Jefferson Township High School
1010 Weldon Rd Rd2
Oak Ridge NJ, 07438, Passaic County
Phone: 973-697-3535
Ranking:
(121 out of 346, top 35%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Jefferson Township 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: | 92 | 93 | 95 | 76 | 78 | 84 | 76 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,020 | 1,034 | 1,051 | 1,108 | 1,123 | 1,109 | 1,120 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 247 | 24.2% | 226 | 21.9% | 213 | 20.3% | 266 | 24.0% | 277 | 24.7% | 258 | 23.3% | 250 | 22.3% |
Grade 10: | 229 | 22.5% | 218 | 21.1% | 255 | 24.3% | 265 | 23.9% | 261 | 23.2% | 278 | 25.1% | 271 | 24.2% |
Grade 11: | 222 | 21.8% | 257 | 24.9% | 266 | 25.3% | 241 | 21.8% | 280 | 24.9% | 284 | 25.6% | 262 | 23.4% |
Grade 12: | 250 | 24.5% | 272 | 26.3% | 238 | 22.6% | 245 | 22.1% | 280 | 24.9% | 265 | 23.9% | 252 | 22.5% |
Ungraded: | 72 | 7.1% | 61 | 5.9% | 79 | 7.5% | 91 | 8.2% | 25 | 2.2% | 24 | 2.2% | 85 | 7.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 522 | 51.2% | 534 | 51.6% | 539 | 51.3% | 565 | 51.0% | 583 | 51.9% | 572 | 51.6% | 582 | 52.0% |
Female: | 498 | 48.8% | 500 | 48.4% | 512 | 48.7% | 543 | 49.0% | 540 | 48.1% | 537 | 48.4% | 534 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 40 | 3.9% | 46 | 4.4% | 46 | 4.4% | 47 | 4.2% | 41 | 3.7% | 37 | 3.3% | 45 | 4.0% |
Hispanic: | 69 | 6.8% | 73 | 7.1% | 88 | 8.4% | 88 | 7.9% | 79 | 7.0% | 72 | 6.5% | 61 | 5.4% |
Black: | 18 | 1.8% | 17 | 1.6% | 19 | 1.8% | 21 | 1.9% | 29 | 2.6% | 34 | 3.1% | 26 | 2.3% |
White: | 878 | 86.1% | 885 | 85.6% | 896 | 85.3% | 950 | 85.7% | 972 | 86.6% | 965 | 87.0% | 988 | 88.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 81 | 7.9% | 95 | 9.2% | 77 | 7.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 5.3% | 47 | 4.2% | 39 | 3.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 4.0% | 36 | 3.5% | 22 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 3.6% | 36 | 3.2% | 34 | 3.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.10 | 11.13 | 11.06 | 14.58 | 14.40 | 11.50 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 90.1% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 92.0% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 92.2% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 92.0% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 90.5% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 91.6% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 92.4% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.4% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 93.0% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 96.1% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 95.2% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 76.7% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 86.3% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 89.2% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.2% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 83.7% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 84.8% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 78.9% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.1% | 80.1% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 79.2% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 87.6% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 83.1% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 86.3% | 72.7% |
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* Jefferson Township High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.