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Pequannock Valley School

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Pequannock Valley School ranks 85 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 89% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Pequannock Valley School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. With 471 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11:1, the school is part of the Pequannock Township School District, which is ranked 98 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Pequannock Valley School consistently outperforms the state average on NJSLA assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 71.7% proficiency in 6th grade ELA, 78.5% in 7th grade ELA, and 63.2% in 6th grade Math - all significantly higher than the state averages. The school's subgroup performance is particularly strong, ranking in the top 50 out of over 600 NJ middle schools for Hispanic students and top 80 for female students in ELA. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, it remains lower than the state average, ranging from 7.5% to 16.6%.

Pequannock Valley School outperforms most of the nearby middle schools, such as Washington Park School and Lakeside School, in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. The school's Algebra I performance is exceptional, with 97.9% of students proficient in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district (58.6%) and state (38.2%) averages. While the school's science proficiency is higher than the state average, it lags behind its strong performance in ELA and Math, which could be an area for the school to focus on improving.

476

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,625

Per pupil spending ?

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

493 Newark Pompton Tpke.
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444-1923

(973) 616-6050

District: Pequannock Township School District

Students who attend Pequannock Valley School usually attend:

High:

Pequannock Township High School

Feeder schools for Pequannock Valley School:

Elementary:	Hillview School
	North Boulevard School
	Stephen J. Gerace School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (66% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg62%

New Jersey avg43%

85^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 11%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 609Pequannock Township 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	84.9	85 of 752	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	110 of 743	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	114 of 748	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	94 of 745	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	90 of 652	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	90 of 745	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	110 of 716	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	83 of 712	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	125 of 713	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	82.3	81 of 713	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	81.7	112 of 717	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	84.9	63 of 704	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	81.5	117 of 677	82.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	125 of 684	81.7%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	121 of 677	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	82.1	88 of 664	86.7%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	85 of 640	86.7%	★★★★☆
2007	80.9	90 of 631	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	83.0	88 of 615	85.7%	★★★★☆
2005	77.0	155 of 599	74.1%	★★★★☆
2004	79.2	133 of 588	77.4%	★★★★☆
2003	71.4	197 of 574	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	71 of 728	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	93 of 717	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	84 of 720	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	101 of 726	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	71 of 625	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	121 of 703	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	120 of 680	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	47 of 608	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	51 of 589	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	41 of 587	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	43 of 591	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	13 of 480	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	80 of 524	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	158 of 504	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	122 of 726	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	138 of 719	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	123 of 718	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	107 of 730	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	85 of 635	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	100 of 697	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	123 of 675	81.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	102 of 507	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	49.6	204 of 510	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	136 of 505	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	55 of 535	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	60 of 401	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	158 of 492	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	109 of 471	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	79 of 502	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	112 of 510	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	127 of 509	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	109 of 512	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	95 of 435	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	85 of 504	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	105 of 497	78.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+52 vs state

English Language Arts74%+18 vs state

Mathematics59%+24 vs state

Science40%+21 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	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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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
Pequannock Valley School	Public	6-8	493 Newark Pompton Tpke.	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 616-6050	476	42	11.3	5.3%	413 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.9%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	84.9	85^th of 752 public middle schools	88.7%		81.6	110^th of 743 public middle schools	85.2%	25		39.6		71.7	78.5	72.5		63.2	68.0	38.5		97.9	97.9			$16,625	$91	$16,534
Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	5-8	90 Ryerson Road	Lincoln Park	07035	Morris County	Lincoln Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 696-5520	368	31	11.9	24.5%	231 (62.8%)	3 (0.8%)	100 (27.2%)	28 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	84.9	84^th of 752 public middle schools	88.8%		88.7	53^rd of 743 public middle schools	92.9%	31	33.0	35.1	73.0	71.9	80.0	79.0	41.0	52.2	64.8	56.8		100.0	100.0			$9,325	$188	$9,137
George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	68 Lenox Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3140	493	57	8.6	19.1%	313 (63.5%)	9 (1.8%)	119 (24.1%)	39 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	74.4	159^th of 752 public middle schools	78.9%		76.6	147^th of 743 public middle schools	80.2%	12		29.8		61.9	74.0	65.4		43.2	62.8	42.1		100.0	100.0			$16,001	$405	$15,596
Schuyler Colfax Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Hamburg Turnpike	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3130	650	68	9.5	10.2%	448 (68.9%)	17 (2.6%)	90 (13.8%)	72 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	87	69^th of 752 public middle schools	90.8%		87	64^th of 743 public middle schools	91.4%	5		40.9		81.3	79.0	75.9		56.7	67.2	46.4		98.0	98.0			$15,872	$277	$15,595
Lakeside School	Public	6-8	316 Lakeside Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	370	32	11.4	34.9%	213 (57.6%)	10 (2.7%)	122 (33.0%)	19 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	63.7	246^th of 752 public middle schools	67.3%		59.9	278^th of 743 public middle schools	62.6%	32		15.8		77.5	67.2	76.0		43.2	47.2	16.0		68.8	68.8			$12,048	$371	$11,677
Richard Butler School	Public	5-8	30 Pearl Place	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2079	291	31	9.5	34.4%	175 (60.1%)	3 (1.0%)	101 (34.7%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	64.1	242^nd of 752 public middle schools	67.8%		64.8	237^th of 743 public middle schools	68.1%	5	35.6	13.5	59.4	72.2	75.3	65.8	45.8	41.3	53.4	18.9		87.5	87.5			$9,699	$85	$9,614
Anthony Wayne Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Garside Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 389-2120	617	69	8.9	12.0%	395 (64.0%)	12 (1.9%)	113 (18.3%)	75 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	78.2	141^st of 752 public middle schools	81.3%		80.5	120^th of 743 public middle schools	83.8%	21		25.6		70.3	69.1	72.4		51.6	59.4	54.8		100.0	100.0			$15,873	$277	$15,596
Walter T. Bergen Middle School	Public	5-8	225 Glenwild Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-4835	238	22	10.7	39.5%	136 (57.1%)	4 (1.7%)	82 (34.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	10 (4.2%)	46.4	384^th of 752 public middle schools	48.9%		63.7	246^th of 743 public middle schools	66.9%	138	39.7	14.0	52.9	48.9	45.8	58.9	32.4	45.9	40.7	9.3		92.8	92.8			$14,949	$125	$14,824
Pearl R. Miller Middle School	Public	6-8	117 Kiel Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5250	378	38	9.9	4.2%	288 (76.2%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.3%)	42 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	80.9	121^st of 752 public middle schools	83.9%		89.5	46^th of 743 public middle schools	93.8%	75		19.9		74.6	86.6	77.9		63.5	69.1	28.6		97.9	98.1			$16,526	$31	$16,495
Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Oak St	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-8185	446	47	9.4	8.5%	359 (80.5%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.5%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	83.2	98^th of 752 public middle schools	87.0%		87.4	62^nd of 743 public middle schools	91.7%	36		42.3		72.4	80.8	86.8		49.1	53.2	45.4	100.0	86.3	92.3	100.0	100.0	$13,567		$13,567

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