Thomas Jefferson High School (Rockford, Illinois)

Thomas Jefferson High School
Address
Map
4145 Samuelson Road

,
61109

United States
Coordinates42°12′26″N 89°02′16″W / 42.2071°N 89.0378°W / 42.2071; -89.0378
Information
School typePublic Secondary
MottoStrive to be Respectful, Responsible, and Safe.
Established1969
School districtRockford Public School District 205[1]
SuperintendentEhren Robert Jarrett[2]
CEEB code143712[4]
PrincipalDonald Lee Rundall[3]
Staff92.17 (FTE)[9]
Teaching staff101[1]
Grades912[1]
GenderCoed[6]
Enrollment2,114 (2022-2023)[9]
Average class size18[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.94[9]
Campus typeMid-size City[1]
Color(s)  Red
  White
  Gold[8]
Fight songNotre Dame Victory March
Athletics conferenceNorthern Illinois Conference (NIC-10)[7]
MascotJ-Hawk
NicknameJ-Hawks
NewspaperThe Times
YearbookFlight
WebsiteOfficial School Website

Thomas Jefferson High School (commonly referred to as Jefferson High School, Rockford Jefferson, or JHS) is a public coed four-year high school, in Rockford, Illinois, United States. The school serves the city of Rockford and the neighboring villages of Cherry Valley, Illinois and New Milford, Illinois. The school is named after the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson.

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  2. ^ "Rockford Public Schools District 205 Administration". RPS205. October 30, 2012. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "Jefferson High School Principal Wins Outstanding Principal Award". WorldNow and WKOW. March 19, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "SAT Code Search". The College Board. July 29, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  5. ^ "2012 Illinois School Report Cards". Illinois State Board of Education. 2012. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Jefferson High School Student Body". U.S. News & World Report LP. 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  7. ^ "IHSA School Directory". Illinois High School Association. August 2, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  8. ^ "Jefferson High School Basketball". CBS Interactive. January 11, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c "Jefferson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.