Valley Park Elementary School

Valley Park Elementary School operates as an average-sized primary school in PENNSVILLE, New Jersey, run under Pennsville School District. Current enrollment sits at 365 students spanning grades pre-K through 1.

Pennsville School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,846 students; Valley Park Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Valley Park Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Salem County indicate median household income runs about $79,960, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Salem County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,156 students), of which Valley Park Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pennsville Middle School, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Valley Park Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Valley Park Elementary School's enrollment has rose 18% since 2018, when it stood at 310 (now 365). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 84% to 59%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.