A Profile of Thomas Jefferson High School
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Thomas Jefferson High School, located on the southeastern edge of the city, serves an ethnically/racially diverse population of just over 1,100 students from eight Denver neighborhoods. Among TJ’s outstanding features are:
- Computer Magnet, a nationally recognized information-technology “career academy” that offers industry-standard training in Web applications, solution designs and 3D animation, broadcast and broadband communication, and project management
- An award-winning journalism program that includes a student-run newspaper and a student-produced daily video-magazine show
- A veteran principal, a strong staff and an academic program that ranges from Advanced Placement classes (English, math, science, social studies and Spanish) to Cognitive Tutoring, an innovative approach to improving math achievement
- A wide variety of extracurricular learning opportunities and experiences, from a National Forensics League team to Junior ROTC to the DECA career-exploration program.
TJ, which opened in 1960, has a 90% attendance rate and its graduation rate (94.8%) is well above the district average of 81%. Just over 70% of the school’s teachers are tenured, and their average length of experience is 11 years, compared to 9.8 districtwide.
Source of information: http://www.tjjournal.com/
| Enrollment - School Yr. 2007/2008 | |
| Grade 12 | 181 |
| Grade 11 | 235 |
| Grade 10 | 315 |
| Grade 9 | 442 |
| Total | 1,173 |
Source of information:
http://planning.dpsk12.org/Demographics_Statistics/Membership_Reports/MembershipByGrade_2007.pdf
Student Ethnicity |
Thomas Jefferson |
State Average |
| White, not Hispanic | 48% |
63% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 29% |
6% |
| Hispanic | 18% |
27% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 4% |
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| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1% |
1% |
| SStudent/Teacher Ratio | Thomas Jefferson |
State Average |
| Students per FTE Teacher | 21 |
17 |
Student Economic Level |
Thomas Jefferson |
State Average |
| Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program. | 30% |
33% |
Source of information: great schools - The Parent's Guide to Great Success
http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/co/other/476#students
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- East High School
- Thomas Jefferson High School
- North High School
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