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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASSAIC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341254004838
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1
390 Van Houten Ave., Passaic, NJ 07055 · (973) 470-5501 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest 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
11.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
415 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1→Passaic High School No. 12
Based on grade levels within Passaic City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
23.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.8% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 15.5% |
% 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 No. 1
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 this school | 423 | 98.1% | 21.6% |
| Lord Stirling Community School NEW BRUNSWICK | 436 | 97.0% | 18.2% |
| Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 Passaic | 369 | 100.0% | 11.0% |
| Sonia Sotomayor School #21 Passaic | 499 | 100.0% | 11.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK | 356 | 93.3% | 15.1% |
| Piner Elementary School Lakewood | 364 | 92.6% | 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 School No. 1 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #1,109 of 1,290 | #58 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #1,093 of 1,319 ▲ 80 | #55 of 87 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #1,048 of 1,319 ▲ 45 | #52 of 87 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #628 of 1,562 | #37 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #613 of 1,390 | #31 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #1,345 of 1,392 | #77 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #12 of 1,481 | #11 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.2% | #28 of 798 | #6 of 66 |
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
423
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 423 | 38.5 | 11.0:1 | 98% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 36 | 12.0:1 | 99% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 39 | 11.4:1 | 100% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 40 | 10.8:1 | 99% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 48.6 | 13.9:1 | 99% (669) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 51 | 13.7:1 | 100% (696) |
| 2010-11 | 776 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 81% (626) |
| 2000-01 | 665 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 80% (530) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 33 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Jefferson School No. 1.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (674 to 423); teachers down 21% (48.6 to 38.5).
About Thomas Jefferson School No. 1
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Passaic, New Jersey. The latest federal count shows 423 students in kindergarten through 8.
Passaic City School District, which runs Thomas Jefferson School No. 1, has 19 schools and 11,877 students.
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 enrolls a student body that is 92% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Asian and 2% Black. In Passaic County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 comes in at 14%.
Federal data list 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.0:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 11.4:1. The lunch program counts 98% of students at Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Passaic County.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Thomas Jefferson School No. 1, the prediction is 12.5% and the result is 21.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Passaic County, median household income is about $87,522, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County, which together enroll about 83,237 students.
Vincent Capuana School No. 15 is located less than a tenth of a mile from Thomas Jefferson School No. 1. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 is behind the 31.1% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 432 students in 2020-21 and 423 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Passaic City School District
- Passaic High School No. 12High · 2,484 students
- Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25Elementary · 903 students
- William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11Elementary · 805 students
- Mario Drago School No. 3Elementary · 776 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6Elementary · 754 students
- Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20Middle · 742 students
Other schools in Passaic
- Passaic High School No. 12High · 2,484 students
- Passaic Arts and Science Charter SchoolCombined · 2,175 students
- Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25Elementary · 903 students
- William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11Elementary · 805 students
- Mario Drago School No. 3Elementary · 776 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6Elementary · 754 students
Nearby schools
- Vincent Capuana School No. 150.1 mi · 147
- Passaic Preparatory Academy0.4 mi · 710
- Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering0.4 mi · 650
- Passaic High School No. 120.6 mi · 2,484
- Mario Drago School No. 30.6 mi · 776
- William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 110.6 mi · 805
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Jefferson School No. 1How large is Thomas Jefferson School No. 1?
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-08.
Is Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 have?
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Jefferson School No. 1?
At Thomas Jefferson School No. 1, the student body is approximately 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Thomas Jefferson School No. 1?
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 is overseen by Passaic City School District in Passaic County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.