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Jefferson Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

Summary

Jefferson Junior High School is a public middle school located in Toledo, Ohio, serving 524 students in grade 8. The school is part of the Washington Local School District, which is ranked 553 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Jefferson Junior High School has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with higher percentages of African American (13.36%) and Hispanic (13.55%) students, it faces several key challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.6% in 2019-2020 to 36.9% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the nearby schools. Additionally, Jefferson's test scores are generally lower than the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in 8th-grade Math (26%), English Language Arts (39.9%), and Science (52.3%) all falling below the state and district averages.

Interestingly, Jefferson Junior High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While the school's African American and Hispanic students perform relatively well compared to their peers in the state, the school's White and multi-racial students perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom quartile of Ohio middle schools. This stark disparity in subgroup performance suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing achievement gaps and providing more targeted support for its struggling students. Additionally, the school's lower spending per student ($7,685 in 2018-2019) compared to nearby schools, which range from $6,604 to $12,564 per student, may indicate that the school faces additional challenges in supporting its students, particularly those from low-income backgrounds.

496

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,746

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5530 Whitmer Dr
Toledo, OH 43613-2029

(419) 473-8482

District: Washington Local

Students who attend Jefferson Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Whitmer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

Hispanic:

16.3%

African American:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2008 → 35th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (65% vs 57% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2008

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg48%

Ohio avg57%

Not ranked this year

Jefferson Junior High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

556^th of 828Washington Local among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	679 of 1046	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	582 of 1017	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	521 of 1010	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	68.7	360 of 1038	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.9	534 of 1050	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	69.7	359 of 1008	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	370 of 989	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	411 of 895	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.9	238 of 858	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	69.1	298 of 835	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.5	440 of 837	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	298 of 429	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.8	121 of 413	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	73 of 384	81.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	23.1	556 of 643	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	678 of 942	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	558 of 925	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	490 of 897	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	65.1	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	147 of 196	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.9	106 of 241	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.8	452 of 521	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	120 of 239	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	153 of 247	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	109 of 192	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	31.9	685 of 989	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	537 of 947	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	380 of 924	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	666 of 958	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	610 of 946	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	510 of 916	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	203 of 254	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	172 of 239	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.1	93 of 205	54.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	657 of 795	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	563 of 809	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	494 of 781	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2018)76th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2024)50th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)31st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)31st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)30th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2024)28th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)25th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)20th percentile-15 vs school

White (2024)17th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2018)14th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

English Language Arts60%-3 vs state

Mathematics35%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Jefferson Junior High School	Public	7-8	5530 Whitmer Dr	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 473-8482	496	25	19.8	63.1%	278 (56.0%)	79 (15.9%)	81 (16.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.3%)								(n/a)			34.6			60.0			100.0	$13,746
Washington Junior High School	Public	8	5700 Whitmer Dr	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 473-8449	504	31	16.2	59.9%	283 (56.2%)	68 (13.5%)	90 (17.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.7%)	39.9	657^th of 1036 public middle schools	36.6%					(n/a)	57.4			32.3			43.4	93.8	97.7	$12,666
Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School	Public	6-8	5334 Whiteford Rd	Sylvania	43560	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8640	573	38	15.0	43.8%	427 (74.5%)	43 (7.5%)	45 (7.9%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.2%)	66	375^th of 1036 public middle schools	63.8%		70.9	311^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.3%	64	67.1	57.6	64.9	45.3	65.6	70.4	56.0		95.2	$11,217
Sylvania Mccord Junior High School	Public	6-8	4304 N Mccord Rd	Sylvania	43560	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8650	581	36	16.2	21.5%	455 (78.3%)	22 (3.8%)	29 (5.0%)	28 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.1%)	81.2	169^th of 1036 public middle schools	83.7%		81.2	174^th of 1046 public middle schools	83.4%	5	77.8	74.5	65.0	62.1	73.2	79.4	76.7	100.0	98.2	$11,825
Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School	Public	6-8	9000 Sylvania Ave	Sylvania	43560	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8680	607	39	15.7	31.5%	436 (71.8%)	56 (9.2%)	40 (6.6%)	26 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.1%)	76	249^th of 1036 public middle schools	76.0%		76.6	230^th of 1046 public middle schools	78.0%	19	81.2	56.7	63.5	53.8	78.0	78.0	68.7		100.0	$10,423
Rossford Junior High School	Public	6-8	701 Superior St	Rossford	43460	Wood County	Rossford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 666-5262	353	19	18.5		237 (67.1%)	14 (4.0%)	60 (17.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.8%)	56.7	491^st of 1036 public middle schools	52.6%		58.1	491^st of 1046 public middle schools	53.1%		66.0	46.7	57.3	54.4	46.7	59.3	54.3		100.0	$16,504
Springfield Middle School	Public	6-8	7001 Madison Ave	Holland	43528	Lucas County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 867-5641	761	45	16.9	89.6%	422 (55.5%)	155 (20.4%)	95 (12.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (10.4%)	58.2	476^th of 1036 public middle schools	54.1%		57.6	501^st of 1046 public middle schools	52.1%	25	68.6	45.6	43.6	54.8	50.9	70.3	55.8		93.3	$12,198
Fassett Junior High School	Public	7-8	3025 Starr Ave	Oregon	43616	Lucas County	Oregon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 693-0455	473	35	13.5	50.3%	360 (76.1%)	12 (2.5%)	87 (18.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	65.6	382^nd of 1036 public middle schools	63.1%		64.7	406^th of 1046 public middle schools	61.2%	24	68.3		54.5	59.4		65.9	59.6		98.8	$13,207
Maumee Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Gibbs St	Maumee	43537	Lucas County	Maumee City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 893-3386	494	42	11.8	46.6%	360 (72.9%)	51 (10.3%)	39 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	70	326^th of 1036 public middle schools	68.5%		67.8	368^th of 1046 public middle schools	64.8%	42	74.2	47.7	69.3	52.6	57.8	77.4	68.7		96.1	$15,772
Perrysburg Junior High School	Public	7-8	550 E South Boundary St	Perrysburg	43551	Wood County	Perrysburg Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 874-9193	821	50	16.4	15.7%	606 (73.8%)	26 (3.2%)	92 (11.2%)	58 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.6%)	91.9	32^nd of 1036 public middle schools	96.9%		91	49^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.3%	17	93.3		83.1	85.0		87.4	83.7	100.0	100.0	$13,598

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Junior High School?

Students at Jefferson Junior High School are 56% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% African American, 11% Two or more races.

What district is Jefferson Junior High School in?

Washington Local

How many students attend Jefferson Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Jefferson Junior High School.

What high school do graduates of Jefferson Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Junior High School usually go on to attend Whitmer High School

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