Valleyview Middle School

Summary:

Valleyview Middle School is a public middle school located in Denville, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 541 students. The school is part of the Denville Township K-8 School District, which is ranked 108 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valleyview Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New Jersey, ranking 138th out of 748 schools in the 2022-2023 school year and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on NJSLA tests is exceptional, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2022-2023, 78.1% of 6th graders, 74.7% of 7th graders, and 79.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 49%, 55.7%, and 55.3%, respectively. In mathematics, Valleyview Middle School also outperforms the state, with 62% of 6th graders, 37.2% of 7th graders, and 20.8% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 34.3%, 33.8%, and 17.8%. The school's performance in Algebra I and Geometry is particularly noteworthy, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state average.

Valleyview Middle School serves a relatively diverse student population, with a higher percentage of White (69.87%) and Asian (8.32%) students compared to the state averages, and lower percentages of African American (3.14%) and Hispanic (15.53%) students. The school's strong performance across different student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, White, and special education students, suggests that the school is effectively meeting the needs of diverse learners and providing equitable educational opportunities. Nearby schools like Morris Plains Borough School, Briarcliff Middle School, and Robert R Lazar Middle School also demonstrate strong academic performance, but Valleyview Middle School stands out as a top-performing institution in the region.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 320 Diamond Spring Road
       Denville, NJ  07834


(973) 983-6535

District: Denville Township K-8 School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
138th of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,360 Help


Students who attend Valleyview Middle School usually attend:

High:    Morris Knolls High School

Feeder schools for Valleyview Middle School:

Elementary:    Lakeview Elementary School
    Riverview Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  8.7 Help
Number of students:  541

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.9%
Hispanic:
15.5%
Asian:
8.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  3.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Valleyview Middle School ranks better than 81.6% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.57. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.9%), Hispanic (15.5%), Asian (8.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 3.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valleyview Middle School is 8.7. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valleyview Middle School is $10,360.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Valleyview Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Valleyview Middle School 138th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Valleyview Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Denville Township K-8 School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Denville Township K-8 School District 108th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Valleyview Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Valleyview Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 84.51 64th 574 88.9%
2004 78.03 147th 588 75.0%
2005 79.74 121st 599 79.8%
2006 75.53 173rd 615 71.9%
2007 73.09 192nd 631 69.6%
2008 77.55 139th 640 78.3%
2009 79.04 128th 664 80.7%
2010 77.81 146th 677 78.4%
2011 81.06 115th 684 83.2%
2012 81.74 116th 677 82.9%
2013 84.57 70th 704 90.1%
2014 85.49 62nd 717 91.4%
2015 78.54 106th 713 85.1%
2016 80.37 99th 713 86.1%
2017 81.30 111th 712 84.4%
2018 78.92 133rd 716 81.4%
2019 80.92 119th 745 84.0%
2021 88.99 52nd 652 92.0%
2022 77.13 143rd 745 80.8%
2023 78.57 138th 748 81.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Valleyview Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.49 70th 471 85.1%
2019 83.46 43rd 492 91.3%
2021 79.63 41st 401 89.8%
2022 61.75 130th 535 75.7%
2023 68.41 82nd 505 83.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Valleyview Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.01 109th 680 84.0%
2019 81.96 114th 703 83.8%
2021 90.84 34th 625 94.6%
2022 79.28 128th 726 82.4%
2023 79.21 131st 720 81.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Valleyview Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.56 117th 675 82.7%
2019 83.76 94th 697 86.5%
2021 85.71 73rd 635 88.5%
2022 74.86 152nd 730 79.2%
2023 79.27 126th 718 82.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Valleyview Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.95 69th 200 65.5%
2019 61.92 80th 199 59.8%
2021 82.96 16th 147 89.1%
2022 74.53 40th 200 80.0%
2023 68.29 63rd 201 68.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valleyview Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.92 34th 504 93.3%
2019 89.13 28th 524 94.7%
2021 72.81 75th 480 84.4%
2022 70.54 109th 591 81.6%
2023 82.62 54th 587 90.8%
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Rank History for White students at Valleyview Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.21 104th 497 79.1%
2019 77.44 81st 504 83.9%
2021 81.57 47th 435 89.2%
2022 67.73 143rd 512 72.1%
2023 69.65 132nd 509 74.1%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Valleyview Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 371 3 20 2 0 n/a n/a 0 396
1989 399 1 16 6 0 n/a n/a 0 422
1990 399 7 7 7 0 n/a n/a 0 420
1991 421 2 20 8 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1992 405 5 22 8 0 n/a n/a 0 440
1993 402 7 28 3 0 n/a n/a 0 440
1994 391 5 26 4 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1995 413 3 26 7 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1996 413 3 26 7 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1998 447 6 36 16 0 n/a n/a 0 505
1999 457 11 31 15 0 n/a n/a 0 514
2000 497 15 36 9 0 n/a n/a 0 557
2001 488 16 38 15 0 n/a n/a 0 557
2002 547 8 43 20 0 n/a n/a 0 618
2003 547 8 43 20 0 n/a n/a 0 618
2004 541 11 45 24 0 n/a n/a 0 621
2005 521 18 47 25 1 n/a n/a 0 612
2006 520 20 42 33 2 n/a n/a 0 617
2007 549 19 45 37 2 n/a n/a 0 652
2008 562 19 48 30 2 n/a n/a 0 661
2009 552 11 57 29 1 0 0 0 650
2010 541 25 52 33 1 0 0 0 652
2011 552 24 58 32 0 0 1 0 667
2012 567 23 53 34 0 0 0 0 677
2013 557 17 44 38 2 0 4 0 662
2014 530 15 52 49 2 0 3 0 651
2015 506 11 50 47 1 0 7 0 622
2016 490 13 50 42 0 0 5 0 600
2017 459 14 41 47 0 0 14 0 575
2018 456 19 52 53 0 0 12 0 592
2019 426 19 58 61 1 1 21 0 587
2020 432 18 56 62 1 1 25 0 595
2021 398 14 51 63 2 1 24 0 553
2022 385 11 48 73 1 1 18 0 537
2023 378 17 45 84 1 0 16 0 541

