Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School

Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary school in WALLINGTON, New Jersey, run under Wallington Boro School District. Current enrollment sits at 253 students spanning grades K through 2. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Wallington Boro School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,159 students; Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Bergen County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bergen County put median household earnings sit near $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is McKenzie School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 248 students in 2018 to 253 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 29% to 38% over that span.

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