For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 566 students in Jefferson Township Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Jefferson Township Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
6 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
2,516 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
239 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Jefferson Township Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#390 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
47%
Graduation Rate
95%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.72
# American Indian Students
5 Students
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
106 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
4%
9%
# Hispanic Students
313 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
36%
# Black Students
47 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
2%
19%
# White Students
1,977 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
79%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
65 Students
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
37
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
144
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
159
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
147
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
159
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
163
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
184
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
173
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
180
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
196
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
201
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
192
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
202
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
204
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
175
18,759
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $29,380 is higher than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,145 is higher than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$74 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$68 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$29,380
$27,348
Spending / Student
$27,145
$26,228
Best Jefferson Township Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Jefferson Township Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1000 Weldon Road
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
(973) 697-1980
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
(973) 697-1980
Grades: 6-8
| 566 students
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