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Thomas Jefferson School #9

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Thomas Jefferson School #9 ranks 431 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson School #9 is an elementary school in Garfield, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 369 students. The school is part of the Garfield Public School District, which is ranked 353 out of 609 districts in the state.

Thomas Jefferson School #9 consistently outperforms the Garfield district and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores, with 53% of 3rd graders, 81.8% of 4th graders, and 70.8% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 43%, 70.6%, and 65.3%, respectively. In mathematics, the school had 58.8% of 3rd graders, 63.7% of 4th graders, and 56.2% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district's 44.6%, 53.7%, and 55.2%. However, the school's performance in 5th grade science is lower than the district and state, with only 25.5% proficient or better.

The school's performance for specific student subgroups, particularly Hispanic students and English Language Learners, is impressive, with both groups ranking in the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools. Additionally, the school's performance for students with low socioeconomic status is noteworthy, ranking in the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools. Despite these strengths, the school faces challenges related to chronic absenteeism, which has fluctuated between 14.5% and 20.4%. When compared to nearby schools, such as Christopher Columbus School #8 and Washington Irving School #4, Thomas Jefferson School #9 outperforms them, but the performance gap is not as significant when compared to schools outside the Garfield district, such as Franklin School in Saddle Brook and Gantner Avenue School in Elmwood Park.

368

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,130

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

62 Alpine Street
Garfield, NJ 07026

(973) 340-5039

District: Garfield Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.0%

White:

44.6%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 49th percentile in 2021 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 68th (2025) from a 49th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the New Jersey median (68th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

New Jersey avg46%

431^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From top 23% (2019) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Garfield Public School District

353^rd of 609Garfield 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	69.3	431 of 1347	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	403 of 1338	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	290 of 1342	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	572 of 1345	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	666 of 1317	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.4	315 of 1360	76.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	44 of 597	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	67 of 559	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	417 of 1326	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	349 of 1317	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	309 of 1318	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	634 of 1326	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	593 of 1290	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	363 of 1331	72.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	101 of 1032	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	142 of 989	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	68 of 982	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.8	192 of 953	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	249 of 896	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	48 of 899	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	97 of 1023	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	28 of 939	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	34 of 910	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	74 of 839	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	25 of 948	97.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	428 of 1318	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	427 of 1313	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.8	274 of 1315	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	454 of 1324	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	668 of 1297	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.8	262 of 1335	80.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	425 of 1023	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	147 of 989	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	70 of 958	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	52.9	367 of 949	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.2	602 of 868	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	397 of 1007	60.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	305 of 970	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	279 of 963	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	182 of 975	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.1	506 of 976	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	538 of 964	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.4	100 of 1023	90.2%	★★★★★

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)93rd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+17 vs state

Mathematics59%+13 vs state

Science26%-5 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)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas Jefferson School #9	Public	PK, KG-5	62 Alpine Street	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5039	368	36	10.1	60.1%	164 (44.6%)	20 (5.4%)	173 (47.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	69.3	431^st of 1347 public elementary schools	68.0%		71.3	403^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	69.9%	28	25.5	53.0	81.8	70.8		58.8	63.7	56.2		$15,130	$159	$14,971
Franklin School	Public	K-6	95 Caldwell Avenue	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-1142	328	24	13.6	34.1%	148 (45.1%)	16 (4.9%)	128 (39.0%)	24 (7.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	35.7	875^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.0%		32.6	907^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.2%	32	25.0	42.5	36.8	36.2	64.0	46.3	29.4	22.9	34.0	$12,257	$354	$11,903
Christopher Columbus School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Cedar Street	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5038	366	33	11.2	58.5%	159 (43.4%)	19 (5.2%)	183 (50.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	45.9	728^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.0%		50.3	661^st of 1338 public elementary schools	50.6%	67	30.6	25.7	59.2	44.0		45.1	46.0	64.0		$11,164	$114	$11,050
Washington Irving School #4	Public	PK, KG-5	12 Madonna Place	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5034	441	33	13.4	57.4%	197 (44.7%)	27 (6.1%)	199 (45.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	67.6	445^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.0%		72.8	383^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	71.4%	62	35.1	48.6	84.3	69.8		41.4	63.3	61.1		$10,580	$123	$10,457
Columbus School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Westervelt Place	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-0514	265	17	15.5	60.0%	57 (21.5%)	20 (7.5%)	159 (60.0%)	19 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	67.3	451^st of 1347 public elementary schools	66.5%		65.8	471^st of 1338 public elementary schools	64.8%	20	35.3	43.6	66.7	82.0		60.0	56.5	51.0		$8,336	$314	$8,022
Gantner Avenue School	Public	K-5	99 Roosevelt Ave	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	339	30	11.3	56.9%	118 (34.8%)	21 (6.2%)	162 (47.8%)	34 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	51	667^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.5%		45.7	723^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	46.0%	56	21.5	58.6	60.5	61.1		54.3	44.2	25.4		$7,848		$7,848
Roosevelt School #7	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Lincoln Pl	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5037	282	22	12.6	59.6%	77 (27.3%)	41 (14.5%)	155 (55.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	55.5	609^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.8%		66.1	465^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.2%	144	35.7	47.6	60.4	76.2		33.3	37.5	55.8		$12,612	$175	$12,437
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 N Main Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-8513	358	27	13.2	64.0%	82 (22.9%)	20 (5.6%)	215 (60.1%)	36 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	64.8	483^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	64.1%		51.8	649^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.5%	166	26.7	70.1	83.7	60.0		63.9	52.9	26.7		$6,490	$192	$6,298
Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Passaic Avenue	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-8511	148	13	11.3	68.9%	44 (29.7%)	10 (6.8%)	90 (60.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	65.3	477^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.6%		67.5	450^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.4%	27	15.2	64.5	80.0	67.7		61.3	65.0	48.5		$7,918	$310	$7,608
Wilson School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Union Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 473-8189	382	26	14.6	67.8%	73 (19.1%)	18 (4.7%)	258 (67.5%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	70.9	411^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.5%		68.9	431^st of 1338 public elementary schools	67.8%	20	37.3	72.1	73.4	76.8		61.9	32.8	62.7		$6,821	$334	$6,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson School #9

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson School #9?

Students at Thomas Jefferson School #9 are 47% Hispanic, 45% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson School #9?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Thomas Jefferson School #9.

What district is Thomas Jefferson School #9 in?

Garfield Public School District

Is Thomas Jefferson School #9 a good school?

Thomas Jefferson School #9 ranks 431^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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