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Thomas Jefferson School # 1
390 Van Houten Ave
Passaic NJ, 07055, Passaic County
Phone: 973-470-5501
Ranking:
(1,663 out of 1,847, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Passaic City 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: | 61 | 61 | 53 | 45 | 47 | 55 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 823 | 767 | 739 | 776 | 807 | 821 | 769 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 150 | 18.2% | 145 | 18.9% | 142 | 19.2% | 130 | 16.8% | 148 | 18.3% | 147 | 17.9% | 100 | 13.0% |
Kindergarten: | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 1: | 139 | 16.9% | 119 | 15.5% | 93 | 12.6% | 123 | 15.9% | 108 | 13.4% | 125 | 15.2% | 110 | 14.3% |
Grade 2: | 128 | 15.6% | 99 | 12.9% | 107 | 14.5% | 102 | 13.1% | 110 | 13.6% | 103 | 12.5% | 103 | 13.4% |
Grade 3: | 92 | 11.2% | 95 | 12.4% | 82 | 11.1% | 107 | 13.8% | 106 | 13.1% | 109 | 13.3% | 103 | 13.4% |
Grade 4: | 105 | 12.8% | 94 | 12.3% | 90 | 12.2% | 101 | 13.0% | 102 | 12.6% | 85 | 10.4% | 100 | 13.0% |
Grade 5: | 96 | 11.7% | 92 | 12.0% | 92 | 12.4% | 100 | 12.9% | 86 | 10.7% | 95 | 11.6% | 99 | 12.9% |
Grade 6: | 95 | 11.5% | 97 | 12.6% | 98 | 13.3% | 90 | 11.6% | 124 | 15.4% | 135 | 16.4% | 128 | 16.6% |
Ungraded: | 16 | 1.9% | 26 | 3.4% | 34 | 4.6% | 23 | 3.0% | 23 | 2.9% | 22 | 2.7% | 26 | 3.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 423 | 51.4% | 390 | 50.8% | 386 | 52.2% | 412 | 53.1% | 402 | 49.8% | 404 | 49.2% | 381 | 49.5% |
Female: | 400 | 48.6% | 377 | 49.2% | 353 | 47.8% | 364 | 46.9% | 405 | 50.2% | 417 | 50.8% | 384 | 49.9% |
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% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 46 | 5.6% | 42 | 5.5% | 36 | 4.9% | 38 | 4.9% | 45 | 5.6% | 60 | 7.3% | 50 | 6.5% |
Hispanic: | 709 | 86.1% | 649 | 84.6% | 634 | 85.8% | 660 | 85.1% | 679 | 84.1% | 677 | 82.5% | 635 | 82.6% |
Black: | 45 | 5.5% | 59 | 7.7% | 46 | 6.2% | 55 | 7.1% | 67 | 8.3% | 68 | 8.3% | 68 | 8.8% |
White: | 19 | 2.3% | 13 | 1.7% | 18 | 2.4% | 18 | 2.3% | 13 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.7% | 15 | 2.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 693 | 84.2% | 526 | 68.6% | 593 | 80.2% | 557 | 71.8% | 568 | 70.4% | 581 | 70.8% | 550 | 71.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 3.9% | 51 | 6.6% | 57 | 7.7% | 69 | 8.9% | 90 | 11.2% | 83 | 10.1% | 87 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.49 | 12.57 | 13.93 | 17.24 | 17.17 | 11.60 | 17.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 49.9% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 59.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 54.8% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 54.6% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 64.8% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.5% | 29.1% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25.9% | 26.6% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 33.4% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37.1% | 35.6% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.9% | 43.9% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.5% | 52.5% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 59.7% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.4% | 63.6% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 64.7% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 65.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 51.0% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 55.2% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 58% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 51.2% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 60.7% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 48.6% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 54.6% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 60.0% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 50.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 54.6% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 56.9% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 30.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.3% | 29.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.2% | 30.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.8% | 28.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.6% | 29.7% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 35.0% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 44.2% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 58.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 54.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 54.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 61.5% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 45.7% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 59.4% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 60.0% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 60.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 63.1% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 50.1% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 48.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 51.7% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 59.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 73.8% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 82.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 68.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 71.4% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 72.1% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 67.8% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.9% | 27.2% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.8% | 30.7% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 34.7% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 28.2% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22.6% | 30.6% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 35.5% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 64.5% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 53.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 58.2% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 56.6% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 66.8% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.2% | 66.4% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 64.5% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 54.8% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41.7% | 26.3% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 42.1% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.0% | 35.7% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 38.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 34.2% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 64.3% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 49.7% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49.0% | 44.9% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 50.5% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 56.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 55.5% | 78.9% |
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* Thomas Jefferson School # 1 was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.