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Thomas Jefferson School No. 1

Serves grades KG - 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
390 Van Houten Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
Phone
(973) 470-5501
District
PASSAIC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
PASSAIC COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
462
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.8% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
43%
41%
42%
34%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
43%
13%
48%
8%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
42%
39%
48%
7%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
38%
27%
46%
7%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
42%
19%
51%
7%
33%
    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
11
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 45 9.7%
Grade 1 67 14.5%
Grade 2 55 11.9%
Grade 3 50 10.8%
Grade 4 59 12.8%
Grade 5 49 10.6%
Grade 6 37 8.0%
Grade 7 40 8.7%
Grade 8 48 10.4%
Total 462 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.6% 1.1% 41.1%
Black 4.8% 3.5% 15.3%
Hispanic 90.3% 93.7% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.3% 1.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 96.1% 94.4% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 96.1% 94.4% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 70,308 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 21,928.6 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 27.2% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.2% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.3% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 8.5% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 20,217 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 24.4% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 67.5% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.9% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.6% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.3% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.6% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.2% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 12.6% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,720 $172,852,080 39.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,535 $48,037,115 11.0%
Staff $682 $9,267,698 2.1%
General Administration $192 $2,609,088 0.6%
School Administration $1,290 $17,529,810 4.0%
Operation $2,252 $30,602,428 7.0%
Transportation $411 $5,585,079 1.3%
Other $508 $6,903,212 1.6%
Total Support $8,870 $120,534,430 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $10,561 $143,513,429 32.8%
Total Expenditures $32,151 $436,899,939 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%