Of 3,121 Who Applied, 480 Students Admitted to Thomas Jefferson Class of 2017

Students admitted this year to one of the country's most prestigious high schools — Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County — will predominantly be Asian and male, according to statistics released Friday by Fairfax County Public Schools.

A total of 480 new students will comprise the class of 2017 at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST).

Students residing in Fairfax County, Arlington, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the City of Falls Church were offered admission to the governor’s school this week, according to a news release from Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).

Of the 3,121 students who applied, 76 percent are from Fairfax County, with the remaining 24 percent residing in the other localities.

According to statistics released from FCPS with the press release, 279 or about 58 percent of the students offered admission, are male and 201, or about 41 percent, are female.

Sixty-six percent, or 317, of the students admitted are of Asian descent and 123 or 25.6 percent are white. A total of 18 students, about 3.8 percent, are listed as from a multiracial or other background. Fifteen students, or 3 percent, of admitted students are Hispanic while a total of 5 students, or 1 percent, are black.

See additional statistics in the PDF with this story above and at right.

The release further states that a summer round of admissions for eighth grade students newly moved to a participating district after Sept. 30 of the previous year will be added to the 480 acceptances at the end of June.

Read more about the TJ admissions process on Patch:

Thomas Jefferson High School Admissions Increasingly Selective

Thomas Jefferson Application Process Lengthy and Complex

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