Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Washington Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

95 Altair Dr, Turnersville, NJ 08012 · (856) 589-8248 · Part of Washington Township School District

Washington Township’s School Grade B− better than 48% of New Jersey school districts

Students
511
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Washington Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 47.3%

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

95 Altair Dr, Turnersville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten88
Grade 1102
Grade 294
Grade 374
Grade 467
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
438’20
463’21
479’22
482’23
511’24

Up 16.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Black 17%Hispanic 14%Asian 5%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thomas Jefferson Elementary School from Washington Township families.

Other schools in Washington Township School District

The district →

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