Thomas Jefferson Middle School
95 East Main St
Rockaway NJ, 07866, Morris County
Phone: 973-625-8603
Ranking: (854 out of 1,847, top 46%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8
School District: Rockaway Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 363 | 371 | 366 | 367 | 347 | 354 | 347 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 73 | 20.1% | 66 | 17.8% | 66 | 18.0% | 78 | 21.3% | 67 | 19.3% | 73 | 20.6% | 67 | 19.3% |
Grade 5: | 67 | 18.5% | 71 | 19.1% | 74 | 20.2% | 75 | 20.4% | 74 | 21.3% | 66 | 18.6% | 63 | 18.2% |
Grade 6: | 65 | 17.9% | 78 | 21.0% | 75 | 20.5% | 79 | 21.5% | 66 | 19.0% | 61 | 17.2% | 75 | 21.6% |
Grade 7: | 78 | 21.5% | 76 | 20.5% | 79 | 21.6% | 69 | 18.8% | 65 | 18.7% | 77 | 21.8% | 72 | 20.7% |
Grade 8: | 77 | 21.2% | 79 | 21.3% | 72 | 19.7% | 66 | 18.0% | 75 | 21.6% | 77 | 21.8% | 70 | 20.2% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 200 | 55.1% | 209 | 56.3% | 202 | 55.2% | 208 | 56.7% | 200 | 57.6% | 195 | 55.1% | 179 | 51.6% |
Female: | 163 | 44.9% | 162 | 43.7% | 164 | 44.8% | 159 | 43.3% | 147 | 42.4% | 159 | 44.9% | 164 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 32 | 8.8% | 36 | 9.7% | 40 | 10.9% | 45 | 12.3% | 42 | 12.1% | 41 | 11.6% | 33 | 9.5% |
Hispanic: | 89 | 24.5% | 81 | 21.8% | 70 | 19.1% | 72 | 19.6% | 66 | 19.0% | 70 | 19.8% | 69 | 19.9% |
Black: | 8 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.7% | 11 | 3.0% | 12 | 3.5% | 9 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.3% |
White: | 220 | 60.6% | 231 | 62.3% | 238 | 65.0% | 234 | 63.8% | 226 | 65.1% | 233 | 65.8% | 237 | 68.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 3.9% | 13 | 3.5% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 17.4% | 47 | 12.7% | 44 | 12.0% | 48 | 13.1% | 48 | 13.8% | 41 | 11.6% | 40 | 11.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 7.2% | 25 | 6.7% | 20 | 5.5% | 25 | 6.8% | 18 | 5.2% | 20 | 5.6% | 18 | 5.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.95 | 19.84 | 19.10 | 16.83 | 18.26 | 12.60 | 20.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 81.3% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 92.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 93.6% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 95.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 89.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 86.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 62.2% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 67.7% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 78.8% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 37.7% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 71.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 85.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 95.2% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 94.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 96.7% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 74.3% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 83.4% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 88.8% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 62.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.9% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 95.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 96.6% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 94.0% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 95.9% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 92.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 97.6% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 89.8% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 98.5% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 97.3% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 73.8% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 75.4% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 57.9% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 68.9% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 68.0% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 49.3% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.9% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 79.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 81.5% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 73.7% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 82.4% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 78.6% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.0% | 69.0% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 77.6% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 64.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 77.8% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 76.5% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 67.1% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 70.3% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 82.9% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 74.6% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 76.5% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 69.6% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 79.7% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 83.4% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 86.1% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 76.0% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 74.3% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 67.6% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 78.4% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 77.8% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 72.2% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 72.0% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 75.8% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 73.3% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 60.9% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 68.0% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.0% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 92.1% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 96% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 89.3% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.2% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 71.0% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 85.3% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 80.6% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 63.4% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 89.9% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.4% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.4% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 85.0% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 86.6% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 74.4% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 81.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 85.5% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 83.1% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 71.3% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 60.3% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 55.1% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 70.2% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 68.2% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 75.3% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 81.2% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 85.9% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 88.4% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 87.8% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 89.1% | 78.9% |
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* Thomas Jefferson Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.