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Jefferson Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

200 Hickory Avenue, Bergenfield, NJ 07621 · (201) 385-8804 · Part of Bergenfield Borough School District

Bergenfield’s School Grade B better than 61% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
291
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Bergenfield kids: Roy W. Brown Middle School

On the path

Where Bergenfield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Jefferson Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Roy W. Brown Middle School761 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

200 Hickory Avenue, Bergenfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten38
Grade 150
Grade 242
Grade 350
Grade 450
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
278’20
266’21
284’22
289’23
291’24

Up 4.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%Asian 24%White 14%Black 8%Two or more races 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jefferson Elementary School from Bergenfield families.

Other schools in Bergenfield Borough School District

The district →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bergenfield
B−
443 students14:1
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bergenfield
B−
352 students15:1
Hoover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bergenfield
C+
261 students11:1
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bergenfield
B−
253 students13:1
Roy W. Brown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bergenfield
B−
761 students12:1
Bergenfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bergenfield
B
1,239 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Bergenfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.