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Thomas Jefferson High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
4248 S 288 Th St
Auburn, WA 98001
Phone
(253) 945-5600
District
FEDERAL WAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
KING COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1642
Classroom Teachers
74

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.8% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Thomas Jefferson High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
32%
47%
49%
62%
15%
31%
32%
47%
49%
62%
15%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
20
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 417 25.4%
Grade 10 431 26.2%
Grade 11 398 24.2%
Grade 12 396 24.1%
Total 1642 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 23.6% 23.2% 55.0%
Black 13.1% 17.9% 5.3%
Hispanic 40.5% 37.7% 27.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 18.2% 13.7% 9.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.6% 7.4% 2.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.1% 65.4% 42.5%
Free lunch eligible 50.1% 54.9% 35.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.9% 10.5% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 148,746 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,165.5 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.1% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.2% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.5% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 52,357 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.8% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.1% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.2% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.4% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.1% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,995 $186,195,555 36.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,571 $36,587,019 7.2%
Staff $1,192 $27,760,488 5.5%
General Administration $133 $3,097,437 0.6%
School Administration $920 $21,425,880 4.2%
Operation $979 $22,799,931 4.5%
Transportation $500 $11,644,500 2.3%
Other $483 $11,248,587 2.2%
Total Support $5,778 $134,563,842 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,894 $183,843,366 36.4%
Total Expenditures $21,667 $504,602,763 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,986 $9,744,631,794 46.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,217 $1,319,633,091 6.3%
Staff $1,134 $1,230,185,842 5.8%
General Administration $148 $160,712,680 0.8%
School Administration $902 $978,095,459 4.6%
Operation $1,153 $1,250,589,826 5.9%
Transportation $569 $616,642,523 2.9%
Other $696 $755,170,389 3.6%
Total Support $5,820 $6,311,213,282 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,630 $5,021,166,137 23.8%
Total Expenditures $19,436 $21,077,045,714 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%