It is part of the El Paso Independent School District and it serves mainly the eastern section of South-Central El Paso, generally from the Rio Grande north to Interstate 10 west of Raynolds Street and the railroad tracks running just north of El Paso Drive east of Raynolds, and from Luna and San Marcial Streets east to the Ysleta Independent School District boundary in the vicinity of Ascarate Park.

The history of Thomas Jefferson High in El Paso, Texas started before World War II when citizens in the vicinity of Burleson Elementary began to talk about the need for a secondary school.

Many meetings and petitions led to the board’s decision to construct a new high school on the grounds of Burleson Elementary, 4700 Alameda Avenue, and surrounding property, which amounts to nearly seven and one-half acres.

In the process of ordering football and band uniforms, Mr. Whitaker and the Parent Teacher Association chose silver and scarlet as the school’s colors.

With each passing year, Jefferson High School reminds us, “Once a Fox-Always a Fox.”[3] Jefferson High School offers a variety of successful sports including: Football Soccer Basketball Baseball Softball Wrestling Cross Country Volleyball Golf In March 2012 Jefferson had its first state and national championships.