Jefferson Elementary School
1200 Blvd
Westfield NJ, 07090, Union County
Phone: 908-789-4490
Ranking: 
(180 out of 1,847, top 10%)*
(180 out of 1,847, top 10%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Westfield Town 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: | 36 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 477 | 486 | 469 | 469 | 444 | 421 | 451 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 104 | 21.8% | 80 | 16.5% | 101 | 21.5% | 96 | 20.5% | 85 | 19.1% | 104 | 24.7% | 73 | 16.2% |
| Grade 2: | 79 | 16.6% | 108 | 22.2% | 102 | 21.7% | 86 | 18.3% | 105 | 23.6% | 72 | 17.1% | 98 | 21.7% |
| Grade 3: | 108 | 22.6% | 106 | 21.8% | 86 | 18.3% | 110 | 23.5% | 68 | 15.3% | 101 | 24.0% | 78 | 17.3% |
| Grade 4: | 102 | 21.4% | 84 | 17.3% | 108 | 23.0% | 73 | 15.6% | 105 | 23.6% | 78 | 18.5% | 71 | 15.7% |
| Grade 5: | 84 | 17.6% | 108 | 22.2% | 71 | 15.1% | 104 | 22.2% | 81 | 18.2% | 66 | 15.7% | 85 | 18.8% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 1.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 230 | 48.2% | 255 | 52.5% | 255 | 54.4% | 255 | 54.4% | 244 | 55.0% | 229 | 54.4% | 243 | 53.9% |
| Female: | 247 | 51.8% | 231 | 47.5% | 214 | 45.6% | 214 | 45.6% | 200 | 45.0% | 192 | 45.6% | 204 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 57 | 11.9% | 60 | 12.3% | 55 | 11.7% | 51 | 10.9% | 36 | 8.1% | 47 | 11.2% | 63 | 14.0% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 5.2% | 23 | 4.7% | 22 | 4.7% | 21 | 4.5% | 31 | 7.0% | 16 | 3.8% | 14 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 15 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.3% | 14 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.9% | 15 | 3.3% |
| White: | 372 | 78.0% | 387 | 79.6% | 379 | 80.8% | 382 | 81.4% | 367 | 82.7% | 343 | 81.5% | 357 | 79.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.44 | 15.33 | 14.92 | 19.79 | 17.08 | 12.20 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 95.8% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 94.8% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 94.9% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.7% | 95.6% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 95.0% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 84.2% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 82.6% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 83.7% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 84.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 85.3% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 95.1% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 94.2% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 95.9% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.7% | 98.0% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.7% | 97.9% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96% | 93.6% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 92.3% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92.4% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 91.4% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 92.9% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 95.7% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 97.0% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 94.6% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 93.0% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 92.5% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 95.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 85.8% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 82.8% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 83.7% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 82.3% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 82.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 93.6% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 92.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 94.0% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 95.7% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 97.1% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 97.3% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 94.1% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 93.5% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 93.9% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 94.6% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 93.6% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 94.8% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 94.3% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 93.7% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 95.9% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 99.4% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.1% | 97.1% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 96.4% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 98.1% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 94.3% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 97.3% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 83.0% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 89.6% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 88.8% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 86.9% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 83.9% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 86.1% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 95.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 92.5% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 96.1% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 97.1% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 95.1% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 94.9% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 95.2% | 79.9% |
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* Jefferson Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.