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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340603000428
Union Valley Elementary School
1300 JARVIS ROAD, SICKLERVILLE, NJ 08081 · (856) 309-5031 · Camden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
182 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
49.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.4% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.4% | 51.1% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Union Valley Elementary School
Union Valley Elementary School's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Valley Elementary School this school | 530 | 34.3% | 42.9% |
| Bobby's Run Elementary School LUMBERTON | 457 | 35.7% | 35.5% |
| Lake Tract Elementary School DEPTFORD | 409 | 38.1% | 33.1% |
| Holly Hills Elementary School WESTAMPTON | 460 | 37.2% | 38.8% |
| Ashbrook Elementary School LUMBERTON | 371 | 29.6% | N/A |
| Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School MAPLEWOOD | 423 | 22.7% | 46.9% |
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 Union Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #686 of 1,290 | #40 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #586 of 1,319 ▼ 61 | #34 of 85 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #725 of 1,319 ▲ 11 | #40 of 85 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #335 of 1,562 | #13 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #781 of 1,390 | #43 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #179 of 1,392 | #20 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #786 of 1,481 | #49 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.6% | #94 of 545 | #9 of 40 |
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
530
+54 (+11%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 530 | 45.7 | 11.6:1 | 34% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 45.3 | 11.2:1 | 29% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 44.3 | 11.3:1 | 31% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 44 | 10.8:1 | 27% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 42.3 | 10.3:1 | 27% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 42 | 11.0:1 | 22% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 18% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (436 to 530); teachers up 8% (42.3 to 45.7).
About Union Valley Elementary School
In SICKLERVILLE, New Jersey, part of Camden County, Union Valley Elementary School is an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 530 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Union Valley Elementary School is one school in an 11-school district, Gloucester Township Public Schools, which enrolls 6,502 students.
Union Valley Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 42%. The remaining students are 32% Black, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Camden County, the White share is about 55%. By the diversity index, Union Valley Elementary School comes in at 69%.
The school reported 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.6:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 11.4:1. Eligible students account for 34% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Camden County is 16 points.
Union Valley Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.4%. Union Valley Elementary School scores 42.9%.
Census estimates describe Camden County this way: median household income is about $88,755, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Camden County number 158 and enroll about 82,104.
Nearby, John H. Glenn School is about 0.8 miles away. Union Valley Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Union Valley Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.9% against a local average of 27.7%.
Union Valley Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Union Valley Elementary School went from 476 students to 530.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gloucester Township Public Schools
- Ann A. Mullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Glen Landing Middle SchoolMiddle · 795 students
- Chews Elementary SchoolElementary · 716 students
- Charles W. Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Erial Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Loring Flemming Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
Other schools in SICKLERVILLE
- Camden County Technical School-GTCHigh · 1,403 students
- Ann A. Mullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Erial Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Winslow Township Elementary School SixMiddle · 534 students
- Winslow Township Elementary School FourElementary · 517 students
- Winslow Township Elementary School ThreeElementary · 464 students
Other Union Valley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Union Valley Elementary. Union Valley Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Union Valley ElemHutchinson, KS · 435 students
Nearby schools
- John H. Glenn School0.8 mi · 469
- Erial Elementary School0.9 mi · 643
- Camden County Technical School-GTC1.1 mi · 1,403
- James W. Lilley Elementary School1.2 mi · 519
- Dr. Albert M. Bean School1.3 mi · 364
- Pine Hill Middle School1.3 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Union Valley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Union Valley Elementary School?
Union Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Union Valley Elementary School serve?
Union Valley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Union Valley Elementary School have?
Union Valley Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Union Valley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Union Valley Elementary School are roughly 42% White, 14% Hispanic, 32% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Union Valley Elementary School in?
Union Valley Elementary School is part of Gloucester Township Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.