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Thomas Jefferson School

St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Co-Ed, No Religious Affiliation

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Thomas Jefferson School (TJ) offers an unparalleled college-preparatory curriculum in a close-knit, supportive academic community. For over 70 years TJ’s liberal arts approach has been a launching pad for college and professional success. College preparation is our speciality: all of our graduates move on to four-year colleges and universities across the nation and abroad. Average SAT scores consistently position TJ among the world’s top boarding schools. With a daily schedule of concise morning classes and a student teacher ratio of 8:1, students enjoy focused individual attention with faculty, advisors and staff. Students develop their academic talents as well as their autonomy. Most Junior students take two AP courses while Seniors take all AP coursework in their final year. Day students share dorm space on a picturesque 20 acre campus with boarding students from 26 St. Louis area zip codes, eight states and 11 countries. Students live and learn amidst faculty members and resident assistants in cottages throughout the grounds. The Charles Merrill building serves as the hub of activity housing classrooms and the dining room. Additional campus facilities offer access to athletics and the fine arts. Five-day boarding for regional families is a popular option. Nearly 30% of TJ’s families receive financial assistance. As a current TJ student has said “TJ is more than a school. TJ has given me my voice.”

  • Class of 2018
  • Athletics
  • Beautiful 20 acre campus
  • Lifelong friendships
  • Classical Curriculum
  • College Prep
  • Intramurals
 

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4100 South Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri, USA 63127

(314) 843-4151

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Director of Admissions: Erin Walsh
Admissions Phone:(314) 843-4151 ext. 2340Fax:314-843-3527
Email: [email protected] Website:
www.tjs.org


  • Application Deadline: Rolling
  • Application Fee: $40
  • International Application Fee: $150
  • Accepts SSAT Standard Application Online (SAO): Yes
  • Accepts Gateway to Prep Schools Application: No
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  • Founded: 1946
  • Campus Size: 20 acres
  • Grades Offered: 7th-12th
  • Accredited by: ISACS
Student Body
Boarding
Grades 7th-12th
Day
Grades 7th-12th
Total
Girls     16 18 34
Boys     24 25 49
Total     40 43 83

Tuition and Financial Aid
  • 7-Day Boarding: $56,100
  • 5-Day Boarding: $51,850
  • Day Tuition Fee: $29,950
  • Payment Plans: Offered
  • Need-Based Aid: Offered
  • Students Receiving Aid: 38.00%
  • Average Awarded: $23,323
School Finances
  • Merit Scholarships: Offered
  • Students Receiving Merit Scholarships: 1.30%
  • Average Merit Scholarship: $2,500
  • Current Endowment: $1,624,849
  • Per Student Endowment: $19,576
 

Summary: A classical education means much more than the study of Greek and Latin. Its object of study is “the best that has been thought and said.” Above all, a classical education will push and keep wide open the two doors of higher learning: numbers and words. At Thomas Jefferson (TJ), you will learn Latin, Greek, and either French or Italian; you will read through and discuss a collection of books that are at once both timeless and timely; and you will write and face scrupulous line-editing almost every day, including while on vacations. On the other hand, you will also take an accelerated math sequence that culminates in AP calculus in either the junior or senior year. AP courses in science and history will also be required and will give you a head start on college. If you think you can’t do all this or if you think you have math anxiety or no imagination in reading, have faith! Practice and guidance will prepare you for pre-law or pre-med, history or computer science. We believe that you can do it, and we will help you through the hard parts. (We don’t pretend it’s not hard; we just think it’s necessary – and completely possible.) We don’t want a previous weak and lopsided background in high school to decide which door in life you choose to open. We want you to be able to choose freely. Liberal education, after all, has as its root and end freedom – freedom of the most important kind, intellectual freedom based on a head well filled and well formed. The job market will always be looking for that, and the world will always be better off for it. Finally, a classical education involves more than just the best books and study materials. It requires the active, patient, inspiring, demanding mentorship of well-educated adults who look for the best version of you. Plato needed Socrates, Alexander the Great Aristotle, and Thoreau Emerson. It requires a community of lively, motivated peers similarly engaged in the pursuit of the best and highest things. And it requires lofty goals to keep everyone looking up and ahead.

