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Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Serves grades 4 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
95 East Main Street
Rockaway, NJ 07866
Phone
(973) 625-8603
District
Rockaway Borough School District
County
MORRIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
271
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.0% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Thomas Jefferson Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
47%
46%
50%
58%
43%
52%
47%
46%
50%
58%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
45%
46%
52%
46%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
40%
63%
47%
47%
33%
55%
40%
63%
47%
47%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
56%
44%
68%
54%
43%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
49%
35%
71%
54%
27%
17%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 4 56 20.7%
Grade 5 42 15.5%
Grade 6 59 21.8%
Grade 7 54 19.9%
Grade 8 57 21.0%
Total 271 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.0% 51.2% 40.1%
Black 2.6% 3.2% 15.1%
Hispanic 33.2% 37.0% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.2% 8.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.5% 20.8% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 17.7% 16.2% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.8% 4.6% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,589 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,174.6 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.6% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.5% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 32.5% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 14.5% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,641 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 4.4% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.6% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.6% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 31.2% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.6% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.1% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.7% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.8% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.1% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 5.4% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,683 $6,836,000 40.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,788 $1,503,000 9.0%
Staff $1,635 $881,000 5.3%
General Administration $1,022 $551,000 3.3%
School Administration $295 $159,000 0.9%
Operation $1,909 $1,029,000 6.1%
Transportation $219 $118,000 0.7%
Other $720 $388,000 2.3%
Total Support $8,588 $4,629,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,844 $5,306,000 31.6%
Total Expenditures $31,115 $16,771,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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