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Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks 383 rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 49% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a public middle school located in Edison, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 948 students. It is part of the Edison Township School District, which is ranked 198 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Thomas Jefferson Middle School's performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts ranged from 49.5% to 60.3%, compared to the district's 66.5% to 74.1% and the state's 56.1% to 57.1%. In NJSLA Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 4.5% to 37.2%, significantly lower than the district's 4.3% to 53% and the state's 20.7% to 39.8%. However, the school performs better in NJSLA Algebra I, with proficiency rates ranging from 43% to 98.2%, which are higher than the district and state averages.

Within the same school district, Herbert Hoover Middle School and Woodrow Wilson Middle School generally outperform Thomas Jefferson Middle School in academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. However, Thomas Jefferson Middle School performs better than some nearby schools outside the district, such as Conackamack Middle School, Theodore Schor Middle School, and Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased, which may be a concern and could be impacting academic outcomes, and the growing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests that the school is serving an increasingly economically disadvantaged population.

954

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,161

Per pupil spending ?

45.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 Division Street
Edison, NJ 08817

(732) 650-5290

District: Edison Township School District

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Edison High School

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson Middle School:

Elementary:	John Marshall Elementary School
	Lindeneau Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.6%

Hispanic:

26.0%

African American:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Edison Township School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg44%

383^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Edison Township School District

198^th of 609Edison Township 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	46.5	383 of 752	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	348 of 743	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	323 of 748	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	346 of 745	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	271 of 652	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	323 of 745	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	271 of 716	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	284 of 712	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.2	247 of 713	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.6	255 of 713	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.3	301 of 717	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.1	312 of 704	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.2	375 of 677	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.9	357 of 684	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.9	366 of 677	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.5	321 of 664	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.6	274 of 640	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.6	245 of 631	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.6	209 of 615	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.3	294 of 599	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.5	187 of 588	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	71.0	204 of 574	64.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	227 of 359	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	177 of 352	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	227 of 361	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	219 of 356	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	156 of 291	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	119 of 326	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	152 of 326	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	140 of 204	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	136 of 200	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	117 of 201	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	121 of 200	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	90 of 147	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	116 of 199	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	119 of 200	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	112 of 343	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	52 of 320	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	67 of 288	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	41 of 270	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	46 of 197	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	58 of 227	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	67 of 202	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	384 of 728	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	364 of 717	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	310 of 720	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	342 of 726	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	254 of 625	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	325 of 703	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	291 of 680	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	492 of 608	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	443 of 589	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	361 of 587	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	416 of 591	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	310 of 480	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	380 of 524	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	297 of 504	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	408 of 613	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	356 of 584	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	278 of 568	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	265 of 549	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	298 of 467	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	182 of 541	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	168 of 522	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	324 of 726	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	286 of 719	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	303 of 718	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	337 of 730	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	267 of 635	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	295 of 697	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	237 of 675	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	301 of 507	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	323 of 510	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	359 of 505	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	442 of 535	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	238 of 401	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	366 of 492	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	323 of 471	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	429 of 502	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	442 of 510	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	430 of 509	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	480 of 512	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	422 of 435	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	438 of 504	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	371 of 497	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-30 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry96%+35 vs state

Algebra I61%+13 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-6 vs state

Science20%~ state avg

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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)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Division Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5290	954	68	13.9	45.6%	113 (11.8%)	146 (15.3%)	248 (26.0%)	416 (43.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.4%)	46.5	383^rd of 752 public middle schools	49.1%		49.2	348^th of 743 public middle schools	53.2%	35		20.1		49.5	60.3	57.9			37.2	32.1	4.5	98.2	43.0		60.7	95.8		95.8			$7,161	$237	$6,924
Highland Park Middle School	Public	6-8	330 Wayne Street	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-2400	349	34	10.4	46.1%	119 (34.1%)	33 (9.5%)	116 (33.2%)	52 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	41.6	424^th of 752 public middle schools	43.6%		33.5	477^th of 743 public middle schools	35.8%	53		23.8		52.5	53.2	56.6			28.4	22.8	6.6	89.5	44.8		62.5	72.7		72.7			$10,200	$462	$9,738
Edgar Middle School	Public	5-8	49 Brunswick Avenue	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8770	761	64	11.8	10.0%	340 (44.7%)	30 (3.9%)	101 (13.3%)	233 (30.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.0%)	86.8	70^th of 752 public middle schools	90.7%		88.7	55^th of 743 public middle schools	92.6%	15	59.5	36.0	86.8	85.7	86.0	80.2		81.7	73.3	65.4	27.1	98.0	97.2		97.4	100.0		100.0			$7,842		$7,842
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Woodrow Wilson Drive	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2870	1,206	88	13.7	13.9%	45 (3.7%)	26 (2.2%)	65 (5.4%)	1,041 (86.3%)	15 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	81	120^th of 752 public middle schools	84.0%		85.7	75^th of 743 public middle schools	89.9%	45		47.4		79.5	81.4	85.8			67.2	54.0	7.2	94.7	72.0		83.7	96.3		96.3			$6,900		$6,900
Conackamack Middle School	Public	6-8	5205 Witherspoon Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 699-1577	466	42	11.0	33.9%	65 (13.9%)	105 (22.5%)	93 (20.0%)	183 (39.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	66.3	227^th of 752 public middle schools	69.8%		66.7	219^th of 743 public middle schools	70.5%	8		19.6		66.6	72.4	71.3			45.5	53.2	15.1	100.0	75.5		82.0	100.0		100.0			$8,022		$8,022
Herbert Hoover Middle School	Public	6-8	174 Jackson Avenue	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 452-2940	1,060	81	13.1	44.3%	158 (14.9%)	140 (13.2%)	266 (25.1%)	459 (43.3%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (2.8%)	46.4	386^th of 752 public middle schools	48.7%		49.1	350^th of 743 public middle schools	52.9%	36		22.1		54.6	59.3	60.4			35.9	20.7	2.1	92.0	42.0		59.1	97.2		97.2			$7,148	$238	$6,910
Churchill Junior High School	Public	7-9	18 Norton Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 353-0915	2,080	162	12.8	25.8%	889 (42.7%)	123 (5.9%)	259 (12.5%)	727 (35.0%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	73 (3.5%)	71.7	184^th of 752 public middle schools	75.5%		67.5	213^th of 743 public middle schools	71.3%	29		29.4			70.6	65.3	62.9			60.0	19.5	99.2	83.3	9.4	63.3	95.0	40.8	56.2	100.0	100.0	$10,489		$10,489
Pathways Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Van Dyke Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 745-5300	262			93.5%	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	247 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5							(n/a)				24.8	27.6				4.8	13.8
Linwood School	Public	5-6	25 Linwood Place	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 289-3600	761	85	9.0	62.7%	102 (13.4%)	156 (20.5%)	363 (47.7%)	104 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)								(n/a)	18.0		34.2	37.9				23.0	23.4												$8,392	$665	$7,727
New Brunswick Middle School	Public	6-8	1125 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	829	99	8.3	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	795 (95.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13	672^nd of 752 public middle schools	10.6%		12.5	681^st of 743 public middle schools	8.3%	9		1.6		25.7	19.6	32.2			5.8	13.5	5.6		48.9		48.9						$10,184		$10,184

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Middle School

What district is Thomas Jefferson Middle School in?

Edison Township School District

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 954 students attended Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Thomas Jefferson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School usually go on to attend Edison High School

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Middle School?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School are 44% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 15% African American, 12% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Thomas Jefferson Middle School a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks 383^rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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