Jefferson Elementary School

Set in SUMMIT, New Jersey, Jefferson Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary campus, overseen by Summit Public School District. It serves 221 students across grades 1 through 5. That puts it 45% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 9 schools in Summit Public School District (3,987 students total), Jefferson Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jefferson Elementary School shows that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Union County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Jefferson Elementary School shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Jefferson Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Jefferson Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 51.3%; Jefferson Elementary School posts 66.0%, +14.7 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Union County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,202 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), Jefferson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Primary Center at Jefferson, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jefferson Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jefferson Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 72.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 222 students in 2018 compared to 221 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share expanded from 5% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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