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Thomas Jefferson High School

Public 9-12

 3950 South Holly Street
       Denver, CO  80237-1117

(720) 423-7000

District: School District No. 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
155th of 221 Colorado High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,398 Help

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson High School:

Elementary:    Bradley International School
    Ellis Elementary School
    Holm Elementary School
    Joe Shoemaker School
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Middle:    Hamilton Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.6
Number of students:  1,374

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
36.2%
White:
34.4%
African American:
18.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.5%

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Compare Details Thomas Jefferson High School ranks worse than 70.1% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks 11th among 22 ranked high schools in the School District No. 1. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.76. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Thomas Jefferson High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (36.2%), White (34.4%), African American (18.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson High School is 19.6. 51 high schools in the School District No. 1 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas Jefferson High School is $12,398. 41 high schools in the School District No. 1 spend more per student.
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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Thomas Jefferson High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Thomas Jefferson High School 155th of 221 Colorado public high schools. (See Thomas Jefferson High School in the ranking list.)

School District No. 1:

SchoolDigger ranks School District No. 1 62nd of 102 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Thomas Jefferson High School

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Rank History for all students at Thomas Jefferson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 39.69 172nd 279 38.4%
2005 29.53 212th 280 24.3%
2006 39.95 187th 286 34.6%
2007 33.92 212th 298 28.9%
2008 40.71 192nd 301 36.2%
2009 35.86 213th 310 31.3%
2010 46.52 199th 327 39.1%
2011 39.96 219th 337 35.0%
2012 35.60 228th 334 31.7%
2013 42.88 215th 349 38.4%
2014 51.79 181st 369 50.9%
2015 47.29 111th 292 62.0%
2016 50.41 85th 255 66.7%
2017 51.93 90th 256 64.8%
2018 63.11 122nd 388 68.6%
2019 67.04 116th 411 71.8%
2021 33.53 136th 210 35.2%
2022 26.76 155th 221 29.9%

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Thomas Jefferson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 26.92 40th 56 28.6%

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thomas Jefferson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 35.15 17th 32 46.9%

Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas Jefferson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.83 42nd 60 30.0%
2022 31.38 49th 77 36.4%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas Jefferson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.03 80th 188 57.4%
2022 33.12 140th 203 31.0%

Rank History for Female students at Thomas Jefferson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.26 119th 239 50.2%
2022 36.82 158th 257 38.5%

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Thomas Jefferson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.34 90th 118 23.7%

Rank History for Male students at Thomas Jefferson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.64 116th 240 51.7%
2022 50.26 119th 253 53.0%

Rank History for African American students at Thomas Jefferson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.16 16th 29 44.8%
2022 29.96 24th 34 29.4%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas Jefferson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.44 97th 181 46.4%
2022 40.02 106th 205 48.3%

Rank History for White students at Thomas Jefferson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 75.81 52nd 225 76.9%
2022 63.63 83rd 228 63.6%

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Thomas Jefferson High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 852 385 26 153 5 n/a n/a 0 1421
1989 763 320 28 163 3 n/a n/a 0 1277
1990 671 294 24 139 2 n/a n/a 0 1130
1991 623 309 21 160 7 n/a n/a 0 1120
1992 531 283 18 161 7 n/a n/a 0 1000
1993 517 305 21 143 5 n/a n/a 0 991
1994 419 299 22 149 7 n/a n/a 0 896
1995 414 351 26 169 3 n/a n/a 0 963
1996 414 351 26 169 3 n/a n/a 0 963
1997 443 323 28 148 4 n/a n/a 0 946
1998 522 289 31 135 4 n/a n/a 0 981
1999 581 295 31 118 5 n/a n/a 0 1030
2000 576 266 35 129 8 n/a n/a 0 1014
2001 592 287 31 113 4 n/a n/a 0 1027
2002 578 330 36 158 11 n/a n/a 0 1113
2003 578 330 36 158 11 n/a n/a 0 1113
2004 581 317 41 157 15 n/a n/a 0 1111
2005 561 306 47 188 13 n/a n/a 0 1115
2006 532 321 45 195 13 n/a n/a 0 1106
2007 536 351 34 205 13 n/a n/a 0 1139
2008 542 366 35 218 14 n/a n/a 0 1175
2009 491 371 41 232 16 n/a n/a 0 1151
2010 482 314 39 234 9 n/a n/a 0 1078
2011 403 271 26 290 8 5 67 0 1070
2012 390 253 28 306 11 3 57 0 1048
2013 383 289 27 315 18 1 56 0 1089
2014 402 279 30 312 9 0 51 0 1083
2015 418 242 25 309 13 1 50 0 1058
2016 414 236 29 317 13 1 59 0 1069
2017 409 200 29 330 10 1 74 0 1053
2018 427 182 30 367 10 2 63 0 1081
2019 441 202 36 402 5 3 64 0 1153
2020 458 208 50 434 7 2 76 0 1235
2021 461 229 44 494 5 3 74 0 1310
2022 473 258 47 497 7 6 86 0 1374

