Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340315005454
Valley Road School
150 VALLEY ROAD, CLARK, NJ 07066 · (732) 388-7900 · Union County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest 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
11.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
30 students
DISTRICT 8% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Based on grade levels within Clark Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.6pp since 2023
Math
62.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 62.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 51.9% |
% 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Valley Road School
Valley Road School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Road School this school | 390 | 7.7% | 52.4% |
| Memorial School Emerson | 374 | 9.4% | 51.0% |
| Dickerson Elementary School Chester | 356 | 6.2% | N/A |
| Packanack Elementary School WAYNE | 408 | 7.4% | 62.7% |
| Stony Brook Elementary School ROCKAWAY | 365 | 7.1% | 64.1% |
| Millington Elementary School Millington | 362 | 9.1% | 58.9% |
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 Valley Road School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #473 of 1,290 | #28 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #370 of 1,319 ▲ 141 | #25 of 93 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #363 of 1,319 ▲ 187 | #24 of 93 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #737 of 1,562 | #62 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #732 of 1,390 | #30 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #783 of 1,392 | #55 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.7% | #1,300 of 1,481 | #79 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #249 of 798 | #7 of 58 |
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
390
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
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 | 390 | 34 | 11.5:1 | 8% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 33.5 | 12.1:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 33.5 | 11.8:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 38 | 10.8:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 7% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 3% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 23 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Road School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (465 to 390); teachers up 6% (32 to 34).
About Valley Road School
Valley Road School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in CLARK, New Jersey. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 390 students.
The district for Valley Road School is Clark Township Public School District, with 5 schools and 2,268 students.
About 66% of the student body at Valley Road School is White. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Union County, the White share is about 39%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
The school's 34 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. At Valley Road School, 8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Union County is 52%.
Valley Road School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Valley Road School, the prediction is 62.0% and the result is 52.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Union County show that the median household earns about $103,202 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Union County, 180 public schools serve about 99,046 students.
Valley Road School's nearest public school is Winfield Township (about 0.8 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Valley Road School is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's enrollment decreased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clark Township Public School District
- Arthur L. Johnson High SchoolHigh · 785 students
- Frank K. HehnlyElementary · 543 students
- Carl H. Kumpf SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Clark Preschool AnnexElementary · 22 students
Other schools in CLARK
- Arthur L. Johnson High SchoolHigh · 785 students
- Frank K. HehnlyElementary · 543 students
- Carl H. Kumpf SchoolMiddle · 528 students
- Clark Preschool AnnexElementary · 22 students
Other Valley Road schools
One other US public school is named Valley Road. Valley Road School is the largest of the 2.
- Valley Road SchoolSTANHOPE, NJ · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Winfield Township0.8 mi · 141
- Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy0.8 mi · 701
- Franklin Elementary School0.9 mi · 658
- Arthur L. Johnson High School0.9 mi · 785
- Clark Preschool Annex0.9 mi · 22
- Rahway High School1.1 mi · 1,286
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Road SchoolHow large is Valley Road School?
Valley Road School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Valley Road School serve?
Valley Road School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Road School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley Road School is approximately 11.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley Road School?
At Valley Road School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Valley Road School in?
Valley Road School is part of Clark Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.