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Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks 239 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 68% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a public middle school located in Rockaway, New Jersey, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 278 students. The school is part of the Rockaway Borough School District, which is ranked 355 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School has consistently ranked in the top half of New Jersey middle schools, with a ranking as high as 155 out of 748 in 2022-2023. The school's performance on NJSLA assessments is generally above the state average, particularly in English Language Arts, with an 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 80.3% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 57.1%. However, the school's math performance is more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. The school has shown strong performance for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students, ranking in the top half or top third of New Jersey middle schools in their respective categories. The school has also performed well for Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the top 20% of New Jersey middle schools in this category in 2023-2024.

While Thomas Jefferson Middle School generally outperforms the nearby John Hill School in Boonton, it lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Briarcliff Middle School in Mountain Lakes, which consistently ranks in the top 20 middle schools in New Jersey. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 2.4% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is a concerning trend that the school and district should address.

299

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,950

Per pupil spending ?

32.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 East Main Street
Rockaway, NJ 07866-3517

(973) 625-8603

District: Rockaway Borough School District

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Morris Hills High School

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson Middle School:

Elementary:

Lincoln Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.8%

Hispanic:

37.1%

Asian:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (68th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

New Jersey avg44%

239^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

355^th of 609Rockaway Borough 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	64.3	239 of 752	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	192 of 743	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	155 of 748	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	241 of 745	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	251 of 652	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	287 of 745	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	311 of 716	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.6	335 of 712	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.8	391 of 713	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	67.7	193 of 713	72.9%	★★★★☆
2014	63.2	312 of 717	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.0	346 of 704	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.1	318 of 677	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.9	335 of 684	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.6	185 of 677	72.7%	★★★★☆
2009	69.2	252 of 664	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.1	234 of 640	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.6	295 of 631	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.5	283 of 615	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.1	212 of 599	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.1	312 of 588	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	62.8	284 of 574	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	232 of 728	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	183 of 717	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	137 of 720	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	236 of 726	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	256 of 625	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	326 of 703	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	306 of 680	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	242 of 608	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	135 of 589	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	202 of 587	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	306 of 591	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	325 of 480	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	159 of 524	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	251 of 504	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	240 of 613	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	79 of 584	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	109 of 568	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	46.5	249 of 549	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	197 of 541	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	167 of 522	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	240 of 726	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	209 of 719	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	189 of 718	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	249 of 730	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	236 of 635	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	256 of 697	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	337 of 675	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	139 of 507	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	185 of 510	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	165 of 505	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	141 of 535	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.9	184 of 401	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	201 of 502	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	118 of 510	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	86 of 509	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	150 of 512	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	144 of 435	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	277 of 504	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	305 of 497	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Mathematics43%+4 vs state

Science25%~ 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)						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	4-8	95 East Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8603	299	32	9.4	32.4%	143 (47.8%)	12 (4.0%)	111 (37.1%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	64.3	239^th of 752 public middle schools	68.2%		70	192^nd of 743 public middle schools	74.2%	47	20.3	30.1		50.0	43.5	56.4	45.3	80.3		64.0	32.8	40.7	34.6	44.9		100.0	100.0			$8,950	$140	$8,810
Copeland Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Lake Shore Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 627-2465	799	76	10.5	20.4%	431 (53.9%)	37 (4.6%)	233 (29.2%)	61 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.0%)	65.8	235^th of 752 public middle schools	68.8%		56.3	299^th of 743 public middle schools	59.8%	64		25.1				73.4	64.9	66.8				51.3	35.6	24.9	92.0	90.4	91.1	100.0	100.0	$15,388	$64	$15,324
Dover Middle School	Public	7-8	302 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2040	481	44	10.9	66.5%	26 (5.4%)	22 (4.6%)	426 (88.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.8	496^th of 752 public middle schools	34.0%		35.8	458^th of 743 public middle schools	38.4%	38		6.8					44.3	43.6					26.8	16.5		84.1	84.1			$6,203	$489	$5,714
Valleyview Middle School	Public	6-8	320 Diamond Spring Road	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6535	571	55	10.4	6.0%	405 (70.9%)	10 (1.8%)	81 (14.2%)	44 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	81.3	115^th of 752 public middle schools	84.7%		82.4	101^st of 743 public middle schools	86.4%	14		30.4				71.5	84.9	87.3				45.6	61.9	39.3	100.0	94.0	95.7	100.0	100.0	$10,360	$32	$10,328
Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School	Public	6-8	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-1253	265	31	8.4	45.7%	53 (20.0%)	12 (4.5%)	184 (69.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	48.7	362^nd of 752 public middle schools	51.9%		44.7	382^nd of 743 public middle schools	48.6%	20		13.9				34.2	48.4	64.2				28.8	43.0	30.8		100.0	100.0			$11,173	$335	$10,838
Briarcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	93 Briarcliff Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-0342	263	31	8.6	1.1%	184 (70.0%)	6 (2.3%)	13 (4.9%)	50 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	93	19^th of 752 public middle schools	97.5%		94.9	12^th of 743 public middle schools	98.4%	7		38.4				98.6	91.6	86.0				88.0	84.9	38.7		96.3	96.9			$18,304	$355	$17,949
Brooklawn Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Beachwood Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7551	925	84	11.0	13.2%	322 (34.8%)	35 (3.8%)	118 (12.8%)	418 (45.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.4%)	80.4	127^th of 752 public middle schools	83.1%		82.5	97^th of 743 public middle schools	86.9%	30		39.3				68.1	65.4	70.2				66.2	57.8	41.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,010	$41	$10,969
Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	507 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 366-8700	959	88	10.8	14.7%	576 (60.1%)	44 (4.6%)	188 (19.6%)	121 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	27 (2.8%)	72.8	174^th of 752 public middle schools	76.9%		72.7	176^th of 743 public middle schools	76.3%	2		26.0				74.5	66.0	71.7				58.9	59.3	17.3	100.0	71.3	73.6	95.8	95.8	$10,005	$53	$9,952
Morris Plains Borough School	Public	3-8	500 Speedwell Avenue	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-1650	398	45	8.7	13.6%	263 (66.1%)	19 (4.8%)	73 (18.3%)	37 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	85.7	79^th of 752 public middle schools	89.5%		90.1	42^nd of 743 public middle schools	94.3%	37	49.4	20.3	60.0	86.1	78.9	85.1	84.1	84.4	72.3	73.8	70.6	82.6	59.4	65.2		100.0	100.0			$12,826		$12,826
Frelinghuysen Middle School	Public	6-8	West Hanover Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2200	1,078	103	10.4	45.2%	439 (40.7%)	83 (7.7%)	493 (45.7%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	51.2	343^rd of 752 public middle schools	54.4%		50.1	341^st of 743 public middle schools	54.1%	2		21.0				62.0	54.8	67.1				38.2	23.7	6.2	100.0	74.8	81.7	97.8	97.8	$11,182	$194	$10,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Is Thomas Jefferson Middle School a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks 239^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Middle School?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School are 48% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Thomas Jefferson Middle School in?

Rockaway Borough School District

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

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

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