Primary Center at Jefferson

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Summit, New Jersey

Primary Center at Jefferson in Summit, New Jersey enrolled 116 students in 2024-25 with 9.8 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

143 students in 2022-23, 114 students in 2023-24, 116 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 9.8.

Students enrolled at Primary Center at Jefferson by school year2022-23: 143, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 1160501001502022-231432023-241142024-25116
Students enrolled at Primary Center at Jefferson by school year2022-23: 143, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 1160501001502022-231432023-241142024-25116
Students enrolled at Primary Center at Jefferson by school year2022-23: 143, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 1160501001502022-231432023-241142024-25116
Students enrolled at Primary Center at Jefferson by school year2022-23: 143, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 1160501001502022-231432023-241142024-25116
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314311.013.0
2023-241149.811.7
2024-251169.811.9

11.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.9; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.9; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.9; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.9; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Primary Center at Jefferson enrolled 124 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent19.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.9% of students were White, 25.9% Hispanic, 14.7% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White50.9%
  2. Hispanic25.9%
  3. Asian14.7%
  4. Black4.3%
  5. Two or more races4.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Summit

7 public elementary schools in Summit report 2024-25 enrollment; Primary Center at Jefferson is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Franklin Elementary School36912.72.4%
Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School35111.33.1%
Brayton Elementary School3359.914.6%
Washington Elementary School32311.79.9%
Jefferson Elementary School2219.424.0%
Primary Center at Wilson20314.86.4%
Primary Center at Jefferson11611.916.4%

All public schools in Summit →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Primary Center at Jefferson

  1. Primary Center at WilsonThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 203 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Edward V. Walton Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 511 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Primary Center at Jefferson with Primary Center at WilsonStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Summit Public Schools spends per student$23,870 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,870
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyPrimary Center at Jefferson is the number 1,450 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,450 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.11.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Primary Center at Jefferson

  1. How many students attend Primary Center at Jefferson?
    116 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 143 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Summit, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Primary Center at Jefferson?
    11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Primary Center at Jefferson a Title I school?
    Primary Center at Jefferson ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Primary Center at Jefferson in?
    Summit Public Schools, NCES district ID 3415900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341590002987 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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