📍 50 Valley View Road, Watchung, Somerset County, 07069
Valley View School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Watchung, Somerset County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Watchung Borough School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valley View School enrolls 254 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 24% Asian and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 127 | 50% |
| Asian | 61 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 254 students (1.2%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Valley View 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 21, state house district 21.
Valley View School is one of 2 schools in Watchung Borough School District, based in Watchung, New Jersey. The district serves 672 students district-wide and employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 254 students, Valley View School is smaller than the district average of about 336 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large