Summary:
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a public middle school located in Merritt Island, Florida, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 608 students. The school is part of the Brevard County School District, which is ranked 22nd out of 68 districts in Florida and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School consistently outperforms the Brevard County and Florida state averages in various standardized test scores, including End-of-Course (EOC) exams and the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 75% proficiency in Algebra 1 EOC, 98% in Geometry EOC, and 82% in Civics EOC, compared to the Brevard County averages of 54%, 53%, and 71%, respectively. However, the school's student population is predominantly White, at 68.75%, which is higher than the racial diversity of nearby schools like Central Middle School (53.77% White), Stone Magnet Middle School (37.91% White), and Ronald McNair Magnet Middle School (36.26% White).
While Thomas Jefferson Middle School has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.7% in 2018-2019 to 21.3% in 2022-2023, the school has also seen a steady increase in spending per student, from $7,417 in 2019-2020 to $10,200 in 2022-2023. This is higher than the spending per student at some nearby schools, such as Delaura Middle School, which spent $8,860 per student in 2022-2023. Overall, Thomas Jefferson Middle School appears to be a high-performing school within the Brevard County School District, with strong academic results, but the school's racial diversity and chronic absenteeism rates suggest areas for potential improvement and further analysis.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Brevard
SchoolDigger Rank:
404th of 1,196 Florida Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,200
Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 19.0
Number of students: 608
Racial breakdown:
White:
68.8%
Hispanic:
13.5%
Two or more races:
9.5%
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African American:
5.1%
Asian:
2.5%
Pacific Islander:
0.5%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.4%
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