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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Baltimore, MD 21229

Phone: (410) 396-0534
District: Baltimore City Public Schools

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public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7, • 300 students

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, a public school located in Baltimore, MD, serves grades PK-8 in the Baltimore City Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a public school located in Baltimore, MD. 300 students attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.

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Category	Rating	Details
Test Scores	3/10	The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program End-Of-Course data from Maryland State Department of Education.
Student Growth	5/10	The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student Growth - Elementary Level data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Student Growth - Middle Level data from Maryland State Department of Education.

Posted: November 12, 2025

My son got told he will be on the streets in 10 years look where he is now in jail they were wrong.

Posted: November 12, 2025

Posted: April 18, 2025

My son has been going to this school since Kindergarten, it was requested by his teacher he needed an IEP and it was ignored/never happened. In the 1st grade, his teacher noticed he needed an IEP, she never initiated it instead put the burden on the parent. 2nd grade my son is on an IEP, still have yet to have an IEP meeting from the start of the year to present. This school places a laptop in front of your child's face, doesn't teach them to write and all of my son's classmates are below age (more like kindergarten level). They have a bus service that is unreliable yet sends home notices of chronic absence, will also send home notices of under performance when they are an unperformance school threatening retaining/repeating of the same grade for an IEP student. There has been multiple lock downs due to safety. There is basically 1 teacher per grade due to funding. There a major lack in communication with the staff and teachers at this school. My son can never tell me what he learned when he comes home, however he likes the social experience. They don't take suggestions well nor do they exhibit a partnership, they don't really allow you to show up and support your child but call you whenever there is a problem. A few good things is that they are art and activities heavy, they do try to gain engagement in the community but it's not received due to lack of communication and consistency, and the staff is friendly. Lastly all the schools in this area have the same performance grade, not one single school is better than the other.

Posted: April 18, 2025

Posted: February 7, 2024

The principal called me a monkey because I am a ni ger

Posted: December 9, 2023

a teacher called me a ni gor

Posted: December 9, 2023

Posted: October 31, 2023

The teachers and principal and vice principal treat you like your family.In the classroom the teacher goes over everything the child is learning and what to be expected out of them.The community is clean and the people in the community is very polite.

Posted: October 31, 2023

Posted: October 26, 2023

this is a great school with great teachers

Posted: October 26, 2023

Posted: June 7, 2023

My first year with this school my son attending Kindergarten great. I was able to form a relationship with his teacher and some of the staff as well as the principal. My son loves his teacher and any issues I had were promptly addressed with full communication. My son has learned so much. This experience is what I was hoping for because we moved here from DC and everyone even in the community has been so nice and welcoming. Give this school a try.

Posted: June 7, 2023

Posted: January 5, 2023

I got jumped in the cafeteria by three dudes

Posted: January 5, 2023

Posted: June 15, 2022

This school is terrible and it makes me wonder If my child is safe.

Posted: June 15, 2022

Posted: March 28, 2022

I used to speak very holly of T.J. I've been around so long that I had to teach T.J staff the school song they didn't know they had. So it's crucial that you understand how difficult it is to write this email, but it has to be done before there is no T.J left for our children to attend. Now to give you a little insight into what has happened over the last five years. Since The principal Ms. Danielle Davis started, I believe in the year 2016, and our school has taken a turn for the worse. We have lost over twenty of the best teachers in our entire school.
We've lost so many students I can't count them all. Our students are fighting, being disrespectful, using profanity in front of our Elementary school students. We have had more suspensions than T.J has ever had. Even our crossing guards are gone. As a concerned parent, I can not get a return call let alone a meeting with the principal, and now many of our staff members are not returning next year. This school use to great until Ms. Davis came.

Posted: March 28, 2022

Posted: August 29, 2021

we cripping homie ya ya ya ya

Posted: August 29, 2021

Posted: November 30, 2016

I actually love Thomas Jefferson I transferred both my 14 and 8 year old there in the middle of the school year and they loved it . I haven't any problems at all I highly recommend this school

Posted: May 29, 2015

I feel the teachers do a good job at teaching the children right from wrong and how to respect their peers and teachers

Posted: May 29, 2015

I am a parent of a TJ student. He has been there for prek and is now finishing up kindergarten. I feel the teachers at TJ have been wonderful with a few exceptions. The other staff, however, I do not feel are dedicated enough to the children. Ms. Henry, the principal, included. The children are not treated well and a lot of things are swept under the rug. It seems as if the staff are more focused on sticking together and being buddies than they are the children's wellbeing. The teachers my son has had for the past two years have been awesome but have also expressed their displeasure with some of the other staff. I would love for my child to stay enrolled here but I don't feel I can trust the staff to properly care for my child outside of the classroom. There is a certain professionalism being lacked here...

