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Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 94% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a highly-regarded public middle school in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, serving 1,145 students in grades 5-8. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance that far exceeds state averages.

Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School demonstrate outstanding achievement, with 82.1% to 84.6% of students proficient or better in NJSLA English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.7% to 57.1%. In mathematics, 69.3% to 77.2% of students are proficient or better, surpassing the state average of 20.7% to 44.2%. The school's performance in advanced math courses like Algebra I and Algebra II is particularly noteworthy, with 97.4% to 100% of students proficient or better, far exceeding the state averages of 38.2% to 92.4%. When compared to nearby schools, such as Memorial Middle School in the same district, Thomas Jefferson Middle School consistently outperforms in academic achievement.

Beyond its exceptional academic results, Thomas Jefferson Middle School also stands out for its relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.1% to 16.6%, which are lower than the Fair Lawn Public School District and state averages. Additionally, the school has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 7.58% to 12.05%, compared to the district and state. Despite these lower spending levels, the school continues to deliver exceptional educational outcomes, making it a shining example of academic excellence in the region.

1,100

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,430

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 - 01 Morlot Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410-4919

(201) 703-2240

District: Fair Lawn Public School District

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Fair Lawn High School

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson Middle School:

Elementary:	Henry B. Milnes Elementary School
	John A. Forrest Elementary School
	Lyncrest Elementary School
	Radburn Elementary School
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	Warren Point Elementary School
	Westmoreland Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.2%

Hispanic:

20.2%

Asian:

19.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (71% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg68%

New Jersey avg43%

47^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Fair Lawn Public School District

59^th of 609Fair Lawn Public 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	90.0	47 of 752	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	44 of 743	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	46 of 748	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	57 of 745	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	57 of 652	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	74 of 745	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	82 of 716	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	86.3	62 of 712	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	83.5	69 of 713	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	80.6	90 of 713	87.4%	★★★★☆
2014	82.4	101 of 717	85.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	147 of 704	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	79.1	147 of 677	78.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	152 of 684	77.8%	★★★★☆
2010	78.4	141 of 677	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	72.3	203 of 664	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.7	166 of 640	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	78.3	128 of 631	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	83.7	73 of 615	88.1%	★★★★☆
2005	77.7	144 of 599	76.0%	★★★★☆
2004	78.4	145 of 588	75.3%	★★★★☆
2003	79.5	124 of 574	78.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	81.9	37 of 361	89.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	40 of 204	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	54 of 200	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	48 of 201	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	78 of 200	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	44 of 147	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	84 of 199	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	112 of 200	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	10 of 343	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	10 of 320	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	13 of 288	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	9 of 270	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	6 of 197	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	6 of 227	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	42 of 728	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	28 of 717	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	64 of 720	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	58 of 726	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	42 of 625	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	98 of 703	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	105 of 680	84.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	37 of 608	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	22 of 589	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	18 of 587	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	44 of 591	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	28 of 480	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	63 of 524	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	79 of 504	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	21 of 613	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	20 of 584	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	38 of 568	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	31 of 549	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	32 of 467	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	34 of 541	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	25 of 522	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	67 of 726	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	82 of 719	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	58 of 718	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	67 of 730	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	79 of 635	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	76 of 697	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	85 of 675	87.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	36 of 507	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.1	61 of 510	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	33 of 505	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	38 of 535	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	34 of 401	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	41 of 492	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	70.5	94 of 471	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	47 of 502	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	45 of 510	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	67 of 509	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	60 of 512	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	57 of 435	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	62 of 504	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	81 of 497	83.7%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)90th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+19 vs state

