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Thomas Jefferson Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

35 - 01 Morlot Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 · (201) 703-2240 · Part of Fair Lawn Borough School District

Fair Lawn’s School Grade A better than 85% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
1,100
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Thomas Jefferson Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Fair Lawn kids: Fair Lawn High School

On the path

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

K–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Fair Lawn High School1,687 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency49%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts66%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A, 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 ↗

35 - 01 Morlot Avenue, Fair Lawn

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5256
Grade 6265
Grade 7285
Grade 8294
Enrollment over time
1,037’20
1,068’21
1,134’22
1,145’23
1,100’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Hispanic 20%Asian 20%Two or more races 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thomas Jefferson Middle School from Fair Lawn families.

Other schools in Fair Lawn Borough School District

The district →
Westmoreland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fair Lawn
A−
359 students9:1
Radburn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Fair Lawn
A
445 students13:1
Henry B. Milnes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Fair Lawn
A+
392 students12:1
Warren Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Fair Lawn
A−
391 students11:1
John A. Forrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Fair Lawn
C+
258 students9:1
Lyncrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Fair Lawn
A
185 students11:1

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; Fair Lawn’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.