Summary:
The 08817 zip code in New Jersey is home to a single middle school, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Edison Township School District. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 323 out of 748 New Jersey middle schools in 2022-2023 to 383 out of 752 in 2024-2025, it continues to provide education to the local community.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School's academic performance is mixed, with proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics. However, the school performs better in Algebra I and Geometry, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in many cases. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% for the 2023-2024 school year is also higher than the state average, which may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.
Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.6, which could be a positive factor in providing more individualized attention and support for students. Additionally, the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $7,161, which is below the state average, suggesting the need for increased funding and resources to address the school's performance issues and support the needs of its student population, which includes a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.
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