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Thomas Jefferson Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1307 4th St W, Milan, IL 61264 · (309) 793-5985 · Part of Rock Island-Milan School District 41

Blackhawk Township’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
277
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Thomas Jefferson Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Blackhawk Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Blackhawk Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Thomas Jefferson Elem SchoolYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1307 4th St W, Milan

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten41
Grade 145
Grade 235
Grade 340
Grade 435
Grade 541
Grade 640
Enrollment over time
296’20
285’21
266’22
257’23
277’24

Down 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Black 22%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thomas Jefferson Elem School from Blackhawk Township families.

Other schools in Rock Island-Milan School District 41

The district →
Rock Island Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rock Island
D
540 students15:1
Ricms
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rock Island
C−
462 students15:1
Horace Mann ELC
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Rock Island
387 students
Frances Willard Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rock Island
D−
312 students13:1
Longfellow Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rock Island
D−
262 students13:1
Ridgewood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rock Island
C
260 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Blackhawk Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.