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Thomas Jefferson High School

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Thomas Jefferson High School ranks 161 st of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 51% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson High School is a public high school in Denver, Colorado, serving 1,375 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the School District No. 1, which is ranked 76 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas Jefferson High School has consistently ranked in the middle range of Colorado high schools, with a SchoolDigger rating that has fluctuated between 2-4 stars out of 5. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with White and Multi-racial students performing relatively well, while the school struggles with lower rankings for Asian, African American, and Disabled student groups. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 79.0% to 88.8% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and it has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 27.7% to 39.3%.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5 and the Littleton School District No. 6, such as Cherry Creek High School and Arapahoe High School, Thomas Jefferson High School has room for improvement in academic achievement, particularly in STEM-related subjects and mathematics. The nearby 5280 High School, a charter school, has lower overall performance than Thomas Jefferson High School.

1,390

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,582

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3950 South Holly Street
Denver, CO 80237-1117

(720) 423-7000

District: School District No. 1

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson High School:

Elementary:	Bradley International School
	Ellis Elementary School
	Holm Elementary School
	Joe Shoemaker School
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	Samuels Elementary School
	Slavens K-8 School
	Southmoor Elementary School
Middle:	Hamilton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

White:

31.8%

African American:

16.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2022 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2025) from a 30th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Colorado median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 28% Colorado)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg41%

Colorado avg47%

161^st of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 30High Schools in the School District No. 1

76^th of 115School District No. 1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	161 of 328	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	162 of 349	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	156 of 349	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.8	155 of 221	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	136 of 210	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	116 of 411	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	122 of 388	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.9	90 of 256	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.4	85 of 255	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.3	111 of 292	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.8	181 of 369	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.9	215 of 349	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.6	228 of 334	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.0	219 of 337	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.5	199 of 327	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.9	213 of 310	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.7	192 of 301	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.9	212 of 298	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.9	187 of 286	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.5	212 of 280	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.7	172 of 279	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	22 of 30	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	23 of 36	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	34 of 43	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	54 of 59	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	40 of 84	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	39 of 74	47.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	17 of 36	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	17 of 44	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	17 of 32	46.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	119 of 247	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	126 of 257	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	130 of 254	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	158 of 257	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	119 of 239	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	104 of 136	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.9	55 of 140	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	58 of 135	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	90 of 118	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	100 of 187	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	95 of 199	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	95 of 198	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	106 of 205	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	97 of 181	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	114 of 194	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	114 of 211	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	102 of 200	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	140 of 203	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	80 of 188	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	142 of 246	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	127 of 256	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	121 of 252	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	119 of 253	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	116 of 240	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	57.8	31 of 61	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	37 of 62	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	40 of 56	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	31.4	49 of 77	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	42 of 60	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	78 of 209	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	83 of 229	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	90 of 234	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	83 of 228	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.8	52 of 225	76.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)63rd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)49th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2022)36th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)24th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2024)21st percentile-33 vs school

Disabled (2025)8th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing64%~ state avg

Mathematics38%+6 vs state

Science28%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Thomas Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	3950 South Holly Street	Denver	80237	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-7000	1,390	71	19.6	50.9%	442 (31.8%)	231 (16.6%)	569 (40.9%)	52 (3.7%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	69 (5.0%)	47.6	161^st of 328 public high schools	50.9%		51.4	162^nd of 349 public high schools	53.6%	1	62.0	39.0	56.0	28.0	64.0	38.0	28.4	$17,582
Cherry Creek High School	Public	9-12	9300 East Union Avenue	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-2000	3,852	187	20.6	20.2%	2,253 (58.5%)	175 (4.5%)	575 (14.9%)	492 (12.8%)	24 (0.6%)	13 (0.3%)	306 (7.9%)	91.5	20^th of 328 public high schools	93.9%		92.1	20^th of 349 public high schools	94.3%		86.0	66.0	89.0	71.0	85.0	59.0	43.2	$17,255
Englewood High School	Public	9-12	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 806-2200	515	34	15.1	68.0%	211 (41.0%)	24 (4.7%)	252 (48.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.7%)	37.7	209^th of 328 public high schools	36.3%		34.1	224^th of 349 public high schools	35.8%	15	63.0		52.0		54.0	25.0	25.0	$19,158
South High School	Public	9-12	1700 East Louisiana Avenue	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-6000	1,950	100	19.4	38.6%	992 (50.9%)	150 (7.7%)	578 (29.6%)	80 (4.1%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (6.8%)	76.4	77^th of 328 public high schools	76.5%		69.3	98^th of 349 public high schools	71.9%	21	74.0	56.0	75.0	55.0	73.0	51.0	33.3	$16,619
Colorado's Finest High School of Choice	Public	9-12	300 W Chenango	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 934-5786	216	19	11.5	57.4%	120 (55.6%)	7 (3.2%)	76 (35.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	27	245^th of 328 public high schools	25.3%		24.4	257^th of 349 public high schools	26.4%	12	46.0		42.0		58.0		14.3	$23,530
Littleton High School	Public	9-12	199 East Littleton Blvd	Littleton	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7700	1,187	60	19.6	40.2%	665 (56.0%)	25 (2.1%)	398 (33.5%)	31 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.3%)	70.7	98^th of 328 public high schools	70.1%		70.2	95^th of 349 public high schools	72.8%	3	68.0	51.0	72.0	51.0	70.0	46.0	37.6	$20,118
Delta High School	Public	9-12	655 South Monaco Parkway	Denver	80224	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-8740	105	7	15.0	76.2%	11 (10.5%)	29 (27.6%)	63 (60.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)					29.0			$22,542
George Washington High School	Public	9-12	655 South Monaco Pkwy	Denver	80224	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8600	1,326	65	20.5	55.2%	323 (24.4%)	298 (22.5%)	547 (41.3%)	36 (2.7%)	14 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	89 (6.7%)	38.8	205^th of 328 public high schools	37.5%		36.7	209^th of 349 public high schools	40.1%	4	51.0	31.0	46.0	27.0	60.0	37.0	31.5	$16,991
Overland High School	Public	9-12	12400 East Jewell Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 747-3700	2,228	124	17.9	64.8%	371 (16.7%)	538 (24.1%)	1,005 (45.1%)	120 (5.4%)	9 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	174 (7.8%)	20.6	266^th of 328 public high schools	18.9%		26.4	251^st of 349 public high schools	28.1%	15	47.0	21.0	47.0	21.0	43.0	20.0	8.3	$17,882
Arapahoe High School	Public	9-12	2201 East Dry Creek Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-6000	1,748	78	22.5	16.8%	1,382 (79.1%)	34 (1.9%)	197 (11.3%)	33 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	96 (5.5%)	91.2	21^st of 328 public high schools	93.6%		89.5	27^th of 349 public high schools	92.3%	6	90.0	66.0	88.0	66.0	84.0	55.0	64.9	$16,177

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson High School

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson High School?

Students at Thomas Jefferson High School are 41% Hispanic, 32% White, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

Is Thomas Jefferson High School a good school?

Thomas Jefferson High School ranks 161^st of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Thomas Jefferson High School in?

School District No. 1

What schools feed into Thomas Jefferson High School?

Thomas Jefferson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bradley International School
Elementary : Ellis Elementary School
Elementary : Holm Elementary School
Elementary : Joe Shoemaker School
Elementary : Samuels Elementary School
Elementary : Slavens K-8 School
Elementary : Southmoor Elementary School
Middle : Hamilton Middle School

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,390 students attended Thomas Jefferson High School.

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