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Thomas Jefferson High School

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Thomas Jefferson High School ranks 1417 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 29% of Texas high schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, TX, is a large comprehensive high school serving 1,516 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). The school serves a community with extremely high economic need, with over 97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While its overall academic ranking places it in the bottom third of Texas high schools, the school has developed notable strengths in specific areas that set it apart from nearby schools.

Thomas Jefferson’s most remarkable achievement is its exceptional performance for Special Education students, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide in the 2024-2025 school year—far exceeding its overall ranking. The school also shows strong support for English Language Learners, consistently ranking in the 53rd to 68th percentile. These pockets of excellence contrast sharply with the school’s overall challenges, including a graduation rate of 72.5% (well below the district average of 84.4%) and a dropout rate of 7.3% (more than double the district’s 3.2%). Nearby schools like W T White High School and Hillcrest High School have lower poverty rates and higher overall performance, while Highland Park High School, just 3.16 miles away, ranks in the 98th percentile with a 99.1% graduation rate, highlighting the systemic challenges Thomas Jefferson faces.

Despite these difficulties, the school has shown a modest upward trend, climbing from the 14th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 29th percentile in the most recent year. However, the Gifted and Talented program ranks in the bottom 15th percentile, suggesting a need for better enrichment for high-achieving students. The school’s ability to excel with Special Education and ELL students demonstrates that effective teaching is happening, but translating these successes into broader improvement—especially in English and Math—and addressing the dropout rate remain critical priorities for parents considering this school.

1,516

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,731

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4001 Walnut Hill Ln
Dallas, TX 75229-6239

(972) 502-7300

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson High School:

Elementary:	David G Burnet Elementary
	Jose 'joe' May Elementary
	Julian T Saldivar Elementary
	K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted
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	Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md Elementary
	Stephen C Foster Elementary
	Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy
Middle:	Francisco Pancho Medrano J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.7%

African American:

5.1%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (50% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!English I Reading scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg60%

Texas avg62%

1,417^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 38High Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

441^st of 951Dallas Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	1417 of 2009	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	1363 of 1974	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1448 of 1990	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1641 of 1961	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1553 of 1876	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1596 of 1861	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1180 of 1857	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1184 of 1797	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.4	1370 of 1777	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	1448 of 1762	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	1470 of 1743	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	1368 of 1734	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	1345 of 1652	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	1223 of 1603	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.0	1232 of 1672	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.3	1118 of 1568	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	1199 of 1539	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	1306 of 1510	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	1290 of 1497	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	1253 of 1430	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.3	1175 of 1429	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.4	1170 of 1427	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	531 of 1086	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.8	494 of 834	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	368 of 1065	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	748 of 1069	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	668 of 1031	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.6	918 of 1020	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.6	294 of 1024	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	386 of 1013	61.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	1134 of 1837	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1311 of 1829	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	644 of 1810	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	855 of 1784	52.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	382 of 1195	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	380 of 1153	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	677 of 1437	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	681 of 1371	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	457 of 1278	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	420 of 1195	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	220 of 1136	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	224 of 1113	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	1407 of 1936	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	1103 of 1504	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1447 of 1880	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1630 of 1891	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1588 of 1841	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1629 of 1815	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1241 of 1798	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1232 of 1781	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	1025 of 1206	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	864 of 964	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1117 of 1182	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1063 of 1172	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1112 of 1177	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1013 of 1145	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	975 of 1137	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	1175 of 1860	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	831 of 1453	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1265 of 1805	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1491 of 1820	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1417 of 1762	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1464 of 1743	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	999 of 1714	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1040 of 1691	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	1151 of 1937	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	851 of 1513	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1273 of 1884	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1529 of 1897	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1434 of 1847	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1507 of 1848	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	828 of 1818	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	909 of 1794	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	1364 of 1954	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	959 of 1515	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1376 of 1891	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1569 of 1913	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1461 of 1853	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1521 of 1840	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	1147 of 1824	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1287 of 1803	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	254 of 598	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	659 of 1581	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.9	144 of 1299	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	337 of 1548	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	37.2	882 of 1478	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	422 of 1418	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	45.0	646 of 1382	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	582 of 1357	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	729 of 1347	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	1416 of 1584	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	1240 of 1294	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	63.1	431 of 1556	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	8.6	1443 of 1576	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1209 of 1539	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)68th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+11 vs school

