Summary:
Valley View School is a high-performing public middle school located in Watchung, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 254 students. The school is part of the Watchung Borough School District, which is ranked 141 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Valley View School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 62-82 out of 745-748 schools in recent years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) exams, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 82.9% of 5th graders, 66.7% of 6th graders, 73.4% of 7th graders, and 82.4% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 52.3%, 53.2%, 53.9%, and 52.9%, respectively. In mathematics, Valley View School's proficiency rates ranged from 50% to 68.6% across the grade levels, significantly outperforming the state averages of 19.4% to 40.1%.
Valley View School's performance is consistent across different student subgroups, with high rankings for both female and male students, as well as Asian, Hispanic, and White students. The school also performs well for students with special education needs, ranking in the top 20% of New Jersey middle schools in this category. Additionally, Valley View School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.5% to 18.1% in recent years, which is lower than the state average. The school also has a very low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 1.12% to 1.19% in the past three years, indicating a relatively affluent student population. While Valley View School's overall performance is exceptional, there may be opportunities to further improve in certain areas, such as increasing the proficiency rates in 8th-grade mathematics and science.
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Detail:
Public 5-8
District:
Watchung Borough School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
79th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,487
Students who attend Valley View School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Valley View School:
Student/teacher ratio: 9.8
Number of students: 276
Racial breakdown:
White:
47.1%
Asian:
21.7%
Hispanic:
16.7%
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African American:
8.7%
Two or more races:
5.8%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 1.2%
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