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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School ranks 447 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school in North Arlington, New Jersey, serving 169 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the North Arlington School District, which is ranked 290 out of 609 districts in the state.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts and mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, 72% of 4th and 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 56% and 52.7% at the district and state levels, respectively. In math, 68% of 4th-graders and 56% of 5th-graders were proficient, exceeding the district and state averages. However, the school's science performance, with only 22.2% of 5th-graders proficient, is an area of concern.

Compared to nearby schools, George Washington Elementary and Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary, Thomas Jefferson generally outperforms them in both ELA and math. But when compared to schools in the neighboring Kearny and Belleville districts, the school's performance is more mixed, with some Kearny and Belleville schools surpassing Thomas Jefferson in certain grade levels and subjects. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, Thomas Jefferson's performance among this group is strong, ranking 266 out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools.

164

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,542

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Prospect Avenue
North Arlington, NJ 07031

(201) 991-6800

District: North Arlington School District

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Veterans Middle School
High:	North Arlington High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.6%

White:

46.3%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg46%

447^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the North Arlington School District

290^th of 609North Arlington 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	67.5	447 of 1347	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	411 of 1338	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	592 of 1342	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	651 of 1345	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	686 of 1317	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	667 of 1360	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	520 of 1353	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.3	443 of 1352	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.9	644 of 1346	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.8	674 of 1357	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.1	476 of 1363	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.1	643 of 1367	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.6	902 of 1363	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.2	699 of 1360	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	75.7	322 of 1354	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	77.5	274 of 1346	79.6%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	342 of 1338	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	75.1	295 of 1329	77.8%	★★★★☆
2006	78.8	205 of 1314	84.4%	★★★★☆
2005	81.2	142 of 1303	89.1%	★★★★☆
2004	76.4	286 of 1298	78.0%	★★★★☆
2003	63.2	559 of 1204	53.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	68.6	116 of 463	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	333 of 1326	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	286 of 1317	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	110 of 1318	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	274 of 1326	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.7	584 of 1290	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	667 of 1331	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.4	468 of 1333	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	682 of 989	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	421 of 982	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	265 of 896	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	245 of 899	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	156 of 870	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	266 of 1023	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	92.7	36 of 863	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	50.1	415 of 948	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	174 of 942	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	426 of 1318	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	424 of 1313	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	581 of 1315	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	721 of 1297	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	620 of 1335	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	514 of 1334	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	30.4	611 of 949	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.4	929 of 1007	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	85 of 970	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	75.8	190 of 963	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	559 of 975	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	438 of 976	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	595 of 964	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	610 of 1023	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	461 of 1022	54.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)91st percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)75th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)36th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2024)31st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+18 vs state

Mathematics58%+11 vs state

Science22%-8 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 (2025)	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 Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Prospect Avenue	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	164	14	12.1	43.9%	76 (46.3%)	1 (0.6%)	78 (47.6%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	67.5	447^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.8%		70.6	411^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.3%	36	22.2	61.6	72.0	72.0		50.0	68.0	56.0		$5,542	$150	$5,392
Susan B. Anthony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Beech Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	297	24	12.3	33.7%	122 (41.1%)	3 (1.0%)	134 (45.1%)	32 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	61.5	519^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.5%		63	506^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.2%	13	23.4	58.8	67.4	60.4		59.6	47.0	52.1
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Albert Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 991-6800	335	21	15.9	37.9%	147 (43.9%)	9 (2.7%)	161 (48.1%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	49.7	683^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	49.3%		51.1	654^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.1%	29	39.5	48.0	34.6	63.4		48.1	25.0	69.8		$7,120	$260	$6,860
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	733 Kearny Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 955-5100	428	40	10.7	50.2%	167 (39.0%)	3 (0.7%)	223 (52.1%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.0%)	50.8	671^st of 1347 public elementary schools	50.2%		52.8	637^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.4%	34	35.5	38.1	39.6	56.6	61.4	55.4	37.1	45.1	46.5	$8,172	$114	$8,058
Belleville PS9	Public	K-6	301 Ralph St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4337	138	8	17.2	76.8%	8 (5.8%)	5 (3.6%)	114 (82.6%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	57.6	575^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.3%		63.8	492^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	63.2%	83	20.0	50.0	74.1	65.0	85.7	50.0	29.6	40.0	50.0
Schuyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	644 Forest St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5105	437	40	10.9	65.7%	123 (28.1%)	9 (2.1%)	282 (64.5%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	38.9	829^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.5%		45.8	722^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	46.0%	107	20.9	50.0	47.5	44.3	57.8	51.9	34.2	24.2	24.6	$6,903	$258	$6,645
Belleville PS8	Public	PK, KG-6	183 Union Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4344	505	31	16.2	80.6%	31 (6.1%)	40 (7.9%)	411 (81.4%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	16.4	1159^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.0%		12.5	1193^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	10.8%	34	12.7	16.7	41.9	29.6	38.5	19.0	34.8	5.4	9.1
Belleville PS3	Public	K-6	230 Joralemon St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4341	334	28	11.9	67.7%	20 (6.0%)	21 (6.3%)	272 (81.4%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	45.5	735^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.4%		40	798^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.4%	63	26.3	34.9	55.8	57.1	62.5	25.0	44.1	47.3	35.1
Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Webster Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 991-6800	132	16	8.2	33.3%	59 (44.7%)	2 (1.5%)	58 (43.9%)	10 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	47.8	712^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.1%		59.7	549^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.0%	163	0.0	60.0	62.5	61.9		48.0	41.7	28.6		$7,991	$61	$7,930
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

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