Round Valley

Round Valley, an average-sized elementary campus in LEBANON, New Jersey, part of Clinton Township School District, teaches 384 students, covering grades 3 through 5.

Across the 4 schools in Clinton Township School District (1,241 students total), Round Valley accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Round Valley shows that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Hunterdon County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Round Valley lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Round Valley tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hunterdon County put median household income runs about $141,715, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Round Valley is one of 55 public schools in Hunterdon County (combined enrollment of about 18,056 students).

The closest other public school is Lebanon Borough School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Round Valley ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 61.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 436 students in 2018 compared to 384 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 80% to 72% over that span.

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