Thomas Jefferson High School
310 Old Clairton Rd
Clairton PA, 15025, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-655-8610
Ranking: (79 out of 626, top 13%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: West Jefferson Hills School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 67 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 59 | |||||||
Total Students: | 910 | 897 | 898 | 942 | 975 | 962 | 1,020 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 232 | 25.5% | 241 | 26.9% | 204 | 22.7% | 239 | 25.4% | 239 | 24.5% | 235 | 24.4% | 240 | 23.5% |
Grade 10: | 242 | 26.6% | 207 | 23.1% | 235 | 26.2% | 228 | 24.2% | 242 | 24.8% | 232 | 24.1% | 248 | 24.3% |
Grade 11: | 206 | 22.6% | 231 | 25.8% | 223 | 24.8% | 239 | 25.4% | 233 | 23.9% | 249 | 25.9% | 255 | 25.0% |
Grade 12: | 230 | 25.3% | 218 | 24.3% | 236 | 26.3% | 236 | 25.1% | 261 | 26.8% | 246 | 25.6% | 277 | 27.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 461 | 50.7% | 446 | 49.7% | 444 | 49.4% | 469 | 49.8% | 480 | 49.2% | 482 | 50.1% | 515 | 50.5% |
Female: | 449 | 49.3% | 451 | 50.3% | 454 | 50.6% | 473 | 50.2% | 486 | 49.8% | 470 | 48.9% | 501 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 21 | 2.3% | 21 | 2.3% | 19 | 2.1% | 17 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% |
Black: | 26 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.1% | 20 | 2.2% | 18 | 1.9% | 22 | 2.3% | 18 | 1.9% | 24 | 2.4% |
White: | 854 | 93.8% | 848 | 94.5% | 849 | 94.5% | 898 | 95.3% | 932 | 95.6% | 925 | 96.2% | 985 | 96.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 114 | 12.5% | 91 | 10.1% | 76 | 8.5% | 71 | 7.5% | 70 | 7.2% | 56 | 5.8% | 53 | 5.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 2.9% | 32 | 3.6% | 33 | 3.7% | 40 | 4.2% | 34 | 3.5% | 27 | 2.8% | 20 | 2.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.57 | 13.48 | 13.39 | 14.89 | 16.53 | 16.60 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 59.6% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 82.4% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 64.8% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 71.7% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61.2% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.6% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.2% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.2% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 78.2% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 89% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 77.4% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82.2% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.1% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.6% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.1% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 55.4% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.6% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 87.8% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 92.3% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 96.7% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.5% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94% | 82.9% |
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* Thomas Jefferson High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.