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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School ranks 649 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

649^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Turnersville, New Jersey, serving 482 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Washington Township School District, which is ranked 273 out of 609 districts in the state.

Over the past decade, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a SchoolDigger rating of 2 or 3 stars out of 5. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively well, while White and Special Education students rank in the bottom 40-50%. Additionally, the school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.9% to 19.0% in recent years.

Academically, the school's performance is mixed. While 5th-grade students perform well in English Language Arts, the school struggles in mathematics and science, with proficiency rates ranging from 34.7% to 51.6% across grade levels. When compared to other elementary schools in the district, such as Birches Elementary and Whitman Elementary, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School generally performs below average, which may be attributed to its higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

511

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,138

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 Altair Dr
Turnersville, NJ 08012-2437

(856) 589-8248

District: Washington Township School District

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Orchard Valley Middle School
High:	Washington Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

African American:

17.4%

Hispanic:

14.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Washington Township School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

New Jersey avg46%

649^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Washington Township School District

273^rd of 609Washington Township 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	52.2	649 of 1347	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	610 of 1338	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	608 of 1342	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	730 of 1345	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	767 of 1317	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	939 of 1360	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	902 of 1353	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.1	890 of 1352	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	903 of 1346	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.2	1096 of 1357	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.4	844 of 1363	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.3	814 of 1367	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.7	784 of 1363	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.1	754 of 1360	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	811 of 1354	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.0	668 of 1346	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.1	825 of 1338	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.8	845 of 1329	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	66.7	552 of 1314	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.1	711 of 1303	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.2	769 of 1298	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.1	742 of 1204	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	153 of 463	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	122 of 469	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	155 of 463	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	348 of 494	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.3	215 of 456	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.7	460 of 522	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	289 of 517	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	722 of 1326	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	595 of 1317	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	569 of 1318	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	670 of 1326	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	790 of 1290	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	896 of 1331	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	860 of 1333	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	182 of 1032	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	287 of 982	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	141 of 896	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	660 of 1023	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	373 of 939	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	291 of 910	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	544 of 863	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	235 of 839	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	26.9	700 of 948	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	583 of 942	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	520 of 1318	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	568 of 1313	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	602 of 1315	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	752 of 1324	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	704 of 1297	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	907 of 1335	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	883 of 1334	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	361 of 1023	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	258 of 989	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	373 of 958	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	340 of 949	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	495 of 868	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	542 of 1007	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	595 of 1001	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	591 of 970	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	528 of 963	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	454 of 975	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	618 of 976	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	756 of 964	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	846 of 1023	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	816 of 1022	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+4 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science31%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

The principal and teachers go above and beyond. The parents are involved and the children are happy. I love TJ. Close Quote

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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 Elementary School	Public	K-5	95 Altair Dr	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 589-8248	511	46	11.1	35.2%	315 (61.6%)	89 (17.4%)	74 (14.5%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	52.2	649^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.8%		54.8	610^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.4%	39	31.3	46.9	44.8	67.5		51.6	37.9	45.7		$10,138	$625	$9,513
Birches Elementary School	Public	K-5	416 Westminster Blvd	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-1290	472	46	10.2	22.9%	363 (76.9%)	25 (5.3%)	62 (13.1%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	70.1	426^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.4%		79.1	292^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	78.2%	134	30.6	50.7	75.0	80.6		53.6	58.8	60.3		$12,502	$337	$12,165
Bells Elementary School	Public	K-5	227 Greentree Rd	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-8441	571	49	11.6	20.8%	423 (74.1%)	27 (4.7%)	91 (15.9%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59.4	551^st of 1347 public elementary schools	59.1%		52.8	638^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.3%	87	35.2	58.4	55.8	57.5		58.4	50.5	44.3		$10,606	$198	$10,408
Dorothy L. Bullock School	Public	1-5	370 New St E	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	701	59	11.9	49.9%	191 (27.2%)	234 (33.4%)	184 (26.2%)	35 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.6%)	15.7	1164^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.6%		21.6	1048^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.7%	116	15.7	14.4	27.0	30.3		20.5	30.9	27.1
Wedgwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	236 Hurffville Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-8110	465	47	9.8	31.6%	296 (63.7%)	92 (19.8%)	58 (12.5%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	53.7	631^st of 1347 public elementary schools	53.2%		43.2	753^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	43.7%	122	29.5	50.0	53.3	61.5		54.8	33.4	53.9		$11,304	$614	$10,690
Hurffville Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Hurffville Grenloch Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-7459	544	48	11.3	17.1%	413 (75.9%)	39 (7.2%)	72 (13.2%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	73.1	375^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.2%		73.6	370^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.3%	5	44.9	50.0	66.7	83.2		51.0	61.3	66.3		$9,904	$230	$9,674
Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	827 Whitman School Dr	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-1103	566	48	11.8	23.5%	399 (70.5%)	41 (7.2%)	89 (15.7%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	72.8	382^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	71.6%		80.5	276^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.4%	106	51.1	51.6	67.9	83.7		61.1	48.2	58.1		$10,724	$322	$10,402
Pitman Elementary School	Public	2-6	138 East Holly Avenue	Pitman	08071	Gloucester County	Pitman Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 589-0636	430	33	13.1	26.7%	364 (84.7%)	10 (2.3%)	38 (8.8%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	48.8	697^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.3%					(n/a)	25.7	53.8	57.8	53.2	53.4	60.2	46.5	30.9	31.3
J. Harvey Rodgers School	Public	PK-K	301 Georgetown Rd	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	274	25	11.0	23.4%	101 (36.9%)	78 (28.5%)	64 (23.4%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)								(n/a)
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	400 Hudson Avenue	Pitman	08071	Gloucester County	Pitman Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-2526	269	24	11.2	24.9%	225 (83.6%)	7 (2.6%)	30 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)								(n/a)										$13,553	$202	$13,351

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