Algebra I99%+51 vs state

English Language Arts83%+28 vs state

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

Science44%+19 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)			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 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 4th 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 End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 8th 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	5-8	35 - 01 Morlot Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 703-2240	1,100	97	11.3	16.6%	596 (54.2%)	25 (2.3%)	222 (20.2%)	216 (19.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.4%)	90	47^th of 752 public middle schools	93.8%		89.8	44^th of 743 public middle schools	94.1%	3	50.6	38.0		84.6	84.0	83.4	82.1		75.7	77.2	69.3	39.1	100.0	97.4	98.2			100.0	100.0	$8,430	$04	$8,426
Glen Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Harristown Road	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	642	59	10.8	1.1%	408 (63.6%)	4 (0.6%)	26 (4.0%)	173 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	89.6	53^rd of 752 public middle schools	93.0%		85.9	74^th of 743 public middle schools	90.0%	21		43.8			86.3	82.1	88.0			71.2	76.8	25.3		92.4	92.7	100.0	100.0			$15,503	$28	$15,475
Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	12 - 00 First Street	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5470	655	69	9.5	25.6%	323 (49.3%)	23 (3.5%)	176 (26.9%)	110 (16.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.7%)	82.9	100^th of 752 public middle schools	86.7%		79.9	124^th of 743 public middle schools	83.3%	24	34.4	25.2		67.6	81.4	72.0	76.8		55.9	66.9	57.6	48.2	100.0		97.0					$9,028	$110	$8,918
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	375 River Drive	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 796-8700	569	46	12.4	53.3%	168 (29.5%)	76 (13.4%)	272 (47.8%)	42 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	30.8	506^th of 752 public middle schools	32.7%		30.6	503^rd of 743 public middle schools	32.3%	3		5.6			54.7	46.9	48.6			20.8	25.0	5.3		53.8	53.8					$6,790	$1,062	$5,728
West Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	560 Roosevelt Boulevard	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	500	57	8.8	15.0%	215 (43.0%)	13 (2.6%)	97 (19.4%)	152 (30.4%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (3.0%)	81.3	114^th of 752 public middle schools	84.8%		80	123^rd of 743 public middle schools	83.4%	9	38.8	34.9		58.3	76.7	75.6	63.0		51.2	64.7	57.3	40.2		100.0	100.0					$14,137		$14,137
East Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	190 Spring Valley Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	555	56	9.8	15.9%	224 (40.4%)	16 (2.9%)	87 (15.7%)	190 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.1%)	89.5	54^th of 752 public middle schools	92.8%		86.6	68^th of 743 public middle schools	90.8%	14	46.8	39.1		74.4	77.3	86.9	79.3		66.9	62.6	74.8	54.6		100.0	100.0					$14,097		$14,097
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	230 Hawthorne Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6460	522	51	10.1	39.7%	215 (41.2%)	20 (3.8%)	258 (49.4%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	58.7	288^th of 752 public middle schools	61.7%		48.6	358^th of 743 public middle schools	51.8%	70		10.5			75.3	75.4	66.6			35.3	41.5	16.3		90.5	90.5					$12,975	$325	$12,650
New Roberto Clemente	Public	6-8	482-506 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0240	473	45	10.5	63.0%	3 (0.6%)	54 (11.4%)	413 (87.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	742^nd of 752 public middle schools	1.3%		8.4	725^th of 743 public middle schools	2.4%	17		0.0			15.8	8.3	10.8			8.2	1.9	2.1		36.4	36.4					$13,069		$13,069
Maywood Avenue School	Public	4-8	452 Maywood Ave	Maywood	07607	Bergen County	Maywood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 845-9114	561	46	12.3	25.3%	172 (30.7%)	40 (7.1%)	239 (42.6%)	91 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	73.3	170^th of 752 public middle schools	77.4%		86.4	71^st of 743 public middle schools	90.4%	99	38.8	17.4	68.1	75.5	77.8	93.0	52.7	56.6	65.1	51.0	76.8	43.8		100.0	100.0					$12,176	$271	$11,905
Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Lanza Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 272-7020	971	87	11.1	66.6%	321 (33.1%)	88 (9.1%)	547 (56.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	31.4	499^th of 752 public middle schools	33.6%		35.5	460^th of 743 public middle schools	38.1%	39		9.7			47.0	45.3	42.4			23.3	26.2	13.5		84.8	84.8					$10,909	$146	$10,763

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