State/Public Elementary Open

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 95 Altair Dr, Turnersville, Gloucester County, 08012

479
Pupils
8.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Turnersville, Gloucester County. The school has 479 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington Township School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Washington Township School District

Enrollment & staffing

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School enrolls 479 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.

Male students
255 (53%)
Female students
224 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
53.5
Student-teacher ratio
8.9:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 17% Black or African American and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White30263%
Black or African American8317%
Hispanic or Latino449.2%
Two or more races296.1%
Asian214.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

120 of the school's 479 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5

Thomas 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-10, state senate district 4, state house district 4.

School district: Washington Township School District

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Washington Township School District, based in Sewell, New Jersey. The district serves 7,549 students district-wide and employs 661 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 479 students, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 686 students per school.

7,549
District students
11
Schools
661
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

40%
Reading proficient
15%
Math proficient
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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