📍 336 Lake Ave., Lyndhurst, Bergen County, 07071
Jefferson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lyndhurst, Bergen County. The school has 237 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lyndhurst Public School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson School enrolls 237 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 42% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 112 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 7 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 237 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 59 qualify for free lunch and 22 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 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 36, state house district 36.
Jefferson School is one of 9 schools in Lyndhurst Public School District, based in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. The district serves 2,644 students district-wide and employs 198 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 237 students, Jefferson School is smaller than the district average of about 294 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large