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Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Public Grades
482
Students ?
18.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
71.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4735 E Cantrell St
       Decatur, IL  62521-8720

(217) 362-3201

District: Decatur School District 61

Racial breakdown:

African American:
43.6%
White:
42.1%
Two or more races:
12.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2006 → 6th in 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (7% vs 36% meeting standards)
!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?
This school7%
District avg11%
Illinois avg36%
Not ranked this year
Thomas Jefferson Middle School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
806th of 811Decatur School District 61 among Illinois 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201511.71227 of 13025.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20148.31254 of 13225.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20139.51280 of 13676.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20128.21285 of 13655.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201112.41229 of 13448.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201015.31162 of 132712.4%★☆☆☆☆
200910.31206 of 13188.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200821.61073 of 129317.0%★☆☆☆☆
200710.61158 of 128710.0%★☆☆☆☆
20067.21180 of 12727.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200513.41034 of 120914.5%★☆☆☆☆
200432.0870 of 120427.7%★☆☆☆☆
200322.2926 of 118521.9%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Illinois (2018-2019) ?
English Language Arts8%-33 vs state
Mathematics6%-25 vs state

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Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School are 44% African American, 42% White, 13% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

In the 2018-19 school year, 482 students attended Thomas Jefferson Middle School.


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