Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROXBURY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341434004530
Jefferson Elementary School
35 CORN HOLLOW ROAD, SUCCASUNNA, NJ 07876 · (973) 584-8955 · Morris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
56 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (71).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Roxbury Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
52.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 46.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School this school | 346 | 16.2% | 51.7% |
| Brayton Elementary School SUMMIT | 335 | 17.3% | 73.6% |
| Barley Sheaf Elementary School FLEMINGTON | 376 | 17.6% | 61.5% |
| Mary E. Roberts Elementary School MOORESTOWN | 339 | 13.9% | 76.0% |
| C. Richard Applegate School FREEHOLD | 358 | 17.0% | 52.9% |
| Radcliffe School NUTLEY | 342 | 13.5% | 57.6% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jefferson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #486 of 1,290 | #57 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #553 of 1,319 ▲ 85 | #60 of 77 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #557 of 1,319 ▲ 63 | #63 of 77 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #918 of 1,562 | #43 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #783 of 1,390 | #68 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #708 of 1,392 | #46 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.2% | #1,109 of 1,481 | #39 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #778 of 798 | #43 of 44 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
346
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 346 | 29.8 | 11.6:1 | 16% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 28.9 | 12.2:1 | 15% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 31.6 | 11.3:1 | 11% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 31 | 11.0:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 28.4 | 12.3:1 | 9% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 6% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 3% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 22 | 20.5:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (349 to 346); teachers up 5% (28.4 to 29.8).
About Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in SUCCASUNNA, New Jersey. Enrolled students number 346 students, in pre-K through 4.
Roxbury Township School District operates 7 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,359 students.
White students account for 65% of enrollment at Jefferson Elementary School. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 68% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Jefferson Elementary School comes in at 53%.
Its 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.6:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 11.4:1. The school's lunch program data list 16% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Morris County, the average is about the same, 19%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Jefferson Elementary School is -5.6 points: 51.7% actual, 57.3% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Morris County show that median household income is about $137,326, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Jefferson Elementary School is one of 156 public schools in Morris County, which together enroll about 72,239 students.
Of nearby public schools, Kennedy Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Jefferson Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Jefferson Elementary School enrolled 341; in 2024-25, 346.
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Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roxbury Township School District
- Roxbury High SchoolHigh · 1,179 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- Lincoln/Roosevelt SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
- Nixon Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in SUCCASUNNA
- Roxbury High SchoolHigh · 1,179 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- Lincoln/Roosevelt SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
- Athletic Training and Physical TherapyHigh · 62 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary School is the 81st largest of the 144.
- Jefferson ElementaryUNION, NJ · 564 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJ · 467 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJ · 383 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJ · 291 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJ · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Kennedy Elementary School0.9 mi · 277
- Roxbury High School1.2 mi · 1,179
- Athletic Training and Physical Therapy1.2 mi · 62
- Eisenhower Middle School1.4 mi · 531
- Lincoln/Roosevelt School1.7 mi · 484
- Franklin Elementary School1.8 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-04.
Is Jefferson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School is overseen by Roxbury Township School District in Morris County.
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