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Valleyview Middle School

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Valleyview Middle School ranks 115 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Valleyview Middle School is a public middle school located in Denville, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 539 students. The school is part of the Denville Township K-8 School District, which is ranked 85 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valleyview Middle School consistently ranks among the top 20% of middle schools in New Jersey, with students performing exceptionally well on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) exams. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 71.5% to 87.3%, compared to the state averages of 56.1% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, Valleyview's proficiency rates ranged from 39.3% to 61.9%, compared to the state averages of 20.7% to 39.8%. The school's students also excel in advanced math courses, with 100% proficiency in Algebra I for 7th grade and 94% proficiency in Algebra I and 100% proficiency in Geometry for 8th grade, far exceeding the state averages.

Valleyview Middle School's performance is particularly strong across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs. The school's rankings for these subgroups are consistently in the top 20-30% of New Jersey middle schools, with some subgroups, such as Asian students and students with special needs, ranking in the top 5-10%. Additionally, Valleyview Middle School has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent student population. When compared to nearby schools, such as Briarcliff Middle School in Mountain Lakes, Valleyview Middle School outperforms many of its neighbors in academic performance, with higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings.

571

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,360

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 Diamond Spring Road
Denville, NJ 07834

(973) 983-6535

District: Denville Township K-8 School District

Students who attend Valleyview Middle School usually attend:

High:

Morris Knolls High School

Feeder schools for Valleyview Middle School:

Elementary:	Lakeview Elementary School
	Riverview Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.9%

Hispanic:

14.2%

Asian:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (66% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

New Jersey avg44%

115^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 15%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^th of 609Denville Township K-8 School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	115 of 752	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	101 of 743	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	138 of 748	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	143 of 745	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.0	52 of 652	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	119 of 745	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	133 of 716	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	111 of 712	84.4%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	99 of 713	86.1%	★★★★☆
2015	78.5	106 of 713	85.1%	★★★★☆
2014	85.5	62 of 717	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	84.6	70 of 704	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	116 of 677	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	115 of 684	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.8	146 of 677	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	128 of 664	80.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	139 of 640	78.3%	★★★★☆
2007	73.1	192 of 631	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.5	173 of 615	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	79.7	121 of 599	79.8%	★★★★☆
2004	78.0	147 of 588	75.0%	★★★★☆
2003	84.5	64 of 574	88.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	34 of 204	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	55 of 200	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	63 of 201	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	40 of 200	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	16 of 147	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	80 of 199	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	69 of 200	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	126 of 728	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	92 of 717	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	131 of 720	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	128 of 726	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	34 of 625	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	114 of 703	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	109 of 680	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	130 of 608	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	32 of 589	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	54 of 587	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	70.5	109 of 591	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	75 of 480	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	28 of 524	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	34 of 504	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	59.0	170 of 584	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	120 of 726	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	132 of 719	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	126 of 718	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	152 of 730	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	73 of 635	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	94 of 697	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	117 of 675	82.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	26 of 507	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	30 of 510	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	68.4	82 of 505	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	130 of 535	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	41 of 401	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	43 of 492	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	75.5	70 of 471	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	111 of 502	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	106 of 510	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	132 of 509	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	143 of 512	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	47 of 435	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	81 of 504	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	104 of 497	79.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)71st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I96%+48 vs state

English Language Arts81%+24 vs state

Mathematics50%+16 vs state

Science30%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valleyview Middle School	Public	6-8	320 Diamond Spring Road	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6535	571	55	10.4	6.0%	405 (70.9%)	10 (1.8%)	81 (14.2%)	44 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	81.3	115^th of 752 public middle schools	84.7%		82.4	101^st of 743 public middle schools	86.4%	14		30.4				71.5	84.9	87.3				45.6	61.9	39.3	100.0	94.0	95.7	100.0	100.0	$10,360	$32	$10,328
Briarcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	93 Briarcliff Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-0342	263	31	8.6	1.1%	184 (70.0%)	6 (2.3%)	13 (4.9%)	50 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	93	19^th of 752 public middle schools	97.5%		94.9	12^th of 743 public middle schools	98.4%	7		38.4				98.6	91.6	86.0				88.0	84.9	38.7		96.3	96.9			$18,304	$355	$17,949
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	4-8	95 East Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8603	299	32	9.4	32.4%	143 (47.8%)	12 (4.0%)	111 (37.1%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	64.3	239^th of 752 public middle schools	68.2%		70	192^nd of 743 public middle schools	74.2%	47	20.3	30.1		50.0	43.5	56.4	45.3	80.3		64.0	32.8	40.7	34.6	44.9		100.0	100.0			$8,950	$140	$8,810
John Hill School	Public	3-8	435 Lathrop Avenue	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Town Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 335-9700	556	65	8.4	40.1%	263 (47.3%)	33 (5.9%)	179 (32.2%)	59 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	66.3	228^th of 752 public middle schools	69.7%		80.6	119^th of 743 public middle schools	84.0%	109	39.0	16.6	48.7	53.7	52.3	52.8	79.8	73.0	64.1	39.1	43.7	39.1	63.9	28.2		94.7	94.7			$11,679	$90	$11,589
Copeland Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Lake Shore Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 627-2465	799	76	10.5	20.4%	431 (53.9%)	37 (4.6%)	233 (29.2%)	61 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.0%)	65.8	235^th of 752 public middle schools	68.8%		56.3	299^th of 743 public middle schools	59.8%	64		25.1				73.4	64.9	66.8				51.3	35.6	24.9	92.0	90.4	91.1	100.0	100.0	$15,388	$64	$15,324
Brooklawn Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Beachwood Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7551	925	84	11.0	13.2%	322 (34.8%)	35 (3.8%)	118 (12.8%)	418 (45.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.4%)	80.4	127^th of 752 public middle schools	83.1%		82.5	97^th of 743 public middle schools	86.9%	30		39.3				68.1	65.4	70.2				66.2	57.8	41.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,010	$41	$10,969
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Route 46	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7125	755	79	9.5	25.2%	197 (26.1%)	31 (4.1%)	138 (18.3%)	370 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	76.5	148^th of 752 public middle schools	80.3%		76.2	150^th of 743 public middle schools	79.8%	2		31.9				71.4	63.2	65.0				67.1	54.4	33.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,269	$430	$10,839
Dover Middle School	Public	7-8	302 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2040	481	44	10.9	66.5%	26 (5.4%)	22 (4.6%)	426 (88.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.8	496^th of 752 public middle schools	34.0%		35.8	458^th of 743 public middle schools	38.4%	38		6.8					44.3	43.6					26.8	16.5		84.1	84.1			$6,203	$489	$5,714
Robert R Lazar Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Changebridge Road	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	798	76	10.5	4.1%	429 (53.8%)	11 (1.4%)	92 (11.5%)	233 (29.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	89.6	51^st of 752 public middle schools	93.2%		92	28^th of 743 public middle schools	96.2%	23		38.1				76.3	81.3	82.4				71.1	72.6	51.6	100.0	98.9	99.0			$14,639	$70	$14,569
Morris Plains Borough School	Public	3-8	500 Speedwell Avenue	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-1650	398	45	8.7	13.6%	263 (66.1%)	19 (4.8%)	73 (18.3%)	37 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	85.7	79^th of 752 public middle schools	89.5%		90.1	42^nd of 743 public middle schools	94.3%	37	49.4	20.3	60.0	86.1	78.9	85.1	84.1	84.4	72.3	73.8	70.6	82.6	59.4	65.2		100.0	100.0			$12,826		$12,826

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