Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Summary:

Thomas Jefferson Middle School is a public middle school located in Lodi, New Jersey, serving 694 students in grades 6-8. This school stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently outperforming the state average in academic achievement.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School excels in several key areas. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state averages, with 75.8% and 34.5% proficiency in 6th grade, respectively, compared to the state's 49% and 34.3%. The school also ranks highly for the performance of specific student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with Special Education needs or from Low Socioeconomic Status backgrounds. Over the past several years, Thomas Jefferson Middle School has consistently ranked in the top half of New Jersey middle schools, earning a 4-star rating even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton, Alfred S. Faust Middle School, and Hackensack Middle School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, with higher academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. Additionally, the school's diverse student population, with a significant Hispanic/Latino representation, sets it apart from some nearby schools that have higher percentages of White students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 75 First Street
       Lodi, NJ  07644


(973) 478-8662

District: Lodi School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
197th of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,692 Help


Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle School usually attend:

High:    Lodi High School

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson Middle School:

Elementary:    Columbus School
    Hilltop School
    Roosevelt School
    Washington School
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Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  694

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.5%
White:
20.9%
African American:
8.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks better than 73.7% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.27. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.5%), White (20.9%), African American (8.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 54.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Middle School is 12.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas Jefferson Middle School is $7,692.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Thomas Jefferson Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Thomas Jefferson Middle School 197th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Thomas Jefferson Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Lodi School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lodi School District 226th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 45.85 392nd 574 31.7%
2004 35.88 426th 588 27.6%
2005 56.02 353rd 599 41.1%
2006 42.79 427th 615 30.6%
2007 37.72 470th 631 25.5%
2008 54.61 374th 640 41.6%
2009 63.41 312th 664 53.0%
2010 62.27 314th 677 53.6%
2011 53.92 391st 684 42.8%
2012 48.83 420th 677 38.0%
2013 43.37 465th 704 33.9%
2014 39.84 481st 717 32.9%
2015 35.46 470th 713 34.1%
2016 55.36 313th 713 56.1%
2017 76.91 153rd 712 78.5%
2018 77.77 146th 716 79.6%
2019 82.57 93rd 745 87.5%
2021 41.37 339th 652 48.0%
2022 73.04 168th 745 77.4%
2023 69.27 197th 748 73.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.81 15th 202 92.6%
2019 84.44 20th 227 91.2%
2021 47.90 65th 197 67.0%
2022 34.72 173rd 270 35.9%
2023 75.38 35th 288 87.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.91 86th 471 81.7%
2019 80.79 55th 492 88.8%
2022 75.59 67th 535 87.5%
2023 70.17 73rd 505 85.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.43 16th 522 96.9%
2019 96.37 11th 541 98.0%
2021 57.94 118th 467 74.7%
2022 88.39 24th 549 95.6%
2023 87.08 29th 568 94.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.05 127th 680 81.3%
2019 82.63 107th 703 84.8%
2021 45.48 304th 625 51.4%
2022 77.25 144th 726 80.2%
2023 71.08 193rd 720 73.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.66 156th 675 76.9%
2019 81.96 114th 697 83.6%
2021 38.02 342nd 635 46.1%
2022 67.56 196th 730 73.2%
2023 66.71 210th 718 70.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.76 111th 200 44.5%
2019 78.19 32nd 199 83.9%
2021 27.47 111th 147 24.5%
2022 70.19 60th 200 70.0%
2023 45.13 123rd 201 38.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.19 18th 326 94.5%
2019 94.98 8th 326 97.5%
2021 57.29 76th 291 73.9%
2022 86.63 18th 356 94.9%
2023 83.59 33rd 361 90.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.98 13th 504 97.4%
2019 91.18 15th 524 97.1%
2021 44.11 236th 480 50.8%
2022 82.54 59th 591 90.0%
2023 77.20 88th 587 85.0%
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Rank History for White students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.32 173rd 497 65.2%
2019 83.33 49th 504 90.3%
2021 56.11 160th 435 63.2%
2022 72.68 114th 512 77.7%
2023 72.80 113th 509 77.8%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 271 5 9 23 2 n/a n/a 0 310
1989 263 8 12 28 7 n/a n/a 0 318
1990 292 10 14 37 1 n/a n/a 0 354
1991 291 13 21 48 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1992 269 22 25 60 0 n/a n/a 0 376
1993 230 26 32 48 0 n/a n/a 0 336
1994 219 27 28 55 0 n/a n/a 0 329
1995 241 15 34 87 0 n/a n/a 0 377
1996 241 15 34 87 0 n/a n/a 0 377
1998 226 21 43 94 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1999 238 22 58 104 0 n/a n/a 0 422
2000 359 30 78 188 0 n/a n/a 0 655
2001 378 29 83 191 0 n/a n/a 0 681
2002 403 32 90 216 0 n/a n/a 0 741
2003 403 32 90 216 0 n/a n/a 0 741
2004 379 41 85 203 0 n/a n/a 0 708
2005 357 48 84 214 0 n/a n/a 0 703
2006 326 53 89 252 0 n/a n/a 0 720
2007 304 61 88 295 0 n/a n/a 0 748
2008 271 62 86 330 0 n/a n/a 0 749
2009 284 65 51 313 0 34 0 0 747
2010 280 58 60 331 2 33 0 0 764
2011 291 75 52 351 2 27 2 0 800
2012 255 87 54 335 0 26 0 0 757
2013 245 94 47 310 0 29 1 0 726
2014 213 91 45 308 1 19 2 0 679
2015 185 87 51 361 1 14 7 0 706
2016 177 74 46 395 2 10 8 0 712
2017 202 68 48 397 1 6 10 0 732
2018 201 60 42 405 1 8 7 0 724
2019 189 59 42 415 0 4 10 0 719
2020 177 70 39 420 0 7 7 0 720
2021 152 71 48 432 0 4 8 0 715
2022 156 79 51 412 2 5 4 0 709
2023 145 59 49 427 2 3 9 0 694

