📍 655 Teaneck Rd, Teaneck, Bergen County, 07666
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Teaneck, Bergen County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Teaneck School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School enrolls 529 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 238 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 151 | 29% |
| Asian | 61 | 12% |
| White | 59 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
218 of the school's 529 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 154 qualify for free lunch and 64 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.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-50, state senate district 37, state house district 37.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is one of 8 schools in Teaneck School District, based in Teaneck, New Jersey. The district serves 3,752 students district-wide and employs 371 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, Thomas Jefferson Middle School is close to the district average of about 469 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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