Jefferson Township High School

Located at 1010 WELDON RD RD2, in OAK RIDGE, New Jersey, Jefferson Township High School is a compact four-year high school that hosts 761 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Jefferson Township Public School District.

Jefferson Township Public School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,642 students. Jefferson Township High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Jefferson Township High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Jefferson Township High School has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jefferson Township High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 58.1%; this one comes in at 39.9%, -18.2 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Morris County indicate the typical household earns roughly $137,326 per year, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Morris County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), of which Jefferson Township High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Academy for Environmental Science, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jefferson Township High School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 967 students in 2018 compared to 761 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 73% across the same window.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.