Long Valley Middle School

Long Valley Middle School is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in LONG VALLEY, New Jersey, one of the schools within Washington Township School District. The school caters to 625 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Washington Township School District, which oversees 16 schools and 9,381 students, Long Valley Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Long Valley Middle School lists that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 13% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Long Valley Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Morris County (around 19%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Long Valley Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.0%, the actual is 60.3%, a residual of -1.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Morris County shows the typical household earns roughly $137,326 per year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Long Valley Middle School is one of 156 public schools in Morris County (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students).

Old Farmers Road School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Long Valley Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.3%.

Long Valley Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Long Valley Middle School has contracted 19%, going from 776 students in 2018 to 625 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 86% to 76% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Long Valley Middle School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.