Jefferson High School
1801 South 18th St
Lafayette IN, 47905, Tippecanoe County
Phone: 765-772-4700
Ranking: 
(314 out of 351, bottom 11%)*
(314 out of 351, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lafayette School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 133 | 129 | 135 | 143 | 138 | 133 | 131 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,956 | 1,943 | 1,973 | 2,191 | 2,278 | 2,344 | 2,346 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 518 | 26.5% | 520 | 26.8% | 490 | 24.8% | 510 | 23.3% | 564 | 24.8% | 575 | 24.5% | 648 | 27.6% |
| Grade 10: | 519 | 26.5% | 486 | 25.0% | 485 | 24.6% | 542 | 24.7% | 571 | 25.1% | 647 | 27.6% | 610 | 26.0% |
| Grade 11: | 461 | 23.6% | 468 | 24.1% | 474 | 24.0% | 575 | 26.2% | 600 | 26.3% | 594 | 25.3% | 568 | 24.2% |
| Grade 12: | 431 | 22.0% | 469 | 24.1% | 524 | 26.6% | 564 | 25.7% | 543 | 23.8% | 528 | 22.5% | 520 | 22.2% |
| Ungraded: | 27 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 948 | 48.5% | 943 | 48.5% | 980 | 49.7% | 1,116 | 50.9% | 1,095 | 48.1% | 1,124 | 48.0% | 1,140 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 1,008 | 51.5% | 1,000 | 51.5% | 993 | 50.3% | 1,075 | 49.1% | 1,088 | 47.8% | 1,119 | 47.7% | 1,124 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 12 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 14 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.6% | 16 | 0.8% | 16 | 0.7% | 15 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 420 | 21.5% | 403 | 20.7% | 371 | 18.8% | 371 | 16.9% | 348 | 15.3% | 337 | 14.4% | 313 | 13.3% |
| Black: | 243 | 12.4% | 272 | 14.0% | 245 | 12.4% | 252 | 11.5% | 248 | 10.9% | 215 | 9.2% | 197 | 8.4% |
| White: | 1,137 | 58.1% | 1,134 | 58.4% | 1,227 | 62.2% | 1,446 | 66.0% | 1,573 | 69.1% | 1,682 | 71.8% | 1,738 | 74.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 131 | 6.7% | 116 | 6.0% | 108 | 5.5% | 98 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,035 | 52.9% | 1,011 | 52.0% | 925 | 46.9% | 1,053 | 48.1% | 920 | 40.4% | 828 | 35.3% | 686 | 29.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 147 | 7.5% | 164 | 8.4% | 170 | 8.6% | 165 | 7.5% | 206 | 9.0% | 168 | 7.2% | 168 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.73 | 15.08 | 14.66 | 15.33 | 16.45 | 17.60 | 17.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 66% | 72% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 70.9% | 73.4% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 63.0% | 67.0% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 27% | 27% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 35.5% | 35.5% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 25.6% | 25.5% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 70.6% | 70.3% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Jefferson High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.