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Jefferson Elementary School

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Jefferson Elementary School ranks 531 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bergenfield, New Jersey, serving 289 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Bergenfield Borough School District, which is ranked 230 out of 609 school districts in the state.

Jefferson Elementary School has shown a mixed performance in standardized test scores compared to the district and the state. While the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was lower than the district and state, its 4th-grade and 5th-grade ELA proficiency rates were higher. In mathematics, the school's 3rd-grade and 4th-grade proficiency rates were lower, but the 5th-grade rate was higher. Notably, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was higher than the district and state.

Interestingly, the school's special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroups have performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5% and top 2% of New Jersey elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's White student subgroup has underperformed, ranking in the bottom 20% of the state. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have also fluctuated over the years, ranging from 10.1% to 16.6%. Compared to nearby schools, Malcolm S Mackay School and Ralph S Maugham School in the Tenafly Public School District and Honiss Elementary/Middle School in the Dumont Public School District have generally outperformed Jefferson Elementary School.

291

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,815

Per pupil spending ?

36.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Hickory Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621

(201) 385-8804

District: Bergenfield Borough School District

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roy W. Brown Middle School
High:	Bergenfield High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

Asian:

23.7%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2017 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2017) to 61st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Bergenfield Borough School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg46%

531^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Bergenfield Borough School District

230^th of 609Bergenfield Borough School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	531 of 1347	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	547 of 1338	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.3	351 of 1342	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	345 of 1345	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	398 of 1317	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	332 of 1360	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	274 of 1353	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.0	260 of 1352	80.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.8	359 of 1346	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	56.5	618 of 1357	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.0	512 of 1363	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.7	451 of 1367	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	78.9	251 of 1363	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	80.3	202 of 1360	85.1%	★★★★☆
2010	83.5	116 of 1354	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	79.2	234 of 1346	82.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.4	382 of 1338	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	75.3	283 of 1329	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	70.3	460 of 1314	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.5	853 of 1303	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	75.1	323 of 1298	75.1%	★★★★☆
2003	33.4	887 of 1204	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	267 of 330	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	277 of 340	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	184 of 346	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.7	102 of 348	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	42.6	215 of 339	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.0	110 of 370	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	152 of 370	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	670 of 1326	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	556 of 1317	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	369 of 1318	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	372 of 1326	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	403 of 1290	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	402 of 1331	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.1	203 of 1333	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	166 of 1032	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	256 of 989	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	113 of 982	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	80 of 953	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	78.2	130 of 896	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	108 of 899	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	106 of 870	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	171 of 1023	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	97.3	12 of 939	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.3	119 of 910	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	98.1	11 of 863	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	93 of 948	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	34 of 942	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	383 of 1318	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	505 of 1313	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.2	306 of 1315	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	303 of 1324	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	392 of 1297	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.0	210 of 1335	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	384 of 1334	71.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	36 of 1023	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	76.6	151 of 989	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	209 of 958	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	334 of 949	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	388 of 868	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	93.9	38 of 1001	96.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	21.4	816 of 976	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-41 vs school

White (2022)16th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+11 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

Science39%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Hickory Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8804	291	18	16.5	36.1%	42 (14.4%)	22 (7.6%)	148 (50.9%)	69 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	60.3	531^st of 1347 public elementary schools	60.6%		59.8	547^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.1%	16	39.4		40.8	67.3	75.9				38.9	36.5	65.5						$10,815	$59	$10,756
Honiss Elementary/Middle School	Public	K-8	31 Depew St	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3020	624	51	12.1	19.7%	217 (34.8%)	26 (4.2%)	255 (40.9%)	100 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)	71.2	405^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.9%		73	381^st of 1338 public elementary schools	71.5%	24	47.9	32.4	49.1	44.8	65.2	67.9	65.9	69.8	64.1	55.9	80.5	59.2	53.7	21.7	96.2	96.2	$8,229	$228	$8,001
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	49 S Summit Street	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8771	253	20	12.7	39.5%	24 (9.5%)	16 (6.3%)	141 (55.7%)	58 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.7%)	65.5	473^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	64.9%		63.3	499^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.7%	26	42.8		43.5	73.2	65.3				50.0	57.1	54.0						$9,806	$222	$9,584
Malcolm S Mackay School	Public	K-5	111 Jefferson Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7700	349	29	11.8	0.9%	147 (42.1%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	151 (43.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	91.6	88^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.5%		86.7	182^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	86.4%	94	67.9		72.1	81.4	76.0				84.1	77.3	78.5						$10,904	$29	$10,875
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 N Franklin Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8581	352	23	15.2	37.8%	47 (13.4%)	39 (11.1%)	188 (53.4%)	66 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	74.6	359^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.3%		63	505^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.3%	146	33.3		61.0	69.2	64.7				70.7	69.2	60.8						$10,856	$50	$10,806
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	80 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3040	172	18	9.5	19.2%	52 (30.2%)	13 (7.6%)	69 (40.1%)	24 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.6%)	75	352^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	73.9%		69	428^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.0%	76	53.1		50.0	72.2	71.9				58.3	61.1	56.3						$10,424	$372	$10,052
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Grant Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3050	432	33	13.0	17.4%	157 (36.3%)	15 (3.5%)	164 (38.0%)	74 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	76.6	332^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.8	270^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.8%	62	57.0		45.1	69.2	84.7				56.1	70.5	66.6						$8,269	$437	$7,832
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Murray Hill Terrace	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8582	261	25	10.6	57.1%	11 (4.2%)	25 (9.6%)	179 (68.6%)	41 (15.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	51.9	654^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.4%		60.7	534^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.1%	120	15.2		50.0	72.1	53.3				38.2	52.3	50.0						$12,367	$398	$11,969
Edward H. Bryan	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Brookside Ave	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 227-7791	555	41	13.7	1.1%	272 (49.0%)	7 (1.3%)	49 (8.8%)	204 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	94.5	38^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.2%		88.8	138^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.7%	100	75.5		74.7	79.8	88.6				84.7	81.9	88.9						$11,618	$32	$11,586
Walter Stillman School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Tenafly Road	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7710	314	28	11.1	3.2%	136 (43.3%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.7%)	136 (43.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	95.1	32^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	97.6%		93.1	60^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.5%	28	75.4		81.1	86.0	86.6				83.1	88.0	80.3						$12,810	$25	$12,785

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 14% White, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Bergenfield Borough School District

Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks 531^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roy W. Brown Middle School
High : Bergenfield High School

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

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