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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1255 Patriot Place
Forest, VA 24551
Phone
(434) 534-6159
District
Bedford County Public Schools
County
BEDFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
510
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.0% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
86%
68%
84%
66%
87%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
78%
71%
79%
73%
77%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
87%
69%
85%
71%
89%
66%
    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
15
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 32 6.3%
Kindergarten 88 17.3%
Grade 1 74 14.5%
Grade 2 57 11.2%
Grade 3 91 17.8%
Grade 4 73 14.3%
Grade 5 95 18.6%
Total 510 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.5% 84.3% 48.2%
Black 7.9% 8.3% 23.2%
Hispanic 6.4% 5.3% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 1.8% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.5% 55.6% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 23.5% 54.4% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.9% 1.2% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 79,761 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 104.9 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.2% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.3% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.9% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 22.2% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,510 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 5.9% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.4% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.6% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.0% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.9% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.9% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.4% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,917 $62,836,000 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $614 $5,578,000 4.7%
Staff $1,077 $9,785,000 8.3%
General Administration $112 $1,016,000 0.9%
School Administration $726 $6,598,000 5.6%
Operation $1,069 $9,710,000 8.3%
Transportation $919 $8,345,000 7.1%
Other $135 $1,224,000 1.0%
Total Support $4,652 $42,256,000 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,364 $12,393,000 10.5%
Total Expenditures $12,933 $117,485,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
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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