. ▁The ▁school ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁Batt in ▁High ▁School ▁became ▁an ▁all - g irls ▁school . ▁The ▁school ▁operated ▁on ▁a ▁single - sex ▁basis ▁for ▁ 4 8 ▁years ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 ▁school ▁year , ▁ending ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁one ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁only ▁pair ▁of ▁public ▁high ▁schools ▁operated ▁separately ▁for ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁students . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁district ▁officials ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁in ability ▁to ▁determine ▁attend ance ▁zones ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁compreh ensive ▁high ▁schools ▁after ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁High ▁School ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁exp ans ive ▁shop ▁facilities ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁building , ▁led ▁the ▁district ▁to ▁decide ▁to ▁split ▁students ▁by ▁sex , ▁with ▁girls ▁at ▁Batt in ▁and ▁boys ▁at ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁closed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 ▁school ▁year , ▁after ▁the ▁Elizabeth ▁High ▁School ▁complex ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁district ' s ▁students , ▁male ▁and ▁female , ▁were ▁accommod ated ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁four - building ▁facility , ▁ending ▁the ▁city ' s ▁status ▁as ▁" the ▁only ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁with ▁separate ▁public ▁high ▁schools ▁for ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ". ▁The ▁$ 2 9 . 3 ▁million ▁project ▁included ▁renov ations ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁High ▁School , ▁which ▁was ▁integrated ▁into ▁the ▁new