Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Thomas Jefferson Middle School, a mid-sized junior high in TEANECK, New Jersey, run under Teaneck School District, hosts 510 students, covering grades 5 through 8.

Across the 8 schools in Teaneck School District (3,630 students total), Thomas Jefferson Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Thomas Jefferson Middle School lists that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 28% Black, 11% Asian, 9% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Bergen County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Thomas Jefferson Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bergen County) logs that median household earnings sit near $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Thomas Jefferson Middle School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

Nearest neighbor: Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thomas Jefferson Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.5%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 547 students in 2018 compared to 510 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 36% to 48%. Class-load math has grew: from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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