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Best kept secret at Village Elementary School?
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Enrollment
591
Elementary
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341059000398
Village Elementary School
100 Main Boulevard, Skillman, NJ 08558 · (609) 466-7606 · Somerset County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
42 students
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 277 | 47% |
| Grade 4 | 314 | 53% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Village Elementary School→Montgomery Lower Middle School→Montgomery Upper Middle School→Montgomery High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Montgomery Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.2% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 74.5% |
% 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
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 Village Elementary School
Village Elementary School's state test result (70.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Elementary School this school | 591 | 7.1% | 70.9% |
| Hatikvah International Academy Charter School East Brunswick | 657 | 8.8% | 81.9% |
| Hillside Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 476 | 2.7% | 80.2% |
| Harrison Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 522 | 0.6% | 82.9% |
| Riker Hill Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 477 | 4.0% | 72.6% |
| Brookside Elementary School MONROE TOWNSHIP | 431 | 10.2% | 59.3% |
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 Village Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #147 of 1,290 | #12 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #160 of 1,319 ▼ 31 | #11 of 42 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #282 of 1,319 ▲ 52 | #16 of 42 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #242 of 1,562 | #7 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #651 of 1,390 | #37 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #475 of 1,392 | #27 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.1% | #1,314 of 1,481 | #37 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #322 of 798 | #12 of 31 |
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
591
-43 (-7%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 954
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 591 | 53.1 | 11.1:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 57.8 | 11.1:1 | 5% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 61.4 | 10.2:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 60 | 10.6:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 66.2 | 10.3:1 | 4% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 60 | 10.6:1 | 4% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 757 | 44 | 17.2:1 | 3% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 954 | N/A | N/A | 1% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Village Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (679 to 591); teachers down 20% (66.2 to 53.1).
About Village Elementary School
Village Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Skillman, New Jersey, (ZIP code 08558). The school reports 591 students in grades 3 through 4. The school's enrollment is 46% bigger than the 405 average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Montgomery Township School District has 5 schools and 4,397 students, and Village Elementary School is one of those schools.
Asian students are the majority at Village Elementary School, with 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 20% Asian. Village Elementary School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Eligible students account for 7% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Somerset County, the average is 28%.
Village Elementary School is 8.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (70.9% versus 62.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Village Elementary School is located in Somerset County, where the median household income is $140,374, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Village Elementary School, Somerset County has 83 other public schools.
The closest public school to Village Elementary School is Orchard Hill Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Village Elementary School is behind the 74.2% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Village Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Village Elementary School dropped 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 634 to 591 students.
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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 Montgomery Township School District
- Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Montgomery Upper Middle SchoolMiddle · 760 students
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- Montgomery Lower Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
Other schools in Skillman
- Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Montgomery Upper Middle SchoolMiddle · 760 students
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- Montgomery Lower Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
Other Village Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Village Elementary. Village Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Village Elementary SchoolWest Windsor, NJ · 657 students
- VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHILTON, NY · 972 students
- Village ElementaryVictorville, CA · 763 students
- VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUNRISE, FL · 654 students
- Village Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Orchard Hill Elementary School0.7 mi · 755
- Montgomery High School1.0 mi · 1,611
- Montgomery Upper Middle School1.1 mi · 760
- Montgomery Lower Middle School1.1 mi · 680
- Princeton Charter School3.6 mi · 423
- Community Park School4.2 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Village Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Village Elementary School?
Village Elementary School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades 03-04.
What grades does Village Elementary School serve?
Village Elementary School serves grades 03-04.
How many teachers does Village Elementary School have?
Village Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Village Elementary School?
Student demographics at Village Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 56% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Village Elementary School?
Village Elementary School is overseen by Montgomery Township School District in Somerset County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.