Thomas Jefferson Middle School
450 Division St
Edison NJ, 08817, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-650-5290
Ranking: 
(934 out of 1,847, bottom 49%)*
(934 out of 1,847, bottom 49%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Edison 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: | 72 | 74 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 63 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 698 | 733 | 721 | 774 | 716 | 746 | 766 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 246 | 35.2% | 253 | 34.5% | 206 | 28.6% | 288 | 37.2% | 231 | 32.3% | 256 | 34.3% | 239 | 31.2% |
| Grade 7: | 246 | 35.2% | 202 | 27.6% | 285 | 39.5% | 239 | 30.9% | 242 | 33.8% | 239 | 32.0% | 262 | 34.2% |
| Grade 8: | 204 | 29.2% | 278 | 37.9% | 229 | 31.8% | 247 | 31.9% | 243 | 33.9% | 251 | 33.6% | 265 | 34.6% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 339 | 48.6% | 366 | 49.9% | 360 | 49.9% | 379 | 49.0% | 357 | 49.9% | 380 | 50.9% | 398 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 359 | 51.4% | 367 | 50.1% | 361 | 50.1% | 395 | 51.0% | 359 | 50.1% | 366 | 49.1% | 364 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 258 | 37.0% | 266 | 36.3% | 261 | 36.2% | 280 | 36.2% | 278 | 38.8% | 278 | 37.3% | 237 | 30.9% |
| Hispanic: | 124 | 17.8% | 132 | 18.0% | 113 | 15.7% | 127 | 16.4% | 106 | 14.8% | 111 | 14.9% | 110 | 14.4% |
| Black: | 113 | 16.2% | 109 | 14.9% | 108 | 15.0% | 109 | 14.1% | 91 | 12.7% | 93 | 12.5% | 102 | 13.3% |
| White: | 196 | 28.1% | 221 | 30.2% | 229 | 31.8% | 250 | 32.3% | 241 | 33.7% | 263 | 35.3% | 316 | 41.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 215 | 30.8% | 189 | 25.8% | 180 | 25.0% | 157 | 20.3% | 119 | 16.6% | 91 | 12.2% | 96 | 12.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 9.7% | 59 | 8.0% | 61 | 8.5% | 50 | 6.5% | 61 | 8.5% | 60 | 8.0% | 57 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.69 | 9.89 | 10.63 | 11.06 | 10.08 | 9.60 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 88.2% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 75.0% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 83.0% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 80.8% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 75.6% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 81.4% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 88.8% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 82.7% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 83.1% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 83.0% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 85.6% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 88.2% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 90.8% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 83.9% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 83.2% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 82.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 78.4% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 73.0% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 80.6% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 78.1% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 80.4% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 78.8% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 76.1% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 79.9% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 75.3% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 77.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 91.1% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 92.9% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 90.9% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 90.4% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.9% | 90.4% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 90.2% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 78.2% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 85.7% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 80.3% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 81.3% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 82.1% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 80.2% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 90.4% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 91.9% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 90.9% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 88.0% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 90.0% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 86.0% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 87.2% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 86.2% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 84.0% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 85.4% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 87.3% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 71.1% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 75.6% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 76.8% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 76.2% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 81.1% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 83.1% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 86.5% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 86.1% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 89.6% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.3% | 78.9% |
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* Thomas Jefferson Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.