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Van Derveer Elementary School

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Van Derveer Elementary School ranks 689 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

689^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Van Derveer Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 734 students in grades PK-5 in Somerville, New Jersey. The school is part of the Somerville Public School District, which is ranked 339 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Van Derveer Elementary School faces several challenges, including below-average test scores compared to state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 39.3% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.3% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and Hispanic students tending to perform better than African American and economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, Van Derveer generally underperforms. For instance, Crim Primary School and Sunnymead Elementary, both part of the higher-ranked Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, significantly outperform Van Derveer on test scores and other metrics. The school's declining statewide ranking, from 857th out of 1,357 schools in 2014-2015 to 689th out of 1,347 schools in 2024-2025, suggests it is struggling to keep pace with other elementary schools in New Jersey.

745

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,128

Per pupil spending ?

43%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 Union Avenue
Somerville, NJ 08876

(908) 218-4105

District: Somerville Public School District

Students who attend Van Derveer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Somerville Middle School
High:	Somerville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.9%

Hispanic:

36.2%

Asian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓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 school46%

District avg46%

New Jersey avg46%

689^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

339^th of 609Somerville Public 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	49.3	689 of 1347	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	844 of 1338	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	805 of 1342	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	802 of 1345	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	716 of 1317	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	789 of 1360	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	864 of 1353	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	940 of 1352	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.8	1002 of 1346	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.0	857 of 1357	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.3	846 of 1363	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.9	969 of 1367	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.8	959 of 1363	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.8	843 of 1360	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	821 of 1354	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.7	880 of 1346	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.3	865 of 1338	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.1	780 of 1329	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.7	734 of 1314	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.9	781 of 1303	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.2	605 of 1298	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	50.9	705 of 1204	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	351 of 463	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	358 of 469	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	385 of 463	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.8	224 of 494	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	326 of 456	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	342 of 522	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	300 of 517	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	184 of 330	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	275 of 340	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	237 of 346	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	271 of 348	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	276 of 339	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	218 of 370	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	1.4	331 of 370	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	327 of 597	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	403 of 559	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.3	208 of 499	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	165 of 489	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	133 of 411	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	206 of 463	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	740 of 1326	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	754 of 1317	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	660 of 1318	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	739 of 1326	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	770 of 1290	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	788 of 1331	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	913 of 1333	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	458 of 1032	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	674 of 989	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	624 of 982	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	542 of 953	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.8	308 of 896	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	464 of 899	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	532 of 870	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	550 of 1023	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	660 of 939	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	602 of 910	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	499 of 863	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	348 of 839	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	541 of 948	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	647 of 942	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	573 of 1318	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	869 of 1313	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	853 of 1315	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	812 of 1324	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	650 of 1297	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	727 of 1335	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	754 of 1334	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	580 of 1023	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	387 of 989	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	554 of 958	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	463 of 949	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	502 of 868	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	308 of 1007	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	396 of 1001	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	527 of 970	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	509 of 963	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	496 of 975	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	462 of 976	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	439 of 964	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	404 of 1023	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	611 of 1022	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)57th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+4 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

Science29%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Adamsville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Union Avenue	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 526-6440	461	55	8.3	25.2%	155 (33.6%)	22 (4.8%)	147 (31.9%)	103 (22.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	65.6	471^st of 1347 public elementary schools	65.0%		58.2	568^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.5%	97		51.2	57.7		65.5	57.8		$11,024	$1,018	$10,006
Somerset Elementary Academy	Public	K-8	7 Finderne Ave	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Somerset County Educational Services Commission School Distr	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 707-0070	54	11	4.9	37.0%	8 (14.8%)	20 (37.0%)	24 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)								$34,120		$34,120
Roosevelt School	Public	3-4	410 Brooks Boulevard	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-6809	213	25	8.6	64.8%	61 (28.6%)	15 (7.0%)	123 (57.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	28	985^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.9%		12	1208^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.7%	223		33.0	42.8		36.2	32.7		$10,324	$347	$9,977
Weston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	600 Newark Avenue	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-8548	404	45	8.9	59.4%	105 (26.0%)	29 (7.2%)	232 (57.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (7.4%)								(n/a)								$10,225	$1,147	$9,078
John F. Kennedy Primary School	Public	K-4	255 Woodmere Street	Raritan	08869	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-1179	431	52	8.3	41.1%	139 (32.3%)	29 (6.7%)	175 (40.6%)	68 (15.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	49.6	685^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.1%		51.8	650^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.4%	35		42.5	46.7		65.0	40.7		$9,400	$598	$8,802
Crim Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Crim Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1022	396	39	10.0	10.6%	235 (59.3%)	6 (1.5%)	49 (12.4%)	76 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	84.5	209^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.5%		80.9	268^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.0%	59		57.7	81.8		69.2	79.6		$11,542		$11,542
Sunnymead Elementary School	Public	K-4	55 Sunnymead Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 431-6600	530	40	13.3	25.3%	149 (28.1%)	41 (7.7%)	103 (19.4%)	200 (37.7%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.3%)	80.8	277^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.4%		87	174^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.0%	103		56.2	76.5		63.6	79.5		$5,627		$5,627
LaMonte-Annex Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	330 West Second Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7934	374	33	11.3	69.8%	62 (16.6%)	31 (8.3%)	256 (68.4%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)								(n/a)								$10,395	$1,991	$8,404
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	2-3	60 West High Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7933	249	33	7.5	88.0%	25 (10.0%)	24 (9.6%)	192 (77.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	10.3	1248^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.3%					(n/a)		20.0			20.0			$10,471	$990	$9,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Derveer Elementary School

What district is Van Derveer Elementary School in?

Somerville Public School District

What schools do graduates of Van Derveer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Van Derveer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Somerville Middle School
High : Somerville High School

Is Van Derveer Elementary School a good school?

Van Derveer Elementary School ranks 689^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Van Derveer Elementary School?

Students at Van Derveer Elementary School are 42% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Van Derveer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended Van Derveer Elementary School.

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