📍 150 Valley Road, Clark, Union County, 07066
Valley Road School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clark, Union County. The school has 395 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clark Township Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valley Road School enrolls 395 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 289 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 16% |
| Asian | 28 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
15 of the school's 395 students (3.8%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 12 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Valley Road School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-70, state senate district 22, state house district 22.
Valley Road School is one of 5 schools in Clark Township Public School District, based in Clark, New Jersey. The district serves 2,297 students district-wide and employs 180 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 395 students, Valley Road School is close to the district average of about 459 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large