Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341638002918
Jefferson Elementary School
3400 PALISADE AVENUE, UNION CITY, NJ 07087 · (201) 348-5960 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
232 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 24 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 47.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 19% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Jefferson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #641 of 1,290 | #20 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #462 of 1,319 | #12 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,034 of 1,319 | #69 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #1,220 of 1,562 | #85 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #359 of 1,390 | #16 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #1,333 of 1,392 | #72 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #170 of 798 | #18 of 61 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
272
-68 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 14.6:1
% White
4%
was 1%
% Hispanic
92%
was 96%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 272 | 27 | 10.1:1 | 85% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 82% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 26 | 11.6:1 | 83% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 23.3 | 14.6:1 | 86% (294) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary School.
About Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in UNION CITY, New Jersey. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 272 students. That is 33% below the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Jefferson Elementary School is one of 14 schools in Union City School District, which enrolls 11,519 students in total.
At Jefferson Elementary School, 92% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 4% White and 3% Asian. Census figures show Hudson County is about 41% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jefferson Elementary School scores 16%.
There are about 10.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, which has 27. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Jefferson Elementary School is about 85%. That is higher than the 68% average for public schools in Hudson County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Jefferson Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey schools. It scores 44.7%; the prediction is 19.5%.
In Hudson County, home to about 718,323 people, median household income comes to about $91,795, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hudson County's 130 public schools enroll about 86,216 students and include Jefferson Elementary School.
Union Hill Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Jefferson Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Jefferson Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Since 2017-18, enrollment has fallen 20%, from 340 to 272. The student mix also changed: the Hispanic share decreased from 96% to 92%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.6:1 to 10.1:1.
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Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union City School District
- Union City High SchoolHigh · 3,147 students
- Emerson Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Robert Waters Elementary SchoolElementary · 983 students
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 871 students
- Union Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Other schools in UNION CITY
- Union City High SchoolHigh · 3,147 students
- Emerson Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Robert Waters Elementary SchoolElementary · 983 students
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 871 students
- Union Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Union Hill Middle School0.2 mi · 865
- George Washington Elementary School0.3 mi · 776
- Daniel Webster School0.3 mi · 406
- Weehawken High School0.4 mi · 604
- Robert Waters Elementary School0.4 mi · 983
- Union City High School0.6 mi · 3,147
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Elementary SchoolHow large is Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Jefferson Elementary School serve?
Jefferson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Elementary School?
At Jefferson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary School public or private?
Jefferson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union City School District.
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