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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is located in Hammond, IN and is one of 15 elementary schools in School City Of Hammond School District. It is a public school that serves 499 students in grades PK, K-5.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School did not make AYP in 2010. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Indiana in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Thomas Jefferson Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2007, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Indiana average is 17 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Thomas Jefferson Elementary School's students and teachers. more

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School City of Hammond District Spending

$8,915Per Pupil

The School City of Hammond spends $8,915 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 58% on instruction, 37% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about School City of Hammond District

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Elementary Schools Nearby

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School Name distance	TestRating	Community Rating
Frank Obannon Elementary School 0.7 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Maywood Elementary School 1.1 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Morton Elementary School 1.2 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Thomas A Edison Elementary School 1.3 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Lew Wallace Elementary School 1.5 miles		1 2 3 4 5

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School Facts

Public School
Grades PK, K-5
School City of Hammond School District

Did not make AYP
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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
6940 Northcote Ave
Hammond, IN 46324
(219) 989-7353
www.hammond.k12.in.u...

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The The Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.

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69%

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52%

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70%

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69%

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52%

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71%

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50%

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54%

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70%

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59%

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48%

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64%

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3 out of 10

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Students

Enrollment (2010)

Total: 499

43% 51%

Student Economic Level (2010)

In 2010, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School had 64% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Indiana had 42% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2010)

Hispanic

37%

White

30%

Black

27%

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18:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2010, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.

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I love this school. The teachers are very in tume with thier students. The students are happy and seem to enjoy learning. Everyone seems to work very well togeher from grade level to whole school.

Submitted by a Teacher on Jan 12, 2012

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