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity
For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Thomas Jefferson High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1421 74.7 19.0 n/a
1989 1277 69.6 18.3 9.9
1990 1130 70.7 15.9 11.2
1991 1120 68.6 16.3 13.7
1992 1000 65.9 15.1 15
1993 991 57.4 17.3 20.5
1994 896 54.7 16.4 22.1
1995 963 50.7 19.0 20.5
1996 963 50.7 19.0 20.5
1997 946 49.7 19.0 31.2
1998 981 47.4 20.7 21
1999 1030 54.3 19.0 17.3
2000 1014 53.7 18.9 21.5
2001 1027 55.5 18.5 19.9
2002 1113 60.0 18.6 23.5
2003 1113 60.0 18.6 23.5
2004 1111 56.8 19.6 26.3
2005 1115 53.8 20.7 26.1
2006 1106 53.2 20.8 30.2
2007 1139 60.6 18.8 37.8
2008 1175 64.6 18.2 34.5
2009 1151 64.5 17.8 35.2
2010 1078 62.1 17.3 42.4
2011 1070 60.5 17.6 47.8
2012 1048 52.9 19.7 53.5
2013 1089 58.9 18.4 55
2014 1083 64.0 16.9 54.2
2015 1058 62.0 17.0 49.8
2016 1069 62.0 17.2 51.4
2017 1053 60.9 17.2 50.6
2018 1081 60.0 17.9 49.4
2019 1153 61.1 18.8 50.1
2020 1235 64.9 19.0 48
2021 1310 68.9 18.9 49.1
2022 1374 69.9 19.6 46.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch
For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Thomas Jefferson High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1421 74.7 19.0 n/a
1989 1277 69.6 18.3 9.9
1990 1130 70.7 15.9 11.2
1991 1120 68.6 16.3 13.7
1992 1000 65.9 15.1 15
1993 991 57.4 17.3 20.5
1994 896 54.7 16.4 22.1
1995 963 50.7 19.0 20.5
1996 963 50.7 19.0 20.5
1997 946 49.7 19.0 31.2
1998 981 47.4 20.7 21
1999 1030 54.3 19.0 17.3
2000 1014 53.7 18.9 21.5
2001 1027 55.5 18.5 19.9
2002 1113 60.0 18.6 23.5
2003 1113 60.0 18.6 23.5
2004 1111 56.8 19.6 26.3
2005 1115 53.8 20.7 26.1
2006 1106 53.2 20.8 30.2
2007 1139 60.6 18.8 37.8
2008 1175 64.6 18.2 34.5
2009 1151 64.5 17.8 35.2
2010 1078 62.1 17.3 42.4
2011 1070 60.5 17.6 47.8
2012 1048 52.9 19.7 53.5
2013 1089 58.9 18.4 55
2014 1083 64.0 16.9 54.2
2015 1058 62.0 17.0 49.8
2016 1069 62.0 17.2 51.4
2017 1053 60.9 17.2 50.6
2018 1081 60.0 17.9 49.4
2019 1153 61.1 18.8 50.1
2020 1235 64.9 19.0 48
2021 1310 68.9 18.9 49.1
2022 1374 69.9 19.6 46.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio
Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Thomas Jefferson High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $460 (3.7%) $11,938 (96.3%) $12,398

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Pandemic (2021-2022)		 Change (%)
Ranks 116th of 411 High schoolsRanks 155th of 221 High schools
 41.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021)		 Change (%)
Total Students11531310
 13.6%
African American202229
 13.4%
American Indian55
Asian3644
 22.2%
Hispanic402494
 22.9%
Pacific Islander33
White441461
 4.5%
Two or More Races6474
 15.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.1%49.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson High School

Students at Thomas Jefferson High School are 36% Hispanic, 34% White, 19% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,374 students attended Thomas Jefferson High School.

Thomas Jefferson High School ranks 155th of 221 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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