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Thomas Jefferson Elementary

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Thomas Jefferson Elementary ranks 450 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving 375 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wausau School District, which is ranked 272 out of 426 districts in the state.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary consistently outperforms the Wausau School District and the state of Wisconsin in various subject areas on the Forward Exam. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades compared to the district and state. The school's performance has been relatively stable, with the school maintaining a higher proficiency rate than the district and state. Additionally, Thomas Jefferson Elementary has particularly strong performance in the English Language Learner student subgroup, ranking in the top 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.

While Thomas Jefferson Elementary has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds compared to nearby schools, such as Rib Mountain Elementary and John Marshall Elementary, the school has maintained relatively consistent performance across different student subgroups. However, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, reaching 19.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby schools. This is an area of concern that the school and district may need to address to ensure continued student success.

372

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,122

Per pupil spending ?

61%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 W Randolph St
Wausau, WI 54401-2501

(715) 261-0175

District: Wausau School District

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

Asian:

34.7%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Wisconsin median (57th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

450^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Wausau School District

272^nd of 426Wausau School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	450 of 1044	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	342 of 1061	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	330 of 1067	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	447 of 1067	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	542 of 1050	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.2	338 of 1037	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	703 of 1025	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	800 of 1071	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.5	747 of 1075	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.2	655 of 1076	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.8	799 of 1061	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.5	810 of 1053	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.1	617 of 1045	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.3	534 of 1046	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.3	747 of 1045	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.1	777 of 1030	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.6	812 of 1021	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.2	488 of 689	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.4	483 of 712	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.5	409 of 632	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	48 of 116	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	43 of 123	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	46 of 116	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	55 of 110	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	47 of 106	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	43 of 122	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	68 of 107	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	19 of 255	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	78.3	32 of 269	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	12 of 249	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	68.0	42 of 248	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	51 of 222	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	9 of 275	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	59.2	82 of 287	71.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	407 of 1001	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.0	185 of 1011	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	261 of 1010	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	421 of 1017	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	615 of 1004	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.1	252 of 1002	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	41.8	654 of 997	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	154 of 870	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	104 of 866	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	49 of 871	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	68.9	177 of 859	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	348 of 847	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	117 of 874	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	41.9	538 of 854	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	450 of 1000	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	467 of 1012	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	408 of 1011	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	401 of 1017	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	409 of 1003	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	443 of 1002	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	713 of 997	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	34 of 113	69.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	399 of 802	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	423 of 790	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	274 of 770	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.0	577 of 748	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	443 of 721	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	352 of 718	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	252 of 727	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	174 of 715	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	151 of 704	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	84 of 699	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	145 of 718	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	394 of 686	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)93rd percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

White (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies63%~ state avg

Mathematics62%+8 vs state

English Language Arts57%+5 vs state

Science49%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Randolph St	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0175	372	29	12.8	61.0%	171 (46.0%)	8 (2.2%)	25 (6.7%)	129 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.5%)	60.6	450^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.9%		68.6	342^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	67.8%	108	52.9	58.1	59.6	54.9	58.1	72.3	62.8	48.8	$15,122	$1,201	$13,920
Red Granite Charter School Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1800 N 1st Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 281-4776	51	3	16.9	49.0%	46 (90.2%)	1 (2.0%)	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	500 N 4th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0190	189	19	10.1	58.7%	67 (35.4%)	3 (1.6%)	25 (13.2%)	77 (40.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.5%)	59.4	472^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	54.8%		38.3	747^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.6%	275	57.6	65.5	48.5	64.7	58.1	39.4	71.0	54.8	$16,556	$1,394	$15,162
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	1509 N 5th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0000	181	17	10.4	69.1%	88 (48.6%)	5 (2.8%)	19 (10.5%)	51 (28.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.4%)	32.6	787^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.6%		26.4	841^st of 1061 public elementary schools	20.7%	54	42.9	45.7	33.3	32.1	34.3	23.8	54.3	54.3	$16,355	$1,222	$15,133
Wausau Area Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3101 N 13th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 261-0795	121	7	16.9	30.6%	104 (86.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	65.9	371^st of 1044 public elementary schools	64.5%		69.6	327^th of 1061 public elementary schools	69.2%	44	47.1	66.7	69.6	52.9	53.3	43.5	93.3	86.7	$13,096	$244	$12,852
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	720 S 6th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0965	204	22	9.1	75.0%	70 (34.3%)	12 (5.9%)	35 (17.2%)	64 (31.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.8%)	21.3	867^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.0%		28.4	823^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	22.4%	44	36.6	32.1	25.7	22.0	46.4	34.3	50.0	28.6	$20,631	$1,574	$19,056
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4303 Troy St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0030	445	27	16.3	44.3%	316 (71.0%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.3%)	74 (16.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	41.1	713^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.7%		41.8	710^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.1%	3	60.6	51.4	46.0	46.5	32.9	52.7	42.9	40.0	$11,739	$745	$10,993
G D Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1018 S 12th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0950	492	36	13.5	52.6%	250 (50.8%)	6 (1.2%)	28 (5.7%)	153 (31.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.0%)	24.1	845^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.1%		22.8	865^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.5%	20	50.0	26.0	29.2	45.0	30.0	22.9	52.0	36.0	$11,890	$742	$11,148
Hawthorn Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Kickbusch St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0045	227	18	12.5	70.9%	105 (46.3%)	18 (7.9%)	27 (11.9%)	41 (18.1%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.7%)	40.7	718^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.2%		42.9	698^th of 1061 public elementary schools	34.2%	20	38.2	60.0	21.4	58.8	52.0	17.9	68.0	48.0	$17,049	$1,559	$15,491
John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1918 Lamont St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0060	231	19	11.9	58.9%	129 (55.8%)	14 (6.1%)	24 (10.4%)	42 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	29.9	811^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.3%		41.7	712^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.9%	99	35.0	18.2	47.5	37.5	36.4	52.5	51.5	33.3	$15,288	$905	$14,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Elementary

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Thomas Jefferson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Thomas Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : West High

What district is Thomas Jefferson Elementary in?

Wausau School District

Is Thomas Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Elementary ranks 450^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary are 46% White, 35% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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