Enrollment
276
Middle
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATCHUNG BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341719005318
Valley View School
50 Valley View Road, Watchung, NJ 07069 · (908) 755-4422 · Somerset County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
6 students
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 78 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 23% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Watchung Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
73.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
65.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.4% | 65.4% |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 60.8% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 View School
Valley View School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View School this school | 276 | 2.2% | 65.3% |
| East Hanover Middle School EAST HANOVER | 325 | 3.4% | 69.2% |
| New Providence Middle School NEW PROVIDENCE | 396 | 2.0% | 72.3% |
| Ridgedale Middle School FLORHAM PARK | 321 | 2.2% | 62.2% |
| Emil A. Cavallini Middle School UPPER SADDLE RIVER | 389 | 0.8% | 73.9% |
| Briarcliff Middle School Mountain Lakes | 263 | 1.1% | 77.6% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 View School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #57 of 433 | #4 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #78 of 437 ▲ 11 | #6 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #114 of 437 ▼ 47 | #7 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #382 of 445 | #21 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #69 of 417 | #7 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #57 of 419 | #5 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.2% | #416 of 436 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #62 of 282 | #5 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
276
+7 (+3%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 205
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 276 | 30 | 9.2:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 28 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 29 | 8.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 29 | 9.3:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 29.6 | 11.5:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 29 | 11.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 246 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 1% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 205 | 17 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley View School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (341 to 276); teachers up 1% (29.6 to 30).
About Valley View School
Valley View School is one of the public schools in Watchung, New Jersey. It is a low-enrollment middle school. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 276 students. By comparison, middle schools in New Jersey enroll about 578 students on average.
The district, Watchung Borough School District, has 667 students enrolled across 2 schools.
The largest group at Valley View School is White students, at 48%. After that, the student body is 21% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put Somerset County at about 52% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Valley View School scores 69%.
Staffing at Valley View School comes to 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.2:1. Middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. Valley View School counts 2% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Somerset County report 28%.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 65.0%. Valley View School scores 65.3%.
The county, Somerset County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $140,374, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Valley View School, Somerset County has 84 public schools.
Valley View School is about 1.3 miles from Watchung Hills Regional High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 37.5% on proficiency, and Valley View School is above that at 65.3%.
The NCES locale for Valley View School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 276, from 269 in 2020-21.
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Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Watchung Borough School District
- Bayberry SchoolElementary · 391 students
Other Valley View schools
8 other US public schools in 5 states are named Valley View. Valley View School is the 6th largest of the 9.
- Valley View SchoolMONTVILLE TOWNSHIP, NJ · 360 students
- Valley View SchoolCALIFON, NJ · 260 students
- Valley View SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 577 students
- Valley View SchoolBOUNTIFUL, UT · 426 students
- Valley View SchoolGreat Falls, MT · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Watchung Hills Regional High School1.3 mi · 1,653
- Warren Middle School1.4 mi · 547
- Woodland School1.4 mi · 212
- North Plainfield High School1.4 mi · 1,141
- Stony Brook School1.5 mi · 272
- North Plainfield Middle School1.6 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Valley View SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Valley View School?
Valley View School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Valley View School serve?
Valley View School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley View School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley View School is approximately 9.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Valley View School?
Student demographics at Valley View School are roughly 48% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 21% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Valley View School?
Valley View School is overseen by Watchung Borough School District in Somerset County.
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