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Somerville Public School District

At a glance

339^thof 609 New Jersey districts▲ 71

Better than 44% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

51 West Cliff Street
Somerville, NJ 08876·(908) 218-4100·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 44.3% of districts

Schools

2,156

Students

Top rankedSomerville High School191^st of 434 New Jersey high schools

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Biggest riser

Van Derveer Elementary School up 155 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Somerville Public School District in New Jersey consists of three schools: Somerville High School, Van Derveer Elementary School, and Somerville Middle School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and is known for its strong academic performance, particularly at the high school level.

Somerville High School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, consistently ranking in the top 200 high schools in New Jersey and maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 91.3% and a low dropout rate of 1.0%. Academically, Somerville High School students perform above the state average in several key subject areas, including English Language Arts, Algebra II, and Science.

While Van Derveer Elementary School and Somerville Middle School may not have the same level of recognition as the high school, they still demonstrate strong academic performance in certain areas. Somerville Middle School stands out for its exceptional Algebra I proficiency rates, with 78.9% of 8th-grade students scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Van Derveer Elementary School students show strong performance in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates exceeding 50% in 4th and 5th grades.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Somerville High School	Public	9-12	222 Davenport Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 218-4108	1,072	94	11.4	26.3%	562 (52.4%)	99 (9.2%)	275 (25.7%)	82 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.4%)	51.8	191^st of 434 public high schools	56.0%		50.1	200^th of 429 public high schools	53.4%	9	72.4			43.4							51.8								17.4	16.7	26.9	26.5	75.0	75.0	$10,063	$35	$10,028
Somerville Middle School	Public	6-8	51 West Cliff Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4107	339	39	8.6	42.2%	119 (35.1%)	29 (8.6%)	142 (41.9%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	47.1	374^th of 752 public middle schools	50.3%		34.7	467^th of 743 public middle schools	37.1%	93			22.1					51.4	53.4	50.0					29.9	40.1	18.6	78.9		78.9					$12,292	$261	$12,031
Van Derveer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Union Avenue	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4105	745	74	10.0	43.0%	312 (41.9%)	58 (7.8%)	270 (36.2%)	62 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	49.3	689^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.8%		36.7	844^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.9%	155		29.1			39.3	58.1	66.0					47.1	40.4	40.4											$11,128	$449	$10,679

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District	0.82 mi	1	156^th
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	1.4 mi	11	139^th
Somerset County Educational Services Commission School Distr	2.09 mi	3
Manville School District	2.39 mi	4	523^rd
Hillsborough Township Public School District	3.22 mi	9	103^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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