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Jefferson Traditional School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
528 S Eddy St
South Bend, IN 46617
Phone
(574) 393-4100
District
South Bend Community School Corp
County
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
526
Classroom Teachers
46

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.0% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Jefferson Traditional School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
38%
16%
39%
10%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
35%
22%
38%
15%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
37%
25%
43%
10%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
10
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 175 33.3%
Grade 7 170 32.3%
Grade 8 181 34.4%
Total 526 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 40.0% 28.8% 67.7%
Black 35.2% 40.9% 14.1%
Hispanic 23.5% 28.9% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.1% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.1% 62.8% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 54.2% 59.8% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.9% 3.0% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 163,705 6,862,199
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,042.7 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.8% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.0% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.9% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 16.4% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 64,315 2,681,537
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.9% 90.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.6% 28.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.4% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.3% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.8% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 11.0%
$15,000 or less 11.1% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,944 $144,055,000 46.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,409 $20,415,000 6.6%
Staff $1,303 $18,877,000 6.1%
General Administration $417 $6,041,000 2.0%
School Administration $812 $11,760,000 3.8%
Operation $1,880 $27,230,000 8.9%
Transportation $1,164 $16,859,000 5.5%
Other $804 $11,647,000 3.8%
Total Support $7,789 $112,829,000 36.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,468 $50,237,000 16.4%
Total Expenditures $21,201 $307,121,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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