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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341707005922
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
95 ALTAIR DR, TURNERSVILLE, NJ 08012 · (856) 589-8248 · Gloucester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
180 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
54.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 43.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School this school | 511 | 35.2% | 45.5% |
| Wedgwood Elementary School SEWELL | 465 | 31.6% | 42.9% |
| Radix Elementary WILLIAMSTOWN | 609 | 34.2% | 53.7% |
| Wayside Elementary School OCEAN | 583 | 34.5% | 65.1% |
| Green-Fields Elementary School WOODBURY | 479 | 39.2% | 41.1% |
| Oakview Elementary School WEST DEPTFORD | 475 | 34.5% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Thomas Jefferson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #624 of 1,290 | #18 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #682 of 1,319 ▲ 14 | #20 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #605 of 1,319 ▼ 68 | #14 of 35 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #384 of 1,562 | #13 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #647 of 1,390 | #23 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #624 of 1,392 | #21 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #771 of 1,481 | #16 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #697 of 798 | #19 of 21 |
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. 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
511
+73 (+17%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 838
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 511 | 46 | 11.1:1 | 35% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 53.5 | 9.0:1 | 27% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 53.5 | 8.9:1 | 25% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 50 | 8.8:1 | 32% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 50.6 | 10.4:1 | 31% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 44 | 8.7:1 | 37% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 34 | 9.4:1 | 29% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 18% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 838 | 41 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (527 to 511); teachers down 9% (50.6 to 46).
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
In TURNERSVILLE, New Jersey, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 511 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is part of a district of 10 schools: Washington Township School District, with 6,938 students.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is 62% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 17% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Gloucester County's population at about 76%. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 46 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.1:1. That matches the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 35%. That tracks the 32% average for public schools in Gloucester County.
The allk12 Grade for Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is C+. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 46.9%.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is located in Gloucester County, where the median household income is $105,115, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is one of 86 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Washington Township High School is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 45.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School grew 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 438 to 511 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.1:1) than in 2020-21 (8.8:1).
Community posts for Thomas Jefferson Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington Township School District
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Bells Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Bunker Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Hurffville Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
Other schools in TURNERSVILLE
- Bells Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Birches Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
Other Thomas Jefferson Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 15 states are named Thomas Jefferson Elementary. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 28.
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJ · 264 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolNorth Arlington, NJ · 164 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryGlendale, CA · 815 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryBurbank, CA · 758 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryLouisa, VA · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Township High School0.9 mi · 2,105
- Orchard Valley Middle School0.9 mi · 529
- Bunker Hill Middle School1.2 mi · 562
- Birches Elementary School1.5 mi · 472
- Bells Elementary School1.9 mi · 571
- Chestnut Ridge Middle School2.0 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Thomas Jefferson Elementary School serve?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
How diverse is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 14% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School public or private?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.