Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy (Elizabeth Public Schools SCH DIST.), New Jersey - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy is a High in Elizabeth, NJ. It currently serves 1156 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Elizabeth Public Schools School District and all schools in New Jersey.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:1156
Number of Teachers: 86
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.44

Location Info

Location: 27 Martin Luther King Jr Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Mailing Address: 27 Martin Luther King Jr Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Phone: (908)436-6767
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 307
Grade 11 287
Grade 12 249
Grade 9 313
Gender/Sex of Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 393 34.00
Female 761 65.83
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.09
Asian 9 0.78
Black or African American 193 16.70
Hispanic/Latino 878 75.95
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.09
White 72 6.23
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.25
Asian 4 1.02
Black or African American 75 19.08
Hispanic/Latino 297 75.57
White 16 4.07
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 0.66
Black or African American 118 15.51
Hispanic/Latino 581 76.35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.13
White 56 7.36

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 1.95
Black or African American 43 14.01
Hispanic/Latino 237 77.20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.33
White 19 6.19
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 43 14.98
Hispanic/Latino 223 77.70
White 20 6.97
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.40
Asian 1 0.40
Black or African American 39 15.66
Hispanic/Latino 193 77.51
White 15 6.02
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 0.64
Black or African American 68 21.73
Hispanic/Latino 225 71.89
White 18 5.75