Thomas Jefferson High School (Rockford, Illinois)

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{{Infobox school

|name = Thomas Jefferson High School

|image = Jhawklogo.png

|image_size = 200px

|caption =

|streetaddress = 4145 Samuelson Road

|city = Rockford

|state = Illinois

|zipcode = 61109

|country = United States

|coordinates = {{coord|42.2071|-89.0378|display=inline,title}}

|district = Rockford Public School District 205{{cite web| title = Jefferson High School Overview| publisher = U.S. News & World Report LP| year = 2013| url = https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/illinois/districts/rockford-sd-205/jefferson-high-school-6986| accessdate = August 8, 2013}}

|superintendent = Ehren Robert Jarrett{{cite web| title = Rockford Public Schools District 205 Administration| publisher = RPS205| date = October 30, 2012| url = http://rockrivertimes.com/2012/10/30/dr-ehren-jarrett-named-new-rockford-schools-superintendent/| accessdate = August 7, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130322131429/http://rockrivertimes.com/2012/10/30/dr-ehren-jarrett-named-new-rockford-schools-superintendent/| archive-date = March 22, 2013| url-status = dead}}

|principal = Donald Lee Rundall{{cite web| title = Jefferson High School Principal Wins Outstanding Principal Award| publisher = WorldNow and WKOW| date = March 19, 2013| url = http://www.wkow.com/story/21710556/2013/03/19/jefferson-high-school-principal-wins-outstanding-principal-award| accessdate = August 7, 2013}}

|faculty =

|teaching_staff = 101

|ceeb = 143712{{cite web| title = SAT Code Search| publisher = The College Board| date = July 29, 2013| url = http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-code-search| accessdate = July 31, 2013}}

|avg_class_size = 18

|ACT = 17.5{{cite web| title = 2012 Illinois School Report Cards| publisher = Illinois State Board of Education| year = 2012| url = http://schools.chicagotribune.com/school/jefferson-high-school_rockford| accessdate = August 5, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130718080121/http://schools.chicagotribune.com/school/jefferson-high-school_rockford| archive-date = July 18, 2013| url-status = dead}}

|schooltype = Public Secondary

|grades = 9–12

|gender = Coed{{cite web| title = Jefferson High School Student Body| publisher = U.S. News & World Report LP| year = 2013| url = https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/illinois/districts/rockford-sd-205/jefferson-high-school-6986| accessdate = August 8, 2013}}

|campus type = Mid-size City

|campus size =

|conference = Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10){{cite web| title = IHSA School Directory| publisher = Illinois High School Association| date = August 2, 2013| url = http://ihsa.org/Schools/SchoolDirectory.aspx?url=/data/school/r.htm| accessdate = August 5, 2013}}

|school_colors = {{Color box|#D00000|border=darkgray}} Red
{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} White
{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Gold{{cite web| title = Jefferson High School Basketball| publisher = CBS Interactive| date = January 11, 2013| url = http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/jefferson-j-hawks-(rockford,il)/basketball/home.htm| accessdate = August 7, 2013}}

|slogan =

|motto = Strive to be Respectful, Responsible, and Safe.

|accreditation =

|mascot = J-Hawk

|mascot image =

|nickname =J-Hawks

|yearbook = Flight

|publication =

|newspaper = The Times

|opened =

|established = 1969

|founded =

|status =

|closed =

|nobel_laureates =

|enrollment = 2,114 (2022-2023){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1734510&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=173451003585|title=Jefferson High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=November 4, 2024}}

|ratio = 22.94

|staff = 92.17 (FTE)

|homepage = [http://www2.rps205.com/Schools/HS/Jefferson/Pages/default.aspx Official School Website]

|fightsong=Notre Dame Victory March}}

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.