At Risk (2022)38th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)15th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology66%-4 vs state

U.S. History55%-15 vs state

Algebra I54%~ state avg

English II Reading44%-16 vs state

English I Reading39%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)	STAAR Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Thomas Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4001 Walnut Hill Ln	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7300	1,516	108	14.0	97.6%	25 (1.6%)	77 (5.1%)	1,390 (91.7%)	3 (0.2%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	33	1417^th of 2009 public high schools	29.5%		31.4	1363^rd of 1974 public high schools	31.0%	54	53.5	66.3	38.6	43.9	55.0				$11,731
Letot Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	10505 Denton Dr	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Academy For Academic Excellence	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 956-2036	45	8	5.3	100.0%	4 (8.9%)	22 (48.9%)	18 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	8.2	1824^th of 2009 public high schools	9.2%					(n/a)	12.5	12.5	22.2	30.0	42.9	57.1	0.0	0.0	$35,030
W T White High School	Public	9-12	4505 Ridgeside Dr	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6200	2,204	139	15.9	90.0%	84 (3.8%)	227 (10.3%)	1,831 (83.1%)	22 (1.0%)	19 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (0.9%)	33.9	1391^st of 2009 public high schools	30.8%		27.3	1457^th of 1974 public high schools	26.2%	66	44.8	60.6	38.9	42.6	67.1				$9,485
Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	4220 Emerson Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3700	2,119	147	14.4		1,739 (82.1%)	16 (0.8%)	123 (5.8%)	166 (7.8%)	12 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	60 (2.8%)	92	32^nd of 2009 public high schools	98.4%		89.4	73^rd of 1974 public high schools	96.3%	41	81.7	97.3	94.8	93.0	97.0				$11,355
Early College High School	Public	9-12	3939 Vly View Ln Bldg G	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-6200	363	15	23.9	70.5%	33 (9.1%)	36 (9.9%)	267 (73.6%)	17 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	78.8	237^th of 2009 public high schools	88.2%		81.1	207^th of 1974 public high schools	89.5%	30	70.7	86.8	66.2	76.9	94.7				$5,825
Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	9924 Hillcrest Rd	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6800	1,572	105	15.0	82.4%	168 (10.7%)	276 (17.6%)	1,074 (68.3%)	20 (1.3%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.5%)	43.5	1138^th of 2009 public high schools	43.4%		36.1	1254^th of 1974 public high schools	36.5%	116	38.1	68.8	44.7	59.5	62.7				$9,693
Uplift Williams Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1750 Viceroy Dr	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 276-0352	517	38	13.6	85.3%	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	505 (97.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42.3	1177^th of 2009 public high schools	41.4%		37.8	1219^th of 1974 public high schools	38.2%	42	35.0	61.7	54.3	56.8	58.5				$9,729
Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch	Public, Charter	9-12	2720 Hollandale Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 243-2178	214	7	30.9	72.4%	4 (1.9%)	22 (10.3%)	188 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	1826^th of 2009 public high schools	9.1%		2.8	1927^th of 1974 public high schools	2.4%	101	7.1	17.7	13.6	26.2	48.6				$13,687
Uplift North Hills Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	606 E Royal Ln	Irving	75039	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 501-0645	522	36	14.3	20.1%	46 (8.8%)	26 (5.0%)	88 (16.9%)	348 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	91.9	35^th of 2009 public high schools	98.3%		94.8	15^th of 1974 public high schools	99.2%	20	55.6	95.6	91.9	94.8	95.8				$11,336
Turner High School	Public	9-12	1600 Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5400	2,035	136	14.9	66.4%	178 (8.7%)	108 (5.3%)	1,585 (77.9%)	124 (6.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (1.8%)	23.7	1601^st of 2009 public high schools	20.3%		26.4	1486^th of 1974 public high schools	24.7%	115	20.9	56.2	34.4	37.3	59.7				$9,901

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 92% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

What district is Thomas Jefferson High School in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Is Thomas Jefferson High School a good school?

Thomas Jefferson High School ranks 1417^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,516 students attended Thomas Jefferson High School.

What schools feed into Thomas Jefferson High School?

Thomas Jefferson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : David G Burnet Elementary
Elementary : Jose 'joe' May Elementary
Elementary : Julian T Saldivar Elementary
Elementary : K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted
Elementary : Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md Elementary
Elementary : Stephen C Foster Elementary
Elementary : Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy
Middle : Francisco Pancho Medrano J H

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