Thomas Jefferson H S

Dallas Isd · Dallas County · High school

Thomas Jefferson H S enrolled 1,516 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 74.7% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 7% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~5 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Thomas Jefferson H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24-39.8 vs TX
Thomas Jefferson H S 50.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24+8.2 vs TX
Thomas Jefferson H S 83.3%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22-1.7 vs TX
Thomas Jefferson H S 42.9%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24-31.1 vs TX
Thomas Jefferson H S 50.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’23-14.0 vs TX
Thomas Jefferson H S 0.0%Texas 14.0%
Algebra I proficiency ’25+4.0 vs TX
Thomas Jefferson H S 30.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24-38.4 vs TX
Thomas Jefferson H S 16.7%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

20406080100201220152018202120249050

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

20406080100201720192021202320248375

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

20406080201620182020202245

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

20406080100201220152018202120248150

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

01020304020122015201820212024150

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

35040045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434398

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1516171819201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

141618201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1616.51717.518201320162019202220241817

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

0204060802017201920222024202530

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

020406080201720192022202420256349

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20406080201720192022202420254432

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

020406080201420172020202320245517

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

0204060802015201720192021202320243517

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

0204060201220152018202120242517

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

0102030405020122015201820212024360

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

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Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202474.7%50%76.1%79.6%
College/career/military ready202496.2%83.3%96.5%96.2%
Algebra I proficiency202541%30%43.7%20%41.6%
Biology proficiency202560.6%62.5%60.8%37.5%59.4%
English II proficiency202540.4%32.1%41.4%16.7%39.9%
Advanced course completion202468.8%16.7%70.6%57.1%70.4%
Took an AP/IB course202471.1%16.7%72.5%70.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202457.3%25%58.5%42.9%57.1%
Passed an AP/IB exam202419.6%0%20.4%19.8%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).