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Alumni: what's one memory from Jefferson Township Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
550
Middle
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340780004274
Jefferson Township Middle School
1000 WELDON ROAD, OAK RIDGE, NJ 07438 · (973) 697-1980 · Morris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
87 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 175 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 178 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 36% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Jefferson Township Middle School→Jefferson Township High School
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
54.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
36.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 38.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 →
Schools most like Jefferson Township Middle School
Jefferson Township Middle School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township Middle School this school | 550 | 15.8% | 42.7% |
| Clifton T. Barkalow School FREEHOLD | 574 | 15.0% | 54.2% |
| Westwood Regional Middle School WESTWOOD | 656 | 14.3% | 54.9% |
| Grover Cleveland Middle School CALDWELL | 610 | 12.6% | 57.7% |
| Readington Middle School WHITEHOUSE STATION | 466 | 13.1% | 53.9% |
| Bayshore Middle School LEONARDO | 534 | 18.2% | 55.1% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Township Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #235 of 433 | #28 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #258 of 437 ▼ 34 | #30 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #268 of 437 ▼ 29 | #29 of 32 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #218 of 445 | #13 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #147 of 417 | #19 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #269 of 419 | #21 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.8% | #309 of 436 | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #24 of 282 | #1 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
550
-80 (-13%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 550 | 53.5 | 10.3:1 | 16% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 52 | 10.8:1 | 12% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 54.2 | 10.7:1 | 12% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 55 | 11.4:1 | 10% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 768 | 68.2 | 11.3:1 | 11% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 72 | 10.7:1 | 13% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 686 | 52 | 13.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 832 | 56 | 14.9:1 | 8% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 48 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Township Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (768 to 550); teachers down 22% (68.2 to 53.5).
About Jefferson Township Middle School
Jefferson Township Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with its address in OAK RIDGE, New Jersey. The school serves 550 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
District-wide, Jefferson Township Public School District has 6 schools and 2,642 students.
A majority of students at Jefferson Township Middle School, 69%, are White. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, about 68% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Jefferson Township Middle School comes in at 49%.
Teacher staffing is 53.5 full-time equivalents, or about 10.3 students per teacher. Middle schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 10.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 16%. That is close to the 19% average for public schools in Morris County.
allk12 grades Jefferson Township Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Jefferson Township Middle School is -14.8 points, in the bottom 10% of New Jersey. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.7%, and the predicted rate is 57.5%.
Jefferson Township Middle School is located in Morris County, where median household income is about $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 156 public schools in Morris County, with a combined enrollment of about 72,239.
Academy for Environmental Science is the public school closest to Jefferson Township Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Jefferson Township Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Jefferson Township Middle School ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 42.7% versus a 47.3% average.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Jefferson Township Middle School went from 630 students to 550. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.4:1 in 2020-21 to 10.3:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Jefferson Township Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 High SchoolHigh · 761 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 High SchoolHigh · 761 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 Science0.1 mi · 36
- Jefferson Township High School0.1 mi · 761
- White Rock Elementary School2.5 mi · 481
- Cozy Lake Elementary School3.1 mi · 236
- Arthur Stanlick Elementary School3.6 mi · 388
- Sparta Middle School4.2 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Township Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Township Middle School?
Jefferson Township Middle School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Jefferson Township Middle School serve?
Jefferson Township Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Jefferson Township Middle School have?
Jefferson Township Middle School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Township Middle School?
At Jefferson Township Middle School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Township Middle School public or private?
Jefferson Township Middle 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.