Jefferson Middle School
155 Hilton Ave
Union NJ, 07083, Union County
Phone: 908-851-6560
Ranking: 
(1,450 out of 1,847, bottom 21%)*
(1,450 out of 1,847, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 5
School District: Union Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 49 | 38 | 36 | 45 | 46 | |||||
| Total Students: | 525 | 530 | 573 | 567 | 569 | |||||
| Grade 5: | 525 | 100.0% | 530 | 100.0% | 561 | 97.9% | 550 | 97.0% | 555 | 97.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 2.1% | 17 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 267 | 50.9% | 281 | 53.0% | 287 | 50.1% | 304 | 53.6% | 281 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 258 | 49.1% | 249 | 47.0% | 286 | 49.9% | 263 | 46.4% | 284 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 47 | 9.0% | 52 | 9.8% | 63 | 11.0% | 51 | 9.0% | 64 | 11.2% |
| Hispanic: | 91 | 17.3% | 86 | 16.2% | 95 | 16.6% | 98 | 17.3% | 111 | 19.5% |
| Black: | 243 | 46.3% | 242 | 45.7% | 265 | 46.2% | 250 | 44.1% | 255 | 44.8% |
| White: | 134 | 25.5% | 148 | 27.9% | 148 | 25.8% | 160 | 28.2% | 139 | 24.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.4% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 119 | 22.7% | 141 | 26.6% | 126 | 22.0% | 119 | 21.0% | 141 | 24.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 9.9% | 41 | 7.7% | 66 | 11.5% | 59 | 10.4% | 70 | 12.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.71 | 13.95 | 15.92 | 11.00 | 12.40 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 86.5% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 47.4% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 56.3% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 55.0% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 53.3% | 60.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.5% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59.8% | 59.8% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 65.8% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 68.2% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 78.0% | 80.6% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Jefferson Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.