Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340390002524
Oak Valley Elementary School
525 COLLEGE BLVD, WENONAH, NJ 08090 · (856) 415-9218 · Gloucester County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
113 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 22% |
This year's 1st grade class (61) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
46.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 38.2% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Oak Valley Elementary School
Oak Valley Elementary School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Valley Elementary School this school | 337 | 33.5% | 36.8% |
| Main Road School NEWFIELD | 345 | 32.2% | 42.3% |
| Avon Elementary School HADDONFIELD | 305 | 33.4% | 47.5% |
| Broad Street Elementary School GIBBSTOWN | 290 | 32.8% | 30.4% |
| Pohatcong Township School PHILLIPSBURG | 318 | 31.4% | 37.2% |
| Aura Elementary School GLASSBORO | 350 | 30.0% | 46.8% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Oak Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #820 of 1,290 | #24 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #659 of 1,319 ▲ 116 | #19 of 35 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #941 of 1,319 ▼ 52 | #25 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #956 of 1,562 | #31 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #765 of 1,390 | #28 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #889 of 1,392 | #30 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #802 of 1,481 | #19 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #476 of 798 | #11 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
337
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 337 | 29.1 | 11.6:1 | 34% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 29.1 | 12.0:1 | 29% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 30.6 | 12.0:1 | 28% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 31% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 30.6 | 12.1:1 | 37% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 33 | 11.9:1 | 32% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 30% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 30% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 21 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (369 to 337); teachers down 5% (30.6 to 29.1).
About Oak Valley Elementary School
Oak Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school in WENONAH, New Jersey. It reported 337 students in grades 1 through 5 in 2024-25.
Oak Valley Elementary School is a school in Deptford Township Public School District. The district has 8 schools and 4,096 students.
The share of White students at Oak Valley Elementary School is 71%, a majority. It is also 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Valley Elementary School is 11.6:1, based on 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Oak Valley Elementary School counts 34% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Gloucester County average a similar 32%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Oak Valley Elementary School outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Oak Valley Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.8%; the prediction is 47.8%.
The school's county is Gloucester County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $105,115 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Gloucester County number 86, with about 46,080 students.
Among nearby public schools, Pine Acres Early Childhood Center is closest at about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Oak Valley Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 17 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Deptford Township Public School District
- Deptford Township High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- Deptford Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Shady Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Lake Tract Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Good Intent Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Central Early Childhood CenterElementary · 310 students
Other schools in WENONAH
- Pine Acres Early Childhood CenterElementary · 298 students
- Wenonah Elementary SchoolElementary · 158 students
Other Oak Valley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Oak Valley Elementary. Oak Valley Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Oak Valley ElementaryTulare, CA · 562 students
- Oak Valley ElementaryBuellton, CA · 377 students
- OAK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Acres Early Childhood Center0.7 mi · 298
- Woodbury Heights Elementary0.8 mi · 248
- Green-Fields Elementary School0.8 mi · 479
- Wenonah Elementary School1.0 mi · 158
- Gateway Regional High School1.3 mi · 862
- Lake Tract Elementary School1.3 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Valley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Valley Elementary School?
Oak Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 337 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Oak Valley Elementary School serve?
Oak Valley Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Oak Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Oak Valley Elementary School.
How diverse is Oak Valley Elementary School?
Oak Valley Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Valley Elementary School?
Oak Valley Elementary School is overseen by Deptford Township Public School District in Gloucester County.
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