📍 85 Prospect St, West Caldwell, Essex County, 07006
Jefferson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Caldwell, Essex County. The school has 272 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caldwell-West School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elementary School enrolls 272 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 194 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 21% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
24 of the school's 272 students (8.8%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 23 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 26.
Jefferson Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Caldwell-West School District, based in WEST CALDWELL, New Jersey. The district serves 2,561 students district-wide and employs 230 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 272 students, Jefferson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 366 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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