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Jefferson Elementary School
518 Ridgewood Rd
Maplewood NJ, 07040, Essex County
Phone: 973-378-7696
Ranking: 
(532 out of 1,847, top 29%)*
(532 out of 1,847, top 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: South Orange-Maplewood School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 43 | 43 | 40 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 560 | 506 | 503 | 467 | 433 | 418 | 379 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 166 | 29.6% | 158 | 31.2% | 172 | 34.2% | 121 | 25.9% | 135 | 31.2% | 131 | 31.3% | 97 | 25.6% |
| Grade 4: | 151 | 27.0% | 168 | 33.2% | 132 | 26.2% | 143 | 30.6% | 129 | 29.8% | 104 | 24.9% | 137 | 36.1% |
| Grade 5: | 167 | 29.8% | 136 | 26.9% | 144 | 28.6% | 138 | 29.6% | 104 | 24.0% | 134 | 32.1% | 125 | 33.0% |
| Ungraded: | 57 | 10.2% | 44 | 8.7% | 40 | 8.0% | 47 | 10.1% | 48 | 11.1% | 24 | 5.7% | 20 | 5.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 292 | 52.1% | 246 | 48.6% | 264 | 52.5% | 251 | 53.7% | 251 | 58.0% | 216 | 51.7% | 194 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 268 | 47.9% | 260 | 51.4% | 239 | 47.5% | 216 | 46.3% | 182 | 42.0% | 202 | 48.3% | 181 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 27 | 4.8% | 22 | 4.3% | 21 | 4.2% | 20 | 4.3% | 17 | 3.9% | 22 | 5.3% | 17 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic: | 33 | 5.9% | 34 | 6.7% | 35 | 7.0% | 27 | 5.8% | 20 | 4.6% | 16 | 3.8% | 13 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 140 | 25.0% | 138 | 27.3% | 147 | 29.2% | 145 | 31.0% | 133 | 30.7% | 128 | 30.6% | 133 | 35.1% |
| White: | 325 | 58.0% | 289 | 57.1% | 288 | 57.3% | 273 | 58.5% | 256 | 59.1% | 250 | 59.8% | 216 | 57.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 5.7% | 20 | 4.0% | 9 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 9.6% | 59 | 11.7% | 59 | 11.7% | 56 | 12.0% | 47 | 10.9% | 36 | 8.6% | 24 | 6.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.8% | 18 | 3.6% | 12 | 2.6% | 17 | 3.9% | 13 | 3.1% | 12 | 3.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.02 | 11.66 | 12.56 | 15.67 | 13.53 | 9.50 | 19.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 80.3% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 84.1% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 82.3% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 87.0% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 91.8% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 74.7% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 75.0% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 78.6% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 81.9% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 82.5% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 75.4% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 83.0% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 86.1% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 90.5% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 89.1% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 81.2% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 85.1% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 86.8% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 86.4% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 84.4% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 81.6% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 85.2% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 81.3% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 85.5% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 85.7% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 87.6% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 75.1% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 77.4% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 78.7% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 78.4% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 78.7% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 71.6% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 75.3% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 78.8% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 82.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 88.4% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 88.2% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 77.4% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 84.1% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 86.6% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 85.9% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 85.1% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 84.3% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 86.9% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 89.8% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 93.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 94.8% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 97.3% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 95.4% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 96% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 95.5% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 91.1% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 70.6% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 73.6% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 76.5% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 76.7% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78.8% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 78.6% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 86.0% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 80.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 83.5% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 83% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 87.0% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 88.9% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 88.6% | 79.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Jefferson Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.