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Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks 209 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 72% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a public middle school in Lodi, New Jersey, serving 705 students in grades 6-8. This school stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top 25% of middle schools in the state.

Academically, Thomas Jefferson Middle School excels, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts significantly higher than the state average, ranging from 75.8% to 81% across grades 6-8. In Mathematics, the school also performs above the state benchmark, with 6th grade at 34.5%, 7th grade at 36.8%, and 8th grade at 30.5% proficiency. The school's performance in Algebra I is particularly impressive, with 100% of students proficient or better in the 8th grade and end-of-course assessments. Compared to nearby schools like Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton and Hackensack Middle School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School stands out as the highest-performing institution.

The school's commitment to equity is evident in its strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, White students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs. The school's ranking for these subgroups is often in the top 25% or top 50% of New Jersey middle schools, indicating a focus on inclusive education. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is exceptional, ranking in the top 5% of New Jersey middle schools in this category.

686

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,692

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 First Street
Lodi, NJ 07644

(973) 478-8662

District: Lodi School District

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lodi High School

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson Middle School:

Elementary:	Columbus School
	Hilltop School
	Roosevelt School
	Washington School
	More...
	Wilson School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.1%

White:

20.6%

Asian:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2019 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (54% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (72nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2019) to 72nd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg49%

New Jersey avg43%

209^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

258^th of 609Lodi 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	69.0	209 of 752	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	206 of 743	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	197 of 748	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	168 of 745	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	41.4	339 of 652	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.6	93 of 745	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	146 of 716	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	153 of 712	78.5%	★★★★☆
2016	55.4	313 of 713	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.5	470 of 713	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.8	481 of 717	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.4	465 of 704	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.8	420 of 677	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.9	391 of 684	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.3	314 of 677	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.4	312 of 664	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	374 of 640	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.7	470 of 631	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.8	427 of 615	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.0	353 of 599	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.9	426 of 588	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	45.9	392 of 574	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	64 of 359	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	47 of 352	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	33 of 361	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	18 of 356	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	57.3	76 of 291	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	95.0	8 of 326	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	18 of 326	94.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	84 of 204	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	100 of 200	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	123 of 201	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.2	60 of 200	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	27.5	111 of 147	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.2	32 of 199	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	111 of 200	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	53 of 343	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	31 of 320	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.4	35 of 288	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	34.7	173 of 270	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	65 of 197	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.4	20 of 227	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	15 of 202	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	211 of 728	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	212 of 717	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	193 of 720	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	144 of 726	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	45.5	304 of 625	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.6	107 of 703	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	127 of 680	81.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	87 of 608	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	111 of 589	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	88 of 587	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	59 of 591	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	44.1	236 of 480	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.2	15 of 524	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	13 of 504	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	39 of 613	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	31 of 584	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	29 of 568	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	24 of 549	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	57.9	118 of 467	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	96.4	11 of 541	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	16 of 522	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	203 of 726	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	203 of 719	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	210 of 718	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	196 of 730	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	38.0	342 of 635	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.0	114 of 697	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	156 of 675	76.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	55 of 507	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	69 of 510	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	73 of 505	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	67 of 535	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	55 of 492	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	86 of 471	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	92 of 502	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	99 of 510	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	113 of 509	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	114 of 512	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	160 of 435	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.3	49 of 504	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	62.3	173 of 497	65.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts79%+22 vs state

Mathematics38%+4 vs state

Science14%-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)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 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	75 First Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-8662	686	59	11.5	65.9%	141 (20.6%)	41 (6.0%)	440 (64.1%)	51 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	69	209^th of 752 public middle schools	72.2%		67.9	206^th of 743 public middle schools	72.3%	3		14.3				79.1	78.1	78.8				34.2	46.2	33.7		100.0	100.0			$7,692	$133	$7,559
Hasbrouck Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	365 Boulevard	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 393-8170	417	37	11.2	21.8%	187 (44.8%)	12 (2.9%)	156 (37.4%)	49 (11.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	73.5	167^th of 752 public middle schools	77.8%		69.8	194^th of 743 public middle schools	73.9%	27		19.7				77.0	74.3	55.1				59.5	53.9	38.2		100.0	100.0			$10,295	$114	$10,181
Muhammad Ali School Number 23	Public	7-8	63 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	442	53	8.3	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	430 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7.2	744^th of 752 public middle schools	1.1%		5.3	743^rd of 743 public middle schools	0.0%	1		0.5					17.7	24.8					9.2			2.2	2.2
Ellen Ochoa School Number 22	Public	4-6	95 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	613	54	11.3	99.7%	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	591 (96.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	4.8			8.1	12.2	13.9				10.0	12.3	12.7
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
Wood-Ridge Intermediate School	Public	4-6	151 First Street	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	256	22	11.9	19.5%	126 (49.2%)	12 (4.7%)	86 (33.6%)	26 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)	52.9			65.6	82.3	71.7				63.8	60.9	55.3								$11,759	$116	$11,643
Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20	Public	2-8	19 Henry Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	742	55	13.4	100.0%	10 (1.3%)	13 (1.8%)	690 (93.0%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	62.1	257^th of 752 public middle schools	65.8%		62.7	254^th of 743 public middle schools	65.8%	3	42.4	21.5	68.8	73.7	72.8	81.6	79.8	69.9	53.8	60.5	49.6	53.1	34.8		63.7	31.0	41.3	77.2	77.2	$7,620	$653	$6,967
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
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Public, Charter	5-8	1255 Main Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 278-7707	185	10	18.5	54.1%	58 (31.4%)	5 (2.7%)	93 (50.3%)	26 (14.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	52.6	328^th of 752 public middle schools	56.4%		59.4	281^st of 743 public middle schools	62.2%	47	18.8	12.0			25.0	51.8	51.8	63.8			18.8	39.3	48.1	27.8		72.7	72.7			$9,165	$577	$8,588
Alfred S. Faust Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Uhland Street	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	East Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 804-3100	240	26	9.3	51.7%	63 (26.3%)	16 (6.7%)	122 (50.8%)	29 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	66.2	230^th of 752 public middle schools	69.4%		69.4	196^th of 743 public middle schools	73.6%	34		20.2				69.8	78.0	70.2				47.4	42.6	18.2		94.4	94.4			$14,389	$243	$14,146

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Middle School?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School are 64% Hispanic, 21% White, 7% Asian, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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

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

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 686 students attended Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

What district is Thomas Jefferson Middle School in?

Lodi School District

Is Thomas Jefferson Middle School a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks 209^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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