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What tradition at Pleasant Valley School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
578
Middle
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340690000441
Pleasant Valley School
401 CEDAR RD, MULLICA HILL, NJ 08062 · (856) 223-5120 · Gloucester County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
78 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 186 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 196 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 196 | 34% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Harrison Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
72.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
67.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.8% | 67.9% |
| 2023-24 | 69.7% | 63.5% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Pleasant Valley School
Pleasant Valley School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley School this school | 578 | 13.5% | 63.2% |
| Clifton T. Barkalow School FREEHOLD | 574 | 15.0% | 54.2% |
| Grover Cleveland Middle School CALDWELL | 610 | 12.6% | 57.7% |
| Clearview Regional Middle School MULLICA HILL | 712 | 18.0% | 48.5% |
| Medford Memorial Middle School MEDFORD | 644 | 7.5% | 52.2% |
| Bayshore Middle School LEONARDO | 534 | 18.2% | 55.1% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Pleasant Valley School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #75 of 433 | #2 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #64 of 437 ▲ 9 | #1 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #121 of 437 ▼ 4 | #3 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #196 of 445 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #264 of 417 | #9 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #363 of 419 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.5% | #333 of 436 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #170 of 282 | #7 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
578
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 578 | 51 | 11.3:1 | 13% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 48 | 12.2:1 | 10% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 46 | 12.3:1 | 14% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 50 | 11.4:1 | 11% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 51.4 | 12.3:1 | 12% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 11% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 9% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Valley School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (634 to 578); teachers down 1% (51.4 to 51).
About Pleasant Valley School
Pleasant Valley School is a mid-sized middle school in New Jersey, with an address in MULLICA HILL. Students in grades 4 through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 578 students.
Within Harrison Township School District, Pleasant Valley School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 1,346 students.
The share of White students at Pleasant Valley School is 80%. Other groups include 6% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The diversity index for Pleasant Valley School is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Pleasant Valley School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1, with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. The school has 13% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Gloucester County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
Pleasant Valley School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of New Jersey public middle schools.
The model predicts 58.8% for a school in New Jersey with Pleasant Valley School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Pleasant Valley School posts 63.2%.
In Gloucester County, the median household earns about $105,115 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Gloucester County has 86 public schools with about 46,080 students, including Pleasant Valley School.
The closest school to Pleasant Valley School is Clearview Regional High School, located about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Pleasant Valley School's average proficiency of 63.2% compares with 54.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 569 in 2020-21 and 578 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Pleasant Valley School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Harrison Township School District
- Harrison Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 768 students
Other schools in MULLICA HILL
- Clearview Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Harrison Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 768 students
- Clearview Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
Other Pleasant Valley schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pleasant Valley. Pleasant Valley School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Pleasant Valley SchoolSouth Windsor, CT · 736 students
- Pleasant Valley SchoolBelt, MT · 24 students
- Pleasant Valley SchoolMarion, MT · 9 students
Nearby schools
- Clearview Regional High School0.3 mi · 1,332
- Clearview Regional Middle School0.5 mi · 712
- Harrison Township Elementary School0.8 mi · 768
- Centre City Elementary School2.4 mi · 464
- Jeffrey Clark School3.4 mi · 469
- J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School3.4 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Valley SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pleasant Valley School?
Pleasant Valley School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Pleasant Valley School serve?
Pleasant Valley School serves grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Pleasant Valley School have?
Pleasant Valley School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Pleasant Valley School?
Pleasant Valley School reports a student body of 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Valley School?
Pleasant Valley School is overseen by Harrison Township School District in Gloucester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.