Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEBANON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340846003018
Valley View School
400 ROUTE 513, CALIFON, NJ 07830 · (908) 832-2175 · Hunterdon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
47 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Valley View School→Woodglen School
Based on grade levels within Lebanon Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +17.6pp since 2023
Math
58.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
260
-42 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 9.0:1
% White
86%
was 91%
% Hispanic
8%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Valley View School
Located at 400 ROUTE 513, in CALIFON, New Jersey, Valley View School is a close-knit elementary-level community that hosts 260 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of Lebanon Township School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Valley View School sits 36% leaner than that benchmark.
Within Lebanon Township School District, which oversees 2 schools and 532 students, Valley View School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Valley View School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest consists of 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Valley View School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Valley View School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.3%; this one delivers 57.9%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Hunterdon County) records that median household income runs about $141,715, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Valley View School is one of 55 public schools in Hunterdon County (combined enrollment of about 18,056 students).
Nearest neighbor: Califon Public School, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Valley View School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.7%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Valley View School has edged down 14%, going from 302 students in 2018 to 260 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 8% across the same window.
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Hunterdon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,160
Census ACS
Median income
$141,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
18,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lebanon Township School District
- Woodglen SchoolMiddle · 272 students
Other schools in CALIFON
- Woodglen SchoolMiddle · 272 students
- Tewksbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
- Old Turnpike SchoolMiddle · 217 students
- Califon Public SchoolElementary · 94 students
- ESC AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Califon Public School0.8 mi · 94
- Woodglen School1.8 mi · 272
- Voorhees High School2.3 mi · 733
- High Bridge Elementary School3.8 mi · 219
- High Bridge Middle School4.0 mi · 130
- Old Turnpike School4.1 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About Valley View SchoolHow many students attend Valley View School?
Valley View School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades PK-04.
Is Valley View School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley View School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Valley View School have?
Valley View School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Valley View School?
Student demographics at Valley View School are roughly 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Valley View School in?
Valley View School is part of Lebanon Township School District.
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