Department Director: Jane Roth

Average Class Size: 12

Full Time Teachers: 13

Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 93.00%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 8:1

Academic Schedule: Semester

Number of Advanced Placement Courses Offered: 13

Notable Achievements: Finalist, INTEL Int'l Science & Engineering Fair, Regional semifinalist, Siemens competition

Advanced/Enrichment Programs
  • 5-Day Boarding
  • AP Courses
  • Post Graduate Year
Support Programs
  • College Counseling
  • ESL: Intermediate
  • ESL: Advanced
  • Evening Study Assistance
English:
  • Classics
  • Honors
  • Literature
  • Poetry
History:
  • Classical History
  • Honors
  • Medieval History
  • United States History
  • World History
  • AP Comparative Government and Politics
Foreign Languages:
  • French
  • Italian
  • Greek
  • Latin
Humanities/Social Sciences:
  • Economics
Sciences:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Earth Science
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics
Math:
  • Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Functions
  • Honors Math
  • Geometry
  • Probability
  • Statistics
  • Trigonometry
Performing/Visual Arts:
  • 3-D Design
  • Animation
  • Ceramics
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Drawing
  • Graphic Design
  • Photography
  • Publications
  • Studio Art
  • Theater Design
Special Programs:
  • Community Service
  • Summer trips abroad
AP Courses Available:
  • Biology
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Chemistry
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • French Language
  • Comparative Government & Politics
  • Latin: Vergil
  • Physics C
  • Statistics
  • US History
  • World History
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Department Director: Amanda Corea

Dorm Life

Number of Dorms: 7

Average Students Per Dorm: 12

No. of Girls Dorms: 3

No. of Boys Dorms: 4

Dorm Amenities:

  • Laundry Facilities
  • Wireless Internet
  • Private bathrooms

Dress Code: Formal

Student Life

Facilities

  • Basketball court(s)
  • Fitness Center
  • Technology Center
  • Volleyball court(s)
  • Indoor basketball court(s)
  • Athletic Field
  • Tennis Courts

Clubs and Organizations

  • Astronomy Club
  • Chess Club
  • Community Service
  • Computer Club
  • Dorm Proctors
  • Drama Club
  • Food Council
  • Gardening
  • Literary Magazine
  • Mock Trial
  • Newspaper
  • Photography
  • Student Activities
  • Student Government
  • Student Publications
  • Yearbook
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Summary: Each student takes a fine-arts course every year from September until spring break. These classes meet twice a week on Wednesday and Friday afternoons for 60 minutes. The fine-arts curriculum includes art- and music-history courses of various types, which give the students a basic knowledge of some major art forms and their importance in history and civilization. It also includes studio courses, which allow students to develop their own artistic skills. There are several opportunities for student performance and exhibition throughout the year, including a show of student artwork in the Visual Arts Gallery. Students are also required to attend performances of music and dance or visit galleries and museums depending on which course they are enrolled in.

Every student participates every year in athletics, and the year is divided into three athletic seasons. Seniors are exempt from athletics for one trimester (their choice). Students can choose between team sports and individual or recreational activities.Because team sports require competition with other schools, they also require a greater time commitment with longer practices (one hour, four days per week) and afternoons devoted to scheduled games. TJ competes in the Missouri Athletic Conference (MAC), and our competition includes other small schools in the region. The chance to play on one or more of the varsity teams is offered to all students but forced on none. Students with special skills or interests may be permitted to pursue them off-campus in place of our offerings.

Arts Department Director: Karen Fairbank

Athletics Department Director: Boaz Roth

Notable Achievements: 2012 national YoungArts award winner, High School Collaborative Arts Program, UMSL, Girls Basketball 2012 Conference Champions

Arts
  • Choral Music
  • Dance
  • Improvisation Group
  • Tech Crew
  • Theater
  • Tap Dance
Interscholastic Sports
  • Basketball
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball
Recreational Sports
  • Aerobics
  • Basketball
  • Tennis
  • Weight Lifting
  • Core Fitness
  • Yoga
 

Department Director: Karen Fairbank

College Information

Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 100.00%

Colleges attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:

Boston University 3 graduates
Claremont McKenna College 2 graduates
Emory University 3 graduates
Johns Hopkins University 4 graduates
New York University 3 graduates
Northwestern University 3 graduates
Saint Louis University 4 graduates

Quotes from Alumni

With TJ's academic rigor comes both a sense of accomplishment and a profound love for the pursuit of knowledge.

-Henry Agbo, Class of 2005, Harvard University, class of 2009


I have come to realize that independence is a rare commodity. Seeing my new college friends struggle to manage their time and school work really made me realize what a wonderful gift TJ has given me.

-Lacy Wood, Class of 2005, Loyola University Chicago, class of 2009


I had never truly been challenged to think deeply and express my own conclusions. TJ taught me to teach myself and helped me gain the confidence to define success for myself and then achieve it.

-Kathie Thomas, Class of 1975,


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary: International students from Asia, Latin America, Europe, Canada, and even the Pacific Islands further true intellectual diversity and high standards. While these students eventually join their American peers in English classes, new arrivals take a rich ESL course that also introduces them to the class structure.

 
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