Enrollment
329
Middle
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341629006145
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School
1 Whittlesey Road, Trenton, NJ 08618 · (609) 656-4660 · Mercer County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
258 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 4 | 118 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 36% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
4.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
2.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 4 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.0% | 2.9% |
| 2023-24 | 4.1% | 0.6% |
% 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
2.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 3% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 23% 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 Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School's state test result (2.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School this school | 329 | 78.4% | 2.7% |
| Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School HILLSIDE | 323 | 73.1% | 17.8% |
| Arthur J. Holland Middle School Trenton | 474 | 82.7% | 6.5% |
| Salem Middle School SALEM | 472 | 80.1% | 9.3% |
| Ezra L. Nolan School JERSEY CITY | 250 | 84.0% | 6.0% |
| Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School Trenton | 546 | 82.2% | 4.9% |
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 Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 2.7% | #433 of 433 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.9% | #437 of 437 no change | #20 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 4.0% | #437 of 437 no change | #20 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #355 of 445 | #20 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #241 of 417 | #6 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #265 of 419 | #13 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #41 of 436 | #6 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 329 | 29.5 | 11.2:1 | 78% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 28.5 | 12.0:1 | 71% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 29.5 | 12.0:1 | 72% (256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School.
About Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School is a small middle school in Trenton, New Jersey, under Trenton Public School District. The school serves grades 4 through 6. Enrollment is 329 students. It has 43% fewer students than the average for middle schools in New Jersey (about 578).
Within Trenton Public School District, Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School is one of 25 schools. The district enrolls 13,549 students.
The largest group at Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School is Black students, at 62%. Other students are 34% Hispanic. By comparison, Mercer County residents are about 19% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School scores 49%.
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School has 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. The 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. At Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Mercer County averages 48%, lower than here.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School is -20.6 points, in the bottom 10% of New Jersey. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 2.7%, and the predicted rate is 23.2%.
In Mercer County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $100,645, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 110 public schools and about 58,647 students.
Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 13.3%; Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School's is 2.7%, ranking 9th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School is City: Small.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trenton Public School District
- Trenton Central High School - Main CampusHigh · 2,097 students
- Trenton Central High School-9th Grade AcademyHigh · 890 students
- Capital City High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Grace A Dunn Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Dr. Martin Luther King Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
Other schools in Trenton
- Trenton Central High School - Main CampusHigh · 2,097 students
- Foundation Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 1,155 students
- Trenton Central High School-9th Grade AcademyHigh · 890 students
- Capital City High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Grace A Dunn Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 668 students
Nearby schools
- Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School0.1 mi · 546
- Joseph Stokes Elementary School0.5 mi · 347
- Parkway Elementary School0.7 mi · 418
- Arthur J. Holland Middle School0.7 mi · 474
- The Village Charter School0.8 mi · 361
- Ewing High School0.9 mi · 1,118
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson Intermediate SchoolHow large is Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School?
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School serve?
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School is approximately 11.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School?
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School reports a student body of 1% White, 34% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School public or private?
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Trenton Public School District.
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