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What's the most underrated thing about Jefferson Township High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
761
High
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340780004264
Jefferson Township High School
1010 WELDON RD RD2, OAK RIDGE, NJ 07438 · (973) 697-3535 · Morris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
112 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jefferson Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -19.6pp since 2023
Math
21.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -26.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 27 points.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
761
-206 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.4:1
% White
73%
was 84%
% Hispanic
19%
was 9%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 Jefferson Township Public School District
- Jefferson Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- White Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Arthur Stanlick Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Cozy Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Ellen T. Briggs Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
Other schools in OAK RIDGE
- Jefferson Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- White Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Cozy Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Paradise Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 196 students
- Academy for Environmental ScienceHigh · 36 students
Nearby schools
- Academy for Environmental Science0.0 mi · 36
- Jefferson Township Middle School0.1 mi · 550
- White Rock Elementary School2.4 mi · 481
- Cozy Lake Elementary School3.0 mi · 236
- Arthur Stanlick Elementary School3.7 mi · 388
- Sparta Middle School4.2 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Township High SchoolHow large is Jefferson Township High School?
Jefferson Township High School enrolls approximately 761 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Jefferson Township High School serve?
Jefferson Township High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Township High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Township High School is approximately 10.5:1 (72 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Township High School?
At Jefferson Township High School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Township High School public or private?
Jefferson Township High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.