Thomas Jefferson High School

4001 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 75229 | (972) 502-7300

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,378

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4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,378 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 1080th out of 1,325 high schools in TX.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Manuel Ontiveros
Fax: (972) 502-7301
Website: www.dallasisd.org

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Dallas Independent School District (ISD)
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,236
Graduation Rate: 53.3%
Dropout Rate: 8.9%
Students Per Teacher: 15.0
Enrolled Students: 157,092

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,378
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 99.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 713 (51.7%)
Females: 665 (48.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 70 (5.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,094 (79.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,164 (84.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Thomas Jefferson High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.07%
Black	65	4.7%
Asian	7	0.5%
Hispanic	1,293	93.8%
White	12	0.9%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	526	38.2%
10th Grade	334	24.2%
11th Grade	242	17.6%
12th Grade	276	20.0%

Breakdown of College Ready Graduates (2009)

Percent Ready For College in Reading

School:

36.0%

District:

49.0%

State:

62.0%

Percent Ready For College in Math

School:

41.0%

District:

29.0%

State:

60.0%

Graduation & Dropout Rates (2009)

Graduation Rate

School:

51.9%

District:

67.6%

State:

80.6%

Dropout Rate

School:

23.3%

District:

19.1%

State:

9.4%

Faculty Salary (2010)

School Administration Average Base Salary

School:

$80,843

District:

$79,563

State:

$70,209

Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$56,018

District:

$54,645

State:

$48,263

Beginning Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$45,600

District:

$47,743

State:

$41,165

Teacher With 1-5 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$48,788

State:

$43,527

Teacher With 6-10 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$55,121

State:

$46,149

Teacher With 11-20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$58,453

State:

$50,153

Teacher With Greater Than 20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$67,776

State:

$58,427

Faculty Breakdown (2010)

Average Teacher Experience

School:

12.4

District:

11.9

State:

11.3

Percent of Teachers With 1-5 Years Experience

School:

38.2%

District:

33.6%

State:

31.0%

Percent of Teachers With 6-10 Years Experience

School:

11.1%

District:

21.5%

State:

20.3%

Percent of Teachers With 11-20 Years Experience

School:

23.8%

District:

20.0%

State:

24.4%

Percent of Teachers With Greater Than 20 Years Experience

School:

23.0%

District:

21.0%

State:

18.3%

Source: TX Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Student on February 06, 2007
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
shh. we have many problems in TJ. here in TJ. are the most big problems in drugs now they try to end this but they cant maybe can reduce but this never end " keep going " now is just the 87 % of drugs in school you reduce the other 13%

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