Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Located at 100 Prospect Avenue, in North Arlington, New Jersey, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a close-knit primary school that educates 164 students (grades K through 5), run under North Arlington School District. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 6 schools in North Arlington School District (1,988 students total), Thomas Jefferson Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 46% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Bergen County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 55.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bergen County) records that median household income runs about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

The closest other public school is Hornblower Early Childhood Center, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School has contracted 44%, going from 291 students in 2018 to 164 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 42% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.