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Valleyview Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 396 36.0 11.0 n/a
1989 422 35.0 12.0 n/a
1990 420 36.0 11.6 0.7
1991 451 34.0 13.2 0.7
1992 440 34.0 12.9 0.7
1993 440 35.0 12.6 0.9
1994 426 36.0 11.8 2.8
1995 449 36.0 12.5 2.2
1996 449 36.0 12.5 2.2
1998 505 37.4 13.5 0.2
1999 514 39.0 13.2 0.4
2000 557 41.6 13.4 0.7
2001 557 41.9 13.3 1.3
2002 618 45.0 13.7 1.6
2003 618 45.0 13.7 1.6
2004 621 46.0 13.5 2.4
2005 612 44.0 13.9 n/a
2006 617 47.0 13.1 3.9
2007 652 47.0 13.9 2.9
2008 661 40.0 16.5 1.4
2009 650 47.2 10.8 1.8
2010 652 50.0 13.0 2.3
2011 667 48.0 13.8 2.5
2012 677 56.0 12.0 4.3
2013 662 52.0 12.7 3.5
2014 651 53.0 12.2 3.1
2015 622 54.0 11.5 2.6
2016 600 53.0 11.3 3.2
2017 575 55.5 10.3 3.3
2018 592 57.5 10.2 4.6
2019 587 56.5 10.3 4.6
2020 595 61.6 9.6 3.4
2021 553 59.8 9.2 2.9
2022 537 56.8 9.4 5.2
2023 541 61.8 8.7 3.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Valleyview Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 396 36.0 11.0 n/a
1989 422 35.0 12.0 n/a
1990 420 36.0 11.6 0.7
1991 451 34.0 13.2 0.7
1992 440 34.0 12.9 0.7
1993 440 35.0 12.6 0.9
1994 426 36.0 11.8 2.8
1995 449 36.0 12.5 2.2
1996 449 36.0 12.5 2.2
1998 505 37.4 13.5 0.2
1999 514 39.0 13.2 0.4
2000 557 41.6 13.4 0.7
2001 557 41.9 13.3 1.3
2002 618 45.0 13.7 1.6
2003 618 45.0 13.7 1.6
2004 621 46.0 13.5 2.4
2005 612 44.0 13.9 n/a
2006 617 47.0 13.1 3.9
2007 652 47.0 13.9 2.9
2008 661 40.0 16.5 1.4
2009 650 47.2 10.8 1.8
2010 652 50.0 13.0 2.3
2011 667 48.0 13.8 2.5
2012 677 56.0 12.0 4.3
2013 662 52.0 12.7 3.5
2014 651 53.0 12.2 3.1
2015 622 54.0 11.5 2.6
2016 600 53.0 11.3 3.2
2017 575 55.5 10.3 3.3
2018 592 57.5 10.2 4.6
2019 587 56.5 10.3 4.6
2020 595 61.6 9.6 3.4
2021 553 59.8 9.2 2.9
2022 537 56.8 9.4 5.2
2023 541 61.8 8.7 3.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Valleyview Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $32 (0.3%) $10,328 (99.7%) $10,360

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Valleyview Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 119th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 138th of 748 Middle schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Valleyview Middle School)76.778.1
 1.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Denville Township K-8 School District)76.778.1
 1.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Valleyview Middle School)5462
 8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Denville Township K-8 School District)5462
 8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Valleyview Middle School)84.674.7
 9.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Denville Township K-8 School District)84.674.7
 9.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Valleyview Middle School)6037.2
 22.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Denville Township K-8 School District)6037.2
 22.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
7th Grade Algebra I (Valleyview Middle School)96.890.9
 5.9%
   7th Grade Algebra I (Denville Township K-8 School District)96.890.9
 5.9%
   7th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)9589.4
 5.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Valleyview Middle School)87.679.7
 7.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Denville Township K-8 School District)87.679.7
 7.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Valleyview Middle School)44.220.8
 23.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Denville Township K-8 School District)44.220.8
 23.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Valleyview Middle School)86.882
 4.8%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Denville Township K-8 School District)86.882
 4.8%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
8th Grade Geometry (Valleyview Middle School)92.696
 3.4%
   8th Grade Geometry (Denville Township K-8 School District)92.696
 3.4%
   8th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)93.480.8
 12.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Valleyview Middle School)90.584.8
 5.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Denville Township K-8 School District)90.584.8
 5.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Valleyview Middle School)92.696
 3.4%
   End of Course Geometry (Denville Township K-8 School District)92.696
 3.4%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students587541
 7.8%
African American1917
 10.5%
American Indian11
Asian5845
 22.4%
Hispanic6184
 37.7%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White426378
 11.3%
Two or More Races2116
 23.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients4.6%3.5%
 1.1%


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Valleyview Middle School ranks 138th of 748 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 541 students attended Valleyview Middle School.

Students who attend Valleyview Middle School usually go on to attend Morris Knolls High School

Students at Valleyview Middle School are 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.


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