Jefferson School
336 Lake Ave
Lyndhurst NJ, 07071, Bergen County
Phone: 201-896-2065
Ranking:
(1,085 out of 1,847, bottom 41%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8
School District: Lyndhurst Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 26 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 12 | |||||||
Total Students: | 273 | 258 | 270 | 279 | 256 | 254 | 245 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 43 | 15.8% | 49 | 19.0% | 20 | 7.4% | 29 | 10.4% | 26 | 10.2% | 23 | 9.1% | 22 | 9.0% |
Grade 5: | 51 | 18.7% | 50 | 19.4% | 26 | 9.6% | 25 | 9.0% | 23 | 9.0% | 24 | 9.4% | 28 | 11.4% |
Grade 6: | 54 | 19.8% | 50 | 19.4% | 27 | 10.0% | 25 | 9.0% | 25 | 9.8% | 32 | 12.6% | 27 | 11.0% |
Grade 7: | 48 | 17.6% | 43 | 16.7% | 21 | 7.8% | 25 | 9.0% | 33 | 12.9% | 28 | 11.0% | 25 | 10.2% |
Grade 8: | 44 | 16.1% | 35 | 13.6% | 25 | 9.3% | 34 | 12.2% | 26 | 10.2% | 26 | 10.2% | 25 | 10.2% |
Ungraded: | 33 | 12.1% | 31 | 12.0% | 51 | 18.9% | 45 | 16.1% | 25 | 9.8% | 24 | 9.4% | 22 | 9.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 143 | 52.4% | 133 | 51.6% | 139 | 51.5% | 149 | 53.4% | 137 | 53.5% | 132 | 52.0% | 126 | 51.4% |
Female: | 130 | 47.6% | 125 | 48.4% | 131 | 48.5% | 130 | 46.6% | 119 | 46.5% | 122 | 48.0% | 115 | 46.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 9 | 3.3% | 7 | 2.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 85 | 31.1% | 73 | 28.3% | 55 | 20.4% | 45 | 16.1% | 36 | 14.1% | 36 | 14.2% | 34 | 13.9% |
Black: | 5 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.2% |
White: | 172 | 63.0% | 171 | 66.3% | 206 | 76.3% | 226 | 81.0% | 212 | 82.8% | 210 | 82.7% | 205 | 83.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 23.8% | 56 | 21.7% | 54 | 20.0% | 42 | 15.1% | 30 | 11.7% | 26 | 10.2% | 20 | 8.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 8.8% | 21 | 8.1% | 14 | 5.2% | 11 | 3.9% | 10 | 3.9% | 8 | 3.1% | 13 | 5.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.50 | 10.75 | 12.18 | 15.50 | 17.07 | 10.90 | 20.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 87.9% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 85.4% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 84.5% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 88.7% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 89.3% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 61.2% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 56.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 65.9% | 66.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 74.6% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 82.3% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 85.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 81.6% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 68.8% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 72.4% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 79.5% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 77.5% | 78.4% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 82.8% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 93.0% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 88.6% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 80.2% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 85.2% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 90.0% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.9% | 67.3% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 62.6% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 54.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 54.4% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 48.6% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 69.6% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 72.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 87.5% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 79.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 78.4% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 78.1% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 61.1% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 75.9% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 73.0% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 69.6% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 72.2% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 86.2% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 89.4% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 84.7% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 84.0% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 92.6% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 97.3% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 91.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 89.9% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 92% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 61.5% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 70.8% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 66.0% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 59.0% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 45.9% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 48.0% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 85.5% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.9% | 68.5% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 70.2% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 75.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 79.4% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 78.1% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 64.7% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 82.6% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 57.9% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 77.2% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 68% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 70.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.0% | 60.5% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 86.7% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 68.2% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 66.5% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 69.2% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 78.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 79.7% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 88.8% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 84.2% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 77.3% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 75.0% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 62.9% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 61.1% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 70.6% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 74.6% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 73.5% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 66.2% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.6% | 60.6% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 62.5% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 59.4% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 62.7% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 91.2% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 91.0% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 85.7% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 88.4% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 85.9% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 86.9% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.0% | 78.3% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 74.3% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 69.9% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 67.9% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 67.6% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 72.1% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 90.7% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 91.7% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 85.2% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 83.2% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 80.5% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 80.3% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 88.0% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 88.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 77.8% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 79.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 74.1% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 69.6% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 76.9% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 73.3% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 74.5% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 78.2% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 86.7% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 88.8% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 83.7% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.8% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 82.4% | 78.9% |
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* Jefferson School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.