Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Regular School · FAIR LAWN, NJ

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a regular school school in FAIR LAWN, New Jersey, serving grades 05–08 with 1,100 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

1,100

Teachers (FTE)

96.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	596	54%
Hispanic/Latino	222	20%
Asian	216	20%
Two or more races	37	3%
Black or African American	25	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,100	565M / 535F

English Language Learners: 25 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	49.0% +23.4pp	25.6%	1,010
Reading Proficiency	66.0% +19.2pp	46.8%	1,013
Science Proficiency	40.0%	—	515

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.76 grade levels

Math

+0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

309 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

2.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,100	100%

Contact & Location

35 - 01 MORLOT AVENUE

FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410

Phone: (201)703-2240

http://tjms.fairlawnschools.org/

District

Fair Lawn Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,774

District enrollment: 5,466

Other Schools in District

Henry B. Milnes Elementary School Elementary
John A. Forrest Elementary School Elementary
Lyncrest Elementary School Elementary
Radburn Elementary School Elementary
Warren Point Elementary School Elementary
Westmoreland Elementary School Elementary
Fair Lawn High School High
Memorial Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07410) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340498000053

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD