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Jefferson School

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Jefferson School ranks 693 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

693^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson School is an elementary school located in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 236 students. The school's performance has been mixed, with its overall ranking fluctuating between 2-3 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars in recent years.

While Jefferson School has shown some strengths in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, its overall student achievement in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science has been inconsistent compared to the Lyndhurst Public School District and the state of New Jersey. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.2% to 16.7% over the past few years. Interestingly, when compared to nearby schools, such as Lincoln School in the Rutherford School District, Jefferson School's performance lags significantly, with Lincoln School consistently ranking much higher and achieving higher proficiency rates on standardized tests.

Another notable factor is the significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Jefferson School, from 21.89% in 2021-2022 to 44.07% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. This shift may have implications for the resources and support needed to address the unique educational and social-emotional needs of this student population.

256

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,025

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

336 Lake Ave.
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071-1416

(201) 896-2065

District: Lyndhurst Public School District

Students who attend Jefferson School usually attend:

High:

Lyndhurst High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

White:

35.9%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2023 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2023) to 49th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg46%

New Jersey avg46%

693^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 6 pts since 2021

From bottom 43% (2021) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Lyndhurst Public School District

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	693 of 1347	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	618 of 1338	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	600 of 1342	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	625 of 1345	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	757 of 1317	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	48.0	244 of 494	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	306 of 456	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	110 of 597	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	186 of 559	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	74 of 411	82.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	632 of 1326	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	638 of 1317	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	621 of 1318	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	600 of 1326	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	715 of 1290	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	540 of 1331	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	820 of 1333	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	334 of 1032	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	334 of 989	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	321 of 982	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	302 of 953	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	354 of 896	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.7	94 of 899	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	42.9	486 of 870	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	267 of 1023	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	247 of 939	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	220 of 910	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	162 of 863	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	33.1	586 of 839	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	217 of 948	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	41.9	581 of 942	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	691 of 1318	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	570 of 1313	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	533 of 1315	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	612 of 1324	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	751 of 1297	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	515 of 1335	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	637 of 1334	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	405 of 1023	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.1	148 of 989	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	389 of 958	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	443 of 949	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	485 of 868	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	536 of 970	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	442 of 963	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	436 of 975	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	511 of 976	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	696 of 964	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	472 of 1023	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	595 of 1022	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	62.4	273 of 745	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	324 of 716	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.4	411 of 712	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.5	346 of 713	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.3	456 of 713	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.6	367 of 717	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.7	370 of 704	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.6	463 of 677	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.3	438 of 684	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.4	462 of 677	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.0	444 of 664	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.3	305 of 640	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.7	181 of 631	71.3%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	229 of 615	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.7	137 of 599	77.1%	★★★★☆
2004	75.4	173 of 588	70.6%	★★★★☆
2003	65.9	251 of 574	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2022)51st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

White (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+6 vs state

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

Science31%~ 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)				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
Jefferson School	Public	3-5	336 Lake Ave.	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 896-2065	256	19	13.8	47.3%	92 (35.9%)	12 (4.7%)	129 (50.4%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	49	693^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	48.6%		54.3	618^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.8%	75	30.9	41.3	64.1	62.0		36.8	43.0	38.3		$8,025	$146	$7,879
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-2	319 New York Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-6390	94	5	17.6	26.6%	41 (43.6%)	4 (4.3%)	42 (44.7%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)								(n/a)										$6,528	$138	$6,390
Columbus School	Public	K-2	640 Lake Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 896-2075	102	9	10.9	34.3%	34 (33.3%)	9 (8.8%)	49 (48.0%)	7 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)										$8,454		$8,454
Franklin School	Public	K-2	360 Stuyvesant Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2077	196	14	14.0	39.8%	79 (40.3%)	3 (1.5%)	97 (49.5%)	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)										$6,440	$662	$5,778
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-3	414 Montross Avenue	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	500	33	15.0	7.4%	276 (55.2%)	12 (2.4%)	119 (23.8%)	55 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	86.2	182^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	86.5%		95.2	30^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.8%	152		73.9				69.5				$7,698	$196	$7,502
Roosevelt School	Public	3-5	530 Stuyvesant Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2068	295	22	13.7	34.6%	141 (47.8%)	5 (1.7%)	125 (42.4%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	52.9	641^st of 1347 public elementary schools	52.4%		49	683^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	49.0%	42	25.8	44.1	66.2	59.2		50.0	48.1	44.1		$6,715	$71	$6,644
School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Oak Street	Clifton	07014	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2392	165	17	9.7	55.8%	29 (17.6%)	7 (4.2%)	110 (66.7%)	15 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	18.3	1124^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.6%		33.7	888^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.6%	236	11.8	6.5	52.4	26.1		29.1	33.3	17.4		$18,003		$18,003
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-2	709 Ridge Rd	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2072	162	17	9.5	32.7%	73 (45.1%)	10 (6.2%)	62 (38.3%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)								(n/a)										$8,777	$161	$8,616
Washington School	Public	1-3	89 Wood St	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-7675	349	24	14.5	6.6%	155 (44.4%)	7 (2.0%)	81 (23.2%)	65 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.7%)	71.7	399^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.1	377^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.8%	22		53.4				67.3				$8,096	$196	$7,900
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 Washington Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8887	534	39	13.5	23.4%	212 (39.7%)	16 (3.0%)	191 (35.8%)	88 (16.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	72.7	383^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	71.6%		75	356^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.4%	27	32.9	49.3	67.8	67.5	91.0	64.4	56.3	56.3	61.5	$11,365	$259	$11,106

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