Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Regular School · Dubuque, IA

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a regular school school in Dubuque, Iowa, serving grades 06–08 with 402 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

402

Teachers (FTE)

43.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	239	59%
Black or African American	74	18%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	35	9%
Two or more races	33	8%
Hispanic/Latino	19	5%
Asian	2	0%
Total enrollment	402	203M / 199F

English Language Learners: 28 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	43.0% -21.9pp	64.9%	539
Reading Proficiency	44.0% -24.7pp	68.7%	532
Science Proficiency	53.0%	—	201

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.36 grade levels

Math

+0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

28 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

18.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

237

59% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	402	100%

Contact & Location

1105 Althauser Ave

Dubuque, IA 52001

Phone: (563)552-4700

http://www.jefferson.dbqschools.org

District

Dubuque Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,729

District enrollment: 10,024

Other Schools in District

Audubon Elementary School Elementary
Bryant Elementary School Elementary
Carver Elementary School Elementary
Eisenhower Elementary School Elementary
Hoover Elementary School Elementary
Irving Elementary School Elementary
John Kennedy Elementary School Elementary
Lincoln Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 52001) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190948000612

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD