Van Derveer Elementary School

Van Derveer Elementary School, a big primary school in Somerville, New Jersey, one of the schools within Somerville Public School District, works with 745 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Van Derveer Elementary School sits 84% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Somerville Public School District (2,156 students total), Van Derveer Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Van Derveer Elementary School records that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 36% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 43% of students at Van Derveer Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Somerset County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Van Derveer Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.6%, the actual is 39.9%, a residual of -2.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Somerset County put the typical household earns roughly $140,374 per year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Van Derveer Elementary School is one of 84 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students).

Adamsville Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Van Derveer Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.6%.

Van Derveer Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Van Derveer Elementary School has decreased 9%, going from 816 students in 2018 to 745 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 36% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

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