Posted: July 22, 2014

I have 2 sons that attend this school and a few years ago when Mrs. Leisure was the principal the school excelled. Now that Mrs. Henry has taken over the school has declined tremendously. You don't have to take my word for it, look at the test scores from 2010 and back then look at then from 2012 and forward. The proof is in the pudding. The first year she got there SEVERAL teachers left then the next year even more left and they still continue to leave!! My kids come home and tell me some of the things some of the teachers say to them and I am shocked. I have went to the school and sat in the classes and the kid acted as if nor the teacher were even there!! I was so angry I went to speak with the principal about it and right then and there she proved to me that she was all bark and no bite!! The only reason I give this school 2 stars is because of the very few teachers left there that do care.....sad to see what had so much potential go down the drain :(

Posted: April 6, 2014

TJ is my grandson's school. This is his first year there, and he tells me he love it there. After attending private school, we thought he would not fit in , because he had never experience public schooling in the city. TJ has changed our feeling about public education,rather they took the fear we had about his safety, and would he stay in the mindset of learning. This is an excellent school full of learning opportunities for each child, with teachers and staff that have their backs at every turn. Thank You TJ for all you do for our boys and girls. A grandmother

Posted: April 2, 2014

Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle School is an excellent well rounded school, that is accredited with offering each student the International Baccalaureate Program. This program offers each child an excellent learning opportunity and it opens the door for a bright and successful future after having left TJ. My son is currently in the 6th grade at TJ, this is his first year attending TJ, after having been enrolled in private school from Pre-K through 5th grade. i can honestly say that my son had not lost a step in learning! I am amazingly and pleasantly satisfied! In fact, I would go even further to say that via the IB Program, my son is learning more than he would have learned in the private leadership school that he came from - which speaks volumes! The leadership and staff at TJ have all been gracefully welcoming and filled with knowledge, and I especially love how they focus on a paperless sysem, encouraging the students to complete assignmens via technology, i.e., computer, websites, jump drives, etc. Expanding the minds of young people is what TJ is all about! Thank you for the opporunity to express my kudos! Carla Sewell, Parent.

Posted: July 24, 2013

I do not see updated reviews. August, 2010 is the newest. We have lost a great librarian and art teacher. This is very sad and very bad. What is the status of the Green School? and IB?

Reviews provided by GreatSchools^™

#	Name	Type	City	State	Distance
1	The Greens at Locust Chapel	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Ellicott City	MD	5.4 mi
2	Landing	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Elkridge	MD	6.2 mi
3	Lake Village Town Homes	Apartment Complex	Severn	MD	11.4 mi
4	The Provinces	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Severn	MD	11.4 mi
5	Midway Common	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Fort Meade	MD	12.8 mi
6	Eaton Square	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Rosedale	MD	13.4 mi
7	Maple Lawn	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Fulton	MD	14.5 mi
8	Shelter Cove Luxury Apartments	Apartment Complex	Odenton	MD	14.8 mi
9	Harvest Run	Condominium/Townhouse	Odenton	MD	16.4 mi
10	Carrollton Manor	Area of Town	Severna Park	MD	16.4 mi
11	Cape Arthur	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Severna Park	MD	16.6 mi
12	Piney Orchard at Pinedale Courts	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Odenton	MD	16.8 mi
13	Westridge	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Severna Park	MD	17.1 mi
14	Canterbury Village	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Arnold	MD	19.9 mi
15	Crofton	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Crofton	MD	20.1 mi
16	Norwood	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Olney	MD	21.2 mi
17	Iverly	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Silver Spring	MD	21.9 mi
18	The Point at Annapolis	Apartment Complex	Annapolis	MD	23.7 mi

#	Name	City	State	Distance
1	Baltimore	Baltimore	MD	4.1 mi
2	Severn	Severn	MD	12.1 mi
3	Hammond Hills	Laurel	MD	14.6 mi
4	Anne Arundel County	Pasadena	MD	14.6 mi
5	Laurel	Laurel	MD	15.5 mi
6	Severna Park	Severna Park	MD	17.1 mi
7	Cape St Claire	Cape St Claire	MD	22.4 mi

Base	Distance
Coast Guard Curtis Bay	9.4 mi.
Fort Meade NSA	14.1 mi.
Annapolis Naval Station	24.3 mi.
US Naval Academy	24.4 mi.
Walter Reed Medical Center	29.3 mi.
Aberdeen Proving Ground	32.7 mi.
Marine Barracks Washington	32.8 mi.
Washington Navy Yard	33.2 mi.
Fort McNair	34 mi.
Coast Guard Headquarters DC	34.2 mi.
Pentagon	35 mi.
Fort Myer	35.1 mi.
Andrews AFB	35.2 mi.
Henderson Hall	35.6 mi.
Bolling AFB Joint Base Anacostia	35.8 mi.
Mark Center Alexandria	39.1 mi.
Fort Detrick	40.3 mi.
Defense Health Headquarters Falls Church	40.3 mi.
Fort Belvoir	47 mi.
NRO Chantilly	49.4 mi.

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