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Thomas Jefferson Middle School
655 Teaneck Rd
Teaneck NJ, 07666, Bergen County
Phone: 201-833-5471
Ranking: 
(1,190 out of 1,847, bottom 36%)*
(1,190 out of 1,847, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Teaneck 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: | 57 | 57 | 54 | 44 | 54 | 68 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 582 | 577 | 598 | 613 | 624 | 626 | 669 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 130 | 22.3% | 119 | 20.6% | 139 | 23.2% | 152 | 24.8% | 141 | 22.6% | 136 | 21.7% | 144 | 21.5% |
| Grade 6: | 124 | 21.3% | 142 | 24.6% | 149 | 24.9% | 150 | 24.5% | 150 | 24.0% | 140 | 22.4% | 159 | 23.8% |
| Grade 7: | 139 | 23.9% | 148 | 25.6% | 144 | 24.1% | 155 | 25.3% | 142 | 22.8% | 166 | 26.5% | 162 | 24.2% |
| Grade 8: | 152 | 26.1% | 145 | 25.1% | 145 | 24.2% | 156 | 25.4% | 173 | 27.7% | 166 | 26.5% | 184 | 27.5% |
| Ungraded: | 37 | 6.4% | 23 | 4.0% | 21 | 3.5% | NA | NA | 18 | 2.9% | 18 | 2.9% | 20 | 3.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 299 | 51.4% | 292 | 50.6% | 299 | 50.0% | 317 | 51.7% | 333 | 53.4% | 342 | 54.6% | 351 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 283 | 48.6% | 285 | 49.4% | 299 | 50.0% | 296 | 48.3% | 291 | 46.6% | 284 | 45.4% | 314 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 83 | 14.3% | 80 | 13.9% | 85 | 14.2% | 77 | 12.6% | 78 | 12.5% | 86 | 13.7% | 94 | 14.1% |
| Hispanic: | 173 | 29.7% | 173 | 30.0% | 175 | 29.3% | 176 | 28.7% | 161 | 25.8% | 164 | 26.2% | 171 | 25.6% |
| Black: | 241 | 41.4% | 234 | 40.6% | 249 | 41.6% | 268 | 43.7% | 292 | 46.8% | 295 | 47.1% | 314 | 46.9% |
| White: | 60 | 10.3% | 64 | 11.1% | 67 | 11.2% | 70 | 11.4% | 85 | 13.6% | 80 | 12.8% | 89 | 13.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 3.8% | 23 | 4.0% | 21 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 142 | 24.4% | 160 | 27.7% | 170 | 28.4% | 157 | 25.6% | 115 | 18.4% | 96 | 15.3% | 49 | 7.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 6.2% | 74 | 12.8% | 67 | 11.2% | 42 | 6.9% | 70 | 11.2% | 51 | 8.1% | 102 | 15.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.30 | 10.21 | 11.07 | 14.00 | 11.56 | 8.50 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 85.4% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 52.7% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 61.5% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 61.6% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 55.3% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.0% | 65.6% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.2% | 55.8% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 78.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 74.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 72.0% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 78.7% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 75.6% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 82.0% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 75.3% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 70.6% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 54.7% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 59.7% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 69.4% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 64.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 69.9% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 69.0% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 69.7% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 62.5% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 68.4% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 75.5% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 72.1% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 85.4% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 66.9% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 71.9% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 65.1% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 63.4% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 60.2% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 66.2% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 71.1% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.6% | 51.0% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 62.6% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 61.9% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 67.1% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 57.1% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 65.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 82.3% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 80.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 83.2% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 80.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 83.5% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 78.0% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 59.4% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 61.5% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 60.8% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 65.9% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 67.7% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 68.4% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 87.6% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 81.3% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 85.4% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 80.4% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 76.5% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 74.8% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 83.1% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 74.7% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 79.1% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 82.5% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 76.4% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 60.6% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 54% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 61.4% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 56.6% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 57.3% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 79.5% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 78.0% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 79.3% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 81.8% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 81.6% | 78.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Thomas Jefferson Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.