Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Summary:

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a highly-regarded public middle school in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, serving 1,134 students in grades 5-8. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 44th out of 743 schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School's academic performance is exceptional, with students demonstrating high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ranging from 76.3% to 81.8% across grades) and Mathematics (ranging from 46.4% to 68.5% across grades), significantly outperforming the state and district averages. The school also stands out in its Algebra I and Algebra II performance, with 100% of students scoring proficient or better. While the school's science proficiency rates are still above the state average, they are lower compared to its performance in other core subjects.

Compared to nearby schools, East Brook Middle School in Paramus and George Washington Middle School in Ridgewood demonstrate strong academic performance, but still fall short of Thomas Jefferson Middle School's overall rankings and proficiency rates. Schools in less affluent districts, such as Lincoln Middle School in Hawthorne and New Roberto Clemente in Paterson, struggle to match the academic achievements of Thomas Jefferson Middle School, highlighting the impact of socioeconomic factors on student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 35 - 01 Morlot Avenue
       Fair Lawn, NJ  07410-4919


(201) 703-2240

District: Fair Lawn Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
44th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,430 Help


Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School usually attend:

High:    Fair Lawn High School

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson Middle School:

Elementary:    Henry B. Milnes Elementary School
    John A. Forrest Elementary School
    Lyncrest Elementary School
    Radburn Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  1,145

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.1%
Asian:
19.0%
Hispanic:
18.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  12.1% Help


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Compare Details Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks better than 94.1% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.78. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Thomas Jefferson Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (57.1%), Asian (19%), Hispanic (18.1%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Middle School is 12.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas Jefferson Middle School is $8,430.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thomas Jefferson Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Thomas Jefferson Middle School 44th of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Thomas Jefferson Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Fair Lawn Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Fair Lawn Public School District 82nd of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 79.48 124th 574 78.4%
2004 78.35 145th 588 75.3%
2005 77.69 144th 599 76.0%
2006 83.68 73rd 615 88.1%
2007 78.27 128th 631 79.7%
2008 74.73 166th 640 74.1%
2009 72.32 203rd 664 69.4%
2010 78.37 141st 677 79.2%
2011 77.28 152nd 684 77.8%
2012 79.08 147th 677 78.3%
2013 78.66 147th 704 79.1%
2014 82.38 101st 717 85.9%
2015 80.61 90th 713 87.4%
2016 83.48 69th 713 90.3%
2017 86.34 62nd 712 91.3%
2018 83.32 82nd 716 88.5%
2019 84.14 74th 745 90.1%
2021 87.98 57th 652 91.3%
2022 87.82 57th 745 92.3%
2023 89.25 46th 748 93.9%
2024 89.78 44th 743 94.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 97.32 6th 227 97.4%
2021 95.21 6th 197 97.0%
2022 96.97 9th 270 96.7%
2023 92.49 13th 288 95.5%
2024 95.77 10th 320 96.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.46 94th 471 80.0%
2019 84.18 41st 492 91.7%
2021 82.71 34th 401 91.5%
2022 85.95 38th 535 92.9%
2023 84.97 33rd 505 93.5%
2024 76.10 61st 510 88.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.24 25th 522 95.2%
2019 82.05 34th 541 93.7%
2021 83.43 32nd 467 93.1%
2022 84.96 31st 549 94.4%
2023 83.82 38th 568 93.3%
2024 90.71 20th 584 96.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.49 105th 680 84.6%
2019 83.18 98th 703 86.1%
2021 89.51 42nd 625 93.3%
2022 88.18 58th 726 92.0%
2023 88.44 64th 720 91.1%
2024 92.47 28th 717 96.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.94 85th 675 87.4%
2019 86.25 76th 697 89.1%
2021 84.55 79th 635 87.6%
2022 87.85 67th 730 90.8%
2023 89.55 58th 718 91.9%
2024 86.23 82nd 719 88.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.73 112th 200 44.0%
2019 60.66 84th 199 57.8%
2021 67.31 44th 147 70.1%
2022 64.49 78th 200 61.0%
2023 73.84 48th 201 76.1%
2024 68.81 54th 200 73.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 81.95 37th 361 89.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.03 79th 504 84.3%
2019 79.38 63rd 524 88.0%
2021 89.04 28th 480 94.2%
2022 87.13 44th 591 92.6%
2023 93.00 18th 587 96.9%
2024 91.20 22nd 589 96.3%
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Rank History for White students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.11 81st 497 83.7%
2019 80.42 62nd 504 87.7%
2021 78.01 57th 435 86.9%
2022 82.36 60th 512 88.3%
2023 80.53 67th 509 86.8%
2024 84.57 45th 510 91.2%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 370 3 25 15 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1995 589 4 28 27 0 n/a n/a 0 648
1996 589 4 28 27 0 n/a n/a 0 648
1998 577 1 30 24 0 n/a n/a 0 632
1999 605 2 36 35 0 n/a n/a 0 678
2000 604 2 43 34 0 n/a n/a 0 683
2001 592 3 48 38 0 n/a n/a 0 681
2002 548 3 53 58 4 n/a n/a 0 666
2003 548 3 53 58 4 n/a n/a 0 666
2004 582 4 62 66 2 n/a n/a 0 716
2005 584 9 70 72 1 n/a n/a 0 736
2006 560 14 70 68 0 n/a n/a 0 712
2007 539 13 73 81 0 n/a n/a 0 706
2008 528 14 88 83 0 n/a n/a 0 713
2009 531 8 100 86 1 0 0 0 726
2010 534 11 110 74 1 0 0 0 730
2011 519 11 100 72 0 1 0 0 703
2012 490 16 92 72 1 4 1 0 676
2013 448 15 75 88 2 4 3 0 635
2014 434 14 85 94 3 3 1 0 634
2015 446 15 96 98 3 1 1 0 660
2016 455 14 101 97 4 2 1 0 674
2017 482 16 95 97 2 8 2 0 702
2018 497 16 94 103 4 9 3 0 726
2019 489 22 103 107 2 10 6 0 739
2020 498 15 109 110 3 5 11 0 751
2021 662 22 172 150 5 5 21 0 1037
2022 669 28 170 163 5 4 29 0 1068
2023 660 32 203 196 5 4 34 0 1134
2024 654 26 217 207 3 1 36 1 1145

