Thomas Jefferson High School | |
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Location | |
1319 East 41st Street Los Angeles, California 90011 | |
Coordinates | 34°00′34″N 118°15′03″W / 34.00958°N 118.25093°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1916 |
School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
CEEB code | 051815 |
Principal | Agustin Gonzalez |
Teaching staff | 33.80 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 615 (2023-2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.20[1] |
Campus | Urban |
Color(s) | Green and Gold |
Athletics conference | Exposition League CIF Los Angeles City Section |
Nickname | Democrats (Demos) |
Rival | John C. Fremont High School |
Yearbook | The Democrat |
Website | https://jefferson-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com |
Thomas Jefferson High School, usually referred to as Jefferson High School, is a public high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Founded in 1916, it is the fourth oldest high school in the school district. Located in South Los Angeles, its surrounding communities are Downtown, Central-Alameda, Florence, Historic South-Central and South Park. Jefferson's school colors are kelly green and gold and the sports teams are called the Democrats, or Demos for short. In 2006, a pilot program called New Tech: Student Empowerment Academy began in the northeast portion of the school. New Tech has since become a separate charter school housed in the Jefferson building. In 2016 New Tech closed down and the available space is now used by Nava College Preparatory Academy a pilot school that was established in 2014.[2]