-9%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 677 | 55.1 | 12.3:1 | 27% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 708 | 55.2 | 12.8:1 | 29% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 717 | 55.7 | 12.9:1 | 26% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 53 | 14.0:1 | 31% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 735 | 48.8 | 15.1:1 | 22% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 25% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 48 | 16.0:1 | 26% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 823 | 51 | 16.1:1 | 8% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 706 | 48 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (735 to 677); teachers up 13% (48.8 to 55.1).
About Thomas Jefferson Middle
As a large middle school, Thomas Jefferson Middle serves students in Port Washington, Wisconsin. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 677 students. The average among middle schools in Wisconsin is roughly 381 students; this school is 78% larger than that.
Port Washington-Saukville School District operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,415 students.
About 82% of the student body at Thomas Jefferson Middle is White. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Thomas Jefferson Middle's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 27%. The average for public schools in Ozaukee County is 16%.
The allk12 Grade for Thomas Jefferson Middle is B+. Compared with Wisconsin public middle schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Thomas Jefferson Middle are 4.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (64.8% actual, 60.8% predicted).
In Ozaukee County (population about 92,966), the median household income is $96,996, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Thomas Jefferson Middle is one of 26 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Lincoln Elementary is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Thomas Jefferson Middle, there are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Thomas Jefferson Middle ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 66 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.3 students per teacher, compared with 14.0 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Thomas Jefferson Middle covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Ozaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,966
Census ACS
Median income
$96,996
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
12,422 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Port Washington-Saukville School District
- Port Washington HighHigh · 809 students
- Dunwiddie ElementaryElementary · 324 students
- Saukville ElementaryElementary · 303 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 302 students
Other schools in Port Washington
- Port Washington HighHigh · 809 students
- Dunwiddie ElementaryElementary · 324 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 302 students
Other Thomas Jefferson Middle schools
17 other US public schools in 12 states are named Thomas Jefferson Middle. Thomas Jefferson Middle is the 9th largest of the 18.
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJ · 1,100 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolEDISON, NJ · 954 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMadera, CA · 948 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleLouisville, KY · 943 students
- THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLEJEFFERSON CITY, MO · 927 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary0.2 mi · 302
- Port Washington High1.0 mi · 809
- Dunwiddie Elementary1.6 mi · 324
- Saukville Elementary3.4 mi · 303
- Sugar Maple Nature School5.9 mi · 100
- Wisconsin Virtual Learning6.0 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas Jefferson Middle?
Thomas Jefferson Middle enrolls approximately 677 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Thomas Jefferson Middle serve?
Thomas Jefferson Middle serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Middle?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Middle.
How diverse is Thomas Jefferson Middle?
Thomas Jefferson Middle reports a student body of 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Thomas Jefferson Middle in?
Thomas Jefferson Middle is part of Port Washington-Saukville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.