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 310 26.0 11.9 n/a
1989 318 26.0 12.2 n/a
1990 354 28.0 12.6 12.4
1991 373 29.0 12.8 11
1992 376 30.0 12.5 18.9
1993 336 27.0 12.4 21.1
1994 329 27.0 12.2 21
1995 377 27.0 14.0 26
1996 377 27.0 14.0 26
1998 384 31.0 12.4 29.4
1999 422 32.0 13.2 24.4
2000 655 47.0 13.9 35.6
2001 681 47.2 14.4 34.5
2002 741 55.0 13.5 41.2
2003 741 55.0 13.5 41.2
2004 708 57.0 12.4 41.5
2005 703 53.6 13.1 n/a
2006 720 57.2 12.6 46.1
2007 748 56.2 13.3 39.7
2008 749 52.0 14.4 49.9
2009 747 59.4 12.2 55.3
2010 764 52.0 14.6 55.2
2011 800 51.2 15.6 52.5
2012 757 56.2 13.4 56
2013 726 53.8 13.4 62.1
2014 679 56.6 11.9 66.4
2015 706 55.0 12.8 65.9
2016 712 55.0 12.9 63.5
2017 732 55.0 13.3 65.4
2018 724 54.0 13.4 59.8
2019 719 52.0 13.8 56.5
2020 720 54.6 13.1 57.8
2021 715 56.3 12.6 55
2022 709 55.3 12.8 43.4
2023 694 55.3 12.5 54.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 310 26.0 11.9 n/a
1989 318 26.0 12.2 n/a
1990 354 28.0 12.6 12.4
1991 373 29.0 12.8 11
1992 376 30.0 12.5 18.9
1993 336 27.0 12.4 21.1
1994 329 27.0 12.2 21
1995 377 27.0 14.0 26
1996 377 27.0 14.0 26
1998 384 31.0 12.4 29.4
1999 422 32.0 13.2 24.4
2000 655 47.0 13.9 35.6
2001 681 47.2 14.4 34.5
2002 741 55.0 13.5 41.2
2003 741 55.0 13.5 41.2
2004 708 57.0 12.4 41.5
2005 703 53.6 13.1 n/a
2006 720 57.2 12.6 46.1
2007 748 56.2 13.3 39.7
2008 749 52.0 14.4 49.9
2009 747 59.4 12.2 55.3
2010 764 52.0 14.6 55.2
2011 800 51.2 15.6 52.5
2012 757 56.2 13.4 56
2013 726 53.8 13.4 62.1
2014 679 56.6 11.9 66.4
2015 706 55.0 12.8 65.9
2016 712 55.0 12.9 63.5
2017 732 55.0 13.3 65.4
2018 724 54.0 13.4 59.8
2019 719 52.0 13.8 56.5
2020 720 54.6 13.1 57.8
2021 715 56.3 12.6 55
2022 709 55.3 12.8 43.4
2023 694 55.3 12.5 54.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $133 (1.7%) $7,559 (98.3%) $7,692

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Thomas Jefferson Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 93rd of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 197th of 748 Middle schools
 13.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)76.775.8
 0.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Lodi School District)76.775.8
 0.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)41.534.5
 7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lodi School District)41.534.5
 7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)92.277.8
 14.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Lodi School District)92.277.8
 14.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)68.336.8
 31.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Lodi School District)68.336.8
 31.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)88.481
 7.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Lodi School District)88.481
 7.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)46.430.5
 15.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lodi School District)46.430.5
 15.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)100100
   8th Grade Algebra I (Lodi School District)100100
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Thomas Jefferson Middle School)100100
   End of Course Algebra I (Lodi School District)3932.7
 6.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students719694
 3.5%
African American5959
American Indian02
Asian4249
 16.7%
Hispanic415427
 2.9%
Pacific Islander43
 25%
White189145
 23.3%
Two or More Races109
 10%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.5%54.8%
 1.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 694 students attended Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

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

Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranks 197th of 748 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle School are 62% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% African American, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more races.


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