Valley View School
50 Valley View Rd
Watchung NJ, 07069, Somerset County
Phone: 908-755-4422
Ranking: (35 out of 1,847, top 2%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Watchung Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 316 | 332 | 318 | 347 | 344 | 322 | 306 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 78 | 24.7% | 75 | 22.6% | 72 | 22.6% | 86 | 24.8% | 92 | 26.7% | 71 | 22.0% | 79 | 25.8% |
Grade 6: | 77 | 24.4% | 77 | 23.2% | 81 | 25.5% | 94 | 27.1% | 78 | 22.7% | 81 | 25.2% | 82 | 26.8% |
Grade 7: | 78 | 24.7% | 88 | 26.5% | 91 | 28.6% | 71 | 20.5% | 91 | 26.5% | 82 | 25.5% | 91 | 29.7% |
Grade 8: | 82 | 25.9% | 87 | 26.2% | 71 | 22.3% | 96 | 27.7% | 83 | 24.1% | 88 | 27.3% | 54 | 17.6% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 156 | 49.4% | 175 | 52.7% | 169 | 53.1% | 203 | 58.5% | 195 | 56.7% | 184 | 57.1% | 173 | 56.5% |
Female: | 160 | 50.6% | 157 | 47.3% | 149 | 46.9% | 144 | 41.5% | 149 | 43.3% | 138 | 42.9% | 129 | 42.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 64 | 20.3% | 67 | 20.2% | 64 | 20.1% | 69 | 19.9% | 53 | 15.4% | 47 | 14.6% | 43 | 14.1% |
Hispanic: | 23 | 7.3% | 23 | 6.9% | 20 | 6.3% | 17 | 4.9% | 19 | 5.5% | 21 | 6.5% | 20 | 6.5% |
Black: | 18 | 5.7% | 19 | 5.7% | 12 | 3.8% | 16 | 4.6% | 16 | 4.7% | 10 | 3.1% | 11 | 3.6% |
White: | 206 | 65.2% | 219 | 66.0% | 221 | 69.5% | 245 | 70.6% | 256 | 74.4% | 242 | 75.2% | 232 | 75.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.20 | 12.26 | 12.01 | 14.70 | 14.33 | 10.10 | 12.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 93.6% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 91.8% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 82.4% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 90.4% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 86.8% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 90.7% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.8% | 98.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 93.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 90.5% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 88.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 97.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.3% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.3% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.5% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 81.9% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 92.2% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 82.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 90.1% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.5% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 90.3% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 92.1% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 93.6% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 91.4% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.6% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 95.7% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 95.1% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 96.8% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 91.5% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 87.7% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.5% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 96.3% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 84.8% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 79.0% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.4% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 92.8% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 87.6% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 92.0% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 96.4% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.9% | 98.9% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 97.6% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.9% | 98.9% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 98.6% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.3% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 97.7% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 89.2% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 94.7% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 94.4% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.5% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 94.6% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 96.4% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 99.0% | 99.0% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 98.6% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.1% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 93.0% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 81.9% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 93.5% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 84.4% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 75.9% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 88.7% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 86.5% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 90.6% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 88.3% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 94.9% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 97.2% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 93.2% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 90.6% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 89.6% | 78.9% |
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* Valley View School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.