Jefferson High School

4401 W Cypress St, Tampa FL, 33607 | Hillsborough County School District | 813-872-5241
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1818
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 41% 26% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 253 in Tampa
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
49%Tampa
55%Florida

Jefferson High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Hillsborough County School District" in Tampa, FL. There are a total of 1,818 students and 101 teachers at Jefferson High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Jefferson High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 40.5%, which is 26% lower than the Florida average.

Jefferson High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1818
Teachers101
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment579
Taking some courses478
Taking some courses (not tests)40
Passing some courses54
Passing no courses424

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Jefferson High School, there are a total of 579 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 478 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All37%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School37%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All44%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School44%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Jefferson High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 9.2% 36.8% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 30.4% 21.3% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.0% 3.4% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 55.9% 33.9% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.8% 4.0% 3.2% 3.1%

Tampa demographics profile

StatisticTampaFloridaNational
Population395,91221,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,47241091
Median age35.941.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)44%54%55%
Speak English72%72%79%
Speak Spanish20%21%13%

Education level achieved in Tampa

IndexTampaFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade84.0%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school82.9%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college61.0%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree43.8%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors35.5%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters14.0%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree5.0%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.6%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Jefferson High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.