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Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks 311 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a public school serving 786 students in grades 6-8 within the Vancouver School District, currently holding a 2-star rating that reflects a recent decline from its historical 3-star performance.

Academically, the school outperforms its own district averages in English, math, and science, and it performs significantly better than several other middle schools in the district, such as Mcloughlin Middle School, Discovery Middle School, and Gaiser Middle School. However, it still trails behind the Washington state averages and notably lags behind higher-performing nearby schools like Alki Middle School in its own district and View Ridge Middle School in the Ridgefield School District.

The school's recent rating drop coincides with an increasing student-teacher ratio, and data shows significant performance gaps for specific student subgroups, including those in special education and from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. While the school operates with relatively efficient use of resources compared to some peers, the performance variation across the Vancouver School District suggests broader systemic challenges, with Thomas Jefferson occupying a middle ground both in its student demographics and its academic results.

786

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,654

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 NW 119th St
Vancouver, WA 98685-4028

(360) 313-3700

District: Vancouver School District

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson Middle School:

Elementary:	Felida Elementary School
	Lake Shore Elementary
	Sacajawea Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

Hispanic:

16.8%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg37%

Washington avg48%

311^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle Schools in the Vancouver School District

166^th of 247Vancouver School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	311 of 534	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	297 of 535	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	290 of 539	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	235 of 541	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	174 of 529	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	167 of 512	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	173 of 437	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.8	160 of 435	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.9	145 of 443	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	190 of 445	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.0	217 of 498	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.0	144 of 497	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	68.1	123 of 492	75.0%	★★★★☆
2010	75.3	89 of 483	81.6%	★★★★☆
2009	62.1	157 of 476	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.2	139 of 466	70.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.7	106 of 463	77.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	95 of 148	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	119 of 161	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.0	72 of 149	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	52 of 152	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	356 of 471	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	283 of 464	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	287 of 464	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	257 of 479	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	171 of 469	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	149 of 452	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	170 of 376	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	262 of 347	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	247 of 344	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	192 of 336	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	236 of 360	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	155 of 353	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	99 of 344	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	78 of 259	69.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	377 of 457	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	351 of 455	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	333 of 463	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	313 of 475	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	209 of 458	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	201 of 448	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	197 of 349	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	222 of 472	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	241 of 466	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	227 of 470	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	184 of 480	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	145 of 476	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	161 of 453	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	137 of 371	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	207 of 246	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	205 of 243	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	188 of 244	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	167 of 257	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	90 of 250	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	155 of 246	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	102 of 166	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	172 of 186	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	175 of 179	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	178 of 199	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	97 of 210	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	146 of 231	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	113 of 268	57.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	283 of 488	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	284 of 486	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	286 of 488	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	227 of 488	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	166 of 480	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	179 of 470	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	173 of 325	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Asian (2024)36th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science47%-3 vs state

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Math35%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					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 (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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 NW 119th St	Vancouver	98685	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3700	786	33	23.8	35.2%	504 (64.1%)	21 (2.7%)	132 (16.8%)	16 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.5%)	97 (12.3%)	39.2	311^th of 534 public middle schools	41.8%		41.8	297^th of 535 public middle schools	44.5%	14		46.9	46.9		43.8	41.9	41.2	42.3		38.1	30.8	34.6	34.7	$17,654	$1,124	$16,530
Alki Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 NW Bliss Rd	Vancouver	98685	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3200	594	28	21.5	29.3%	420 (70.7%)	10 (1.7%)	72 (12.1%)	21 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.9%)	70.4	134^th of 534 public middle schools	74.9%		69.3	142^nd of 535 public middle schools	73.5%	8		49.7	49.7		55.4	64.5	58.2	59.5		51.1	52.8	47.5	50.5	$18,727	$1,064	$17,663
Jason Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	8500 NW 9th Ave	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3500	568	28	20.6	48.4%	297 (52.3%)	24 (4.2%)	140 (24.6%)	19 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	75 (13.2%)	34.3	348^th of 534 public middle schools	34.8%		34.5	339^th of 535 public middle schools	36.6%	9		39.1	39.1		42.3	44.2	32.7	40.2		36.5	38.8	25.5	34.2	$19,986	$1,013	$18,972
Gaiser Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 NE 99th St	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3400	750	34	22.3	67.6%	321 (42.8%)	31 (4.1%)	259 (34.5%)	26 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	42 (5.6%)	66 (8.8%)	6.7	519^th of 534 public middle schools	2.8%		8.1	513^th of 535 public middle schools	4.1%	6		23.1	23.1		22.5	24.4	17.3	21.3		13.7	14.6	6.6	11.5	$18,851	$1,077	$17,774
Pleasant Valley Middle	Public	5-8	14320 NE 50th Ave	Vancouver	98686	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-5500	447	26	17.1	49.2%	286 (64.0%)	14 (3.1%)	89 (19.9%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.3%)	57.3	204^th of 534 public middle schools	61.8%		54.6	220^th of 535 public middle schools	58.9%	16	44.4	50.0	47.1	47.0	44.9	56.4	58.3	51.5	27.6	33.3	42.2	50.9	38.3	$19,076	$793	$18,283
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	800 E 40th St	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-3300	525	26	20.2	67.0%	221 (42.1%)	13 (2.5%)	188 (35.8%)	15 (2.9%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.0%)	60 (11.4%)	6.6	521^st of 534 public middle schools	2.4%		6.7	526^th of 535 public middle schools	1.7%	5		17.8	17.8		23.4	21.8	22.0	22.4		12.4	15.7	10.5	12.9	$21,736	$1,702	$20,035
View Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	3215 S Hillhurst Rd	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 619-1400	666	33	20.3	29.6%	485 (72.8%)	7 (1.1%)	101 (15.2%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.3%)	66.3	157^th of 534 public middle schools	70.6%		63.8	176^th of 535 public middle schools	67.1%	19		52.5	52.5			59.9	50.6	55.3			53.8	45.4	49.6	$15,535	$116	$15,418
Sunset Ridge Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3215 South Hillhurst Road	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 619-1420	616	31	19.8	27.3%	435 (70.6%)	7 (1.1%)	88 (14.3%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (10.2%)								(n/a)	60.0		60.0	61.6	63.7			62.6	48.8	57.9			53.5	$14,442	$461	$13,982
Laurin Middle School	Public	5-8	13601 NE 97th Ave	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-5200	745	43	17.3	54.6%	475 (63.8%)	13 (1.7%)	136 (18.3%)	49 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.5%)	59 (7.9%)	25.5	409^th of 534 public middle schools	23.4%		22.5	431^st of 535 public middle schools	19.4%	22	45.1	35.5	40.0	43.7	45.1	30.3	39.9	40.2	30.1	28.6	24.7	22.3	26.4	$16,283	$1,024	$15,259
Mcloughlin Middle School	Public	6-8	5802 MacArthur Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-3600	849	42	20.2	81.2%	244 (28.7%)	30 (3.5%)	406 (47.8%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.3%)	93 (11.0%)	57 (6.7%)	4.1	530^th of 534 public middle schools	0.7%		5.7	530^th of 535 public middle schools	0.9%			16.7	16.7		11.2	16.8	16.8	14.9		6.2	11.9	10.8	9.6	$19,284	$1,926	$17,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Middle School

What district is Thomas Jefferson Middle School in?

Vancouver School District

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Middle School?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School are 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 786 students attended Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

Is Thomas Jefferson Middle School a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks 311^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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