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 413 29.8 13.9 3.9
1995 648 44.9 14.4 2.8
1996 648 44.9 14.4 2.8
1998 632 43.1 14.7 2.5
1999 678 48.7 13.9 3.1
2000 683 47.4 14.4 4.5
2001 681 47.7 14.3 4.4
2002 666 53.6 12.4 5.4
2003 666 53.6 12.4 5.4
2004 716 53.4 13.4 6
2005 736 55.0 13.4 n/a
2006 712 55.6 12.8 4.9
2007 706 52.0 13.6 5.8
2008 713 47.0 15.2 7.6
2009 726 55.4 10.9 8.5
2010 730 57.0 12.8 9.5
2011 703 55.6 12.6 8.3
2012 676 60.5 11.1 8.6
2013 635 59.3 10.7 9.6
2014 634 60.2 10.5 11.8
2015 660 59.0 11.1 13.5
2016 674 55.0 12.2 10.8
2017 702 61.5 11.4 9.7
2018 726 60.9 11.9 9.4
2019 739 63.4 11.6 10.3
2020 751 65.3 11.5 9.3
2021 1037 85.4 12.1 7.6
2022 1068 86.2 12.3 7.6
2023 1134 91.6 12.3 10
2024 1145 94.6 12.1 12.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 413 29.8 13.9 3.9
1995 648 44.9 14.4 2.8
1996 648 44.9 14.4 2.8
1998 632 43.1 14.7 2.5
1999 678 48.7 13.9 3.1
2000 683 47.4 14.4 4.5
2001 681 47.7 14.3 4.4
2002 666 53.6 12.4 5.4
2003 666 53.6 12.4 5.4
2004 716 53.4 13.4 6
2005 736 55.0 13.4 n/a
2006 712 55.6 12.8 4.9
2007 706 52.0 13.6 5.8
2008 713 47.0 15.2 7.6
2009 726 55.4 10.9 8.5
2010 730 57.0 12.8 9.5
2011 703 55.6 12.6 8.3
2012 676 60.5 11.1 8.6
2013 635 59.3 10.7 9.6
2014 634 60.2 10.5 11.8
2015 660 59.0 11.1 13.5
2016 674 55.0 12.2 10.8
2017 702 61.5 11.4 9.7
2018 726 60.9 11.9 9.4
2019 739 63.4 11.6 10.3
2020 751 65.3 11.5 9.3
2021 1037 85.4 12.1 7.6
2022 1068 86.2 12.3 7.6
2023 1134 91.6 12.3 10
2024 1145 94.6 12.1 12.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $04 (0.0%) $8,426 (100.0%) $8,430

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 74th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 46th of 748 Middle schools
 3.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)86.379
 7.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Fair Lawn Public School District)79.875
 4.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)63.566.3
 2.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Fair Lawn Public School District)59.158.2
 0.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)86.379.2
 7.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Fair Lawn Public School District)83.776.9
 6.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)63.658.9
 4.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Fair Lawn Public School District)61.657.6
 4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
7th Grade Algebra I (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)100100
   7th Grade Algebra I (Fair Lawn Public School District)100100
   7th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)9589.4
 5.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)74.875.6
 0.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Fair Lawn Public School District)69.974
 4.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)47.837.1
 10.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Fair Lawn Public School District)4340.2
 2.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)9897
 1%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Fair Lawn Public School District)98.796.8
 1.9%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
8th Grade Algebra II (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)93.1100
 6.9%
   8th Grade Algebra II (Fair Lawn Public School District)93.697.6
 4%
   8th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)90.872.6
 18.2%
End of Course Algebra I (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)98.898.1
 0.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Fair Lawn Public School District)74.360.5
 13.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Algebra II (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)93.1100
 6.9%
   End of Course Algebra II (Fair Lawn Public School District)80.282.3
 2.1%
   End of Course Algebra II (New Jersey)56.361.7
 5.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students7391134
 53.5%
African American2232
 45.5%
American Indian25
 150%
Asian103203
 97.1%
Hispanic107196
 83.2%
Pacific Islander104
 60%
White489660
 35%
Two or More Races634
 466.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients10.3%10%
 0.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,145 students attended Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School usually go on to attend Fair Lawn High School

Yes. Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks in the top 5.9% of New Jersey middle schools.

Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School are 57% White, 19% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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