Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341081004386
Thomas Jefferson School
JAMES STREET & OGDEN PLACE, MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960 · (973) 292-2090 · Morris County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- A-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
10.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
120 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 92 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 32% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Based on grade levels within Morris School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
59.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 | 60.4% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 57.4% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 School
Thomas Jefferson School's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson School this school | 285 | 42.1% | 54.9% |
| Hatchery Hill Elementary School Hackettstown | 283 | 42.0% | N/A |
| Woodland School CONVENT STATION | 299 | 43.8% | N/A |
| Sussex Avenue School MORRISTOWN | 327 | 45.3% | 43.5% |
| Willow Grove Elementary School HACKETTSTOWN | 320 | 45.0% | 52.7% |
| Woodland Intermediate School Middlesex | 317 | 43.5% | 37.0% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #433 of 1,290 | #51 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #414 of 1,319 ▲ 8 | #54 of 77 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #473 of 1,319 ▼ 48 | #56 of 77 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #1,168 of 1,562 | #70 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #451 of 1,390 | #37 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #403 of 1,392 | #20 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #704 of 1,481 | #13 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #384 of 798 | #17 of 44 |
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
285
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 285 | 27.4 | 10.4:1 | 42% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 26.4 | 11.5:1 | 41% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 26.4 | 10.4:1 | 39% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 28 | 9.7:1 | 33% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 30.6 | 10.5:1 | 40% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 29 | 10.3:1 | 34% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 28% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 28% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 259 | 23 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (321 to 285); teachers down 10% (30.6 to 27.4).
About Thomas Jefferson School
Students in MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, attend Thomas Jefferson School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school runs grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 285 students. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 30% lower.
Morris School District (10 schools, 5,138 students) runs Thomas Jefferson School.
No group is above 50% at Thomas Jefferson School; the largest is Hispanic, at 44%. After that, the student body is 42% White, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Morris County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
Thomas Jefferson School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1, with 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The school has 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Morris County is 19%.
Thomas Jefferson School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
In New Jersey, Thomas Jefferson School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.9% actual against a predicted 43.1%.
The school is in Morris County, where median household income comes to about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Morris County counts 156 public schools with about 72,239 students.
Thomas Jefferson School's nearest public school is Woodland School (about 0.9 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Thomas Jefferson School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 272 students in 2020-21 to 285 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Thomas Jefferson School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Morris School District
- Morristown High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- Frelinghuysen Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
- Normandy Park SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Alfred Vail SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Sussex Avenue SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Woodland SchoolElementary · 299 students
Other schools in MORRISTOWN
- Morristown High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- Frelinghuysen Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
- Normandy Park SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Sussex Avenue SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Unity Charter SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Alexander HamiltonElementary · 251 students
Other Thomas Jefferson schools
One other US public school is named Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson School is the largest of the 2.
- THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOLBINGHAMTON, NY · 267 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland School0.9 mi · 299
- Morristown High School1.1 mi · 1,816
- Hillcrest School1.1 mi · 251
- Alexander Hamilton1.2 mi · 251
- Lafayette Learning Center1.3 mi · 118
- Unity Charter School1.5 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas Jefferson School?
Thomas Jefferson School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Thomas Jefferson School serve?
Thomas Jefferson School serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Thomas Jefferson School have?
Thomas Jefferson School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Thomas Jefferson School?
Student demographics at Thomas Jefferson School are roughly 42% White, 44% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Thomas Jefferson School in?
Thomas Jefferson School is part of Morris School District.
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