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Valley Road School

Q: Is Valley Road School a good school?

Valley Road School ranks 383 rd of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Valley Road School is a prekindergarten–grade 8 school in Stanhope, New Jersey, with 346 students, and its results are generally above state averages. Its strongest results include upper-grade English language arts (ELA), science and Algebra I, while performance varies by grade. The most important concern is eighth-grade math: 12% of students were proficient, 11 points below the state’s 23%.

The school stands out in several comparisons, but its results are not uniformly strong. In 2025–2026, it had the highest reported grade-4 ELA result among nearby schools with data and led the four nearby schools reporting grade-5 ELA results, with 75% proficient. Algebra I proficiency was 77%, 37 points above the state; the district’s reported test results matched the school’s. In contrast, grade-3 math was 44%, below the state’s 49% and below six of eight nearby results. Grade-5 math was stronger at 72%, just behind Tinc Rd. Elementary School at 75%. ELA was above the state in every tested grade, and science was above the state in both tested grades.

Results have improved over time, though gains do not mean every grade is strong: the average ELA proficiency across grades 3–8 rose from 59% in 2023–2024 to 66% in 2025–2026, while the math average rose from 35% in 2022–2023 to 47% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger gave Valley Road a 71st-percentile ranking and four stars in 2025–2026, near the top of nearby schools; Tinc Rd. was slightly higher at the 73rd percentile. The school’s percentile rose from 42 in 2015–2016. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 10.2, compared with a nearby-school average of 11.0, and 24% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby average of 30%. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves Hispanic students was notably high: the group ranked at the 92nd percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 71st percentile.

346

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,142

Per pupil spending ?

23.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

24 Valley Road
Stanhope, NJ 07874

(973) 347-0008

District: Stanhope School District

Students who attend Valley Road School usually attend:

High:

Lenape Valley Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

Hispanic:

37.3%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New Jersey median (71st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

New Jersey avg43%

Elementary school

383^rd of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

191^st of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

184^th of 607Stanhope 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	383 of 1331	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	65.8	469 of 1347	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	448 of 1338	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	582 of 1342	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	621 of 1345	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	583 of 1317	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	503 of 1360	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	554 of 1353	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.3	675 of 1352	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.2	781 of 1346	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.9	658 of 1357	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.6	759 of 1363	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.7	822 of 1367	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.4	763 of 1363	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.6	844 of 1360	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.3	781 of 1354	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.6	860 of 1346	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.4	707 of 1338	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.3	794 of 1329	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.9	720 of 1314	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	81.1	145 of 1303	88.9%	★★★★☆
2004	71.4	418 of 1298	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	37.3	855 of 1204	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	454 of 1311	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.3	419 of 1326	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.9	248 of 1317	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	538 of 1318	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	470 of 1326	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	565 of 1290	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	293 of 1331	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	432 of 1333	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	75 of 991	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	78.8	171 of 1032	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	211 of 989	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	319 of 982	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	475 of 953	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	520 of 896	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	216 of 1002	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	49.5	483 of 1023	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	268 of 1306	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	501 of 1318	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	664 of 1313	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	587 of 1315	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	720 of 1324	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	582 of 1297	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	485 of 1335	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	647 of 1334	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	235 of 1023	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	268 of 989	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	184 of 958	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	278 of 949	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	341 of 868	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	438 of 1007	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	356 of 1001	64.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	390 of 951	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	486 of 970	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	366 of 963	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	479 of 975	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	578 of 976	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	367 of 964	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	555 of 1023	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	520 of 1022	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	191 of 743	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	53.7	319 of 752	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	342 of 743	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	251 of 748	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	291 of 745	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.3	119 of 652	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	289 of 745	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	366 of 716	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.9	306 of 712	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.3	322 of 713	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.7	306 of 713	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.4	498 of 717	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.5	479 of 704	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	77.5	167 of 677	75.3%	★★★★☆
2011	65.0	288 of 684	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.0	402 of 677	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.7	245 of 664	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.2	199 of 640	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.9	351 of 631	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.1	380 of 615	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.5	380 of 599	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	81.6	104 of 588	82.3%	★★★★☆
2003	69.8	214 of 574	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	134 of 716	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	205 of 728	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	239 of 717	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	226 of 720	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	335 of 726	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.4	129 of 625	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	258 of 703	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	364 of 680	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	115 of 589	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	55.0	238 of 608	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	201 of 714	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	42.8	396 of 726	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	444 of 719	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.9	188 of 718	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	231 of 730	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	119 of 635	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	290 of 697	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	364 of 675	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	114 of 507	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	50 of 535	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	49.4	207 of 492	57.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	80 of 490	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	49.4	251 of 502	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	219 of 510	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	259 of 509	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	213 of 512	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.5	48 of 435	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	302 of 504	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	319 of 497	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

White (2026)84th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I77%+30 vs state

English Language Arts66%+15 vs state

Mathematics50%+9 vs state

Science35%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Road School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Valley Road	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Stanhope School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0008	346	34	10.2	23.7%	185 (53.5%)	12 (3.5%)	129 (37.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	73.4	383^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	71.2%		65.8	469^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.2%	86	41.7	26.7	51.3	61.7	75.0	75.7	65.9	66.6	43.6	53.0	72.2	62.2	41.4	11.8	76.9	76.9	$18,142	$227	$17,915
Netcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 College Road	