Valley View School

50 Valley View Road, Watchung NJ, 7069 | Watchung Hills Regional School District | 908-755-4422
  • grades 5-8
  • students 341
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 75% 44% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 3 in Watchung
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
75%Watchung
52%New Jersey

Valley View School is a school servicing grades 5 to 8 and is located in the district of "Watchung Hills Regional School District" in Watchung, NJ. There are a total of 341 students and 30 teachers at Valley View School, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

Valley View School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 75.0%, which is 44% higher than the New Jersey average.

Valley View School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students341
Teachers30
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Valley View School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All63%
3n/a
4n/a
560-64%
655-59%
760-64%
870-74%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All87%
3n/a
4n/a
575-79%
680-84%
785-89%
8>= 95%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Valley View School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 64.7% 63.4% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 6.0% 6.3% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 20.2% 19.7% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.9% 8.1% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.3% 2.4% 1.5% 3.1%

Watchung demographics profile

StatisticWatchungNew JerseyNational
Population6,0408,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,0041,21591
Median age46.039.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)64%56%55%
Speak English84%69%79%
Speak Spanish3%16%13%

Education level achieved in Watchung

IndexWatchungNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade95.8%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school95.8%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college77.3%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree66.3%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors60.1%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters32.2%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree11.5%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate3.9%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Valley View School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.