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Thomas Jefferson High School

4248 S 288th St

Tel: (253)945-5600

Thomas Jefferson High School serves 1,830 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 22:1 is higher than the WA average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the state average of 43%.
Thomas Jefferson High School operates within the Federal Way School District.
Federal Way School District's 64% graduation rate is lower than the WA state average of 80%.

The student population of 1830 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 83 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 22:1 has increased from 21:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.77 is more than the state average of 0.40. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(WA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	22:1	18:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	20%	7%

Hispanic	25%	22%

Black	11%	4%

White	35%	57%

Hawaiian	2%	1%

Two or more races	7%	7%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.77	0.40

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	43%	39%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	10%	7%

Federal Way School District's student population of 22,360 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 64% has decreased from 96% over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,777 in this district is less than the state average of $12,785. The district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,838 is less than the state average of $12,256. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Federal Way School District
Number of Schools Managed	45	4
Number of Students Managed	22,360	923

Graduation Rate	64%	80%

District Total Revenue	$265 MM	$12 MM

District Spending	$244 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,777	$12,785

District Spending / Student	$10,838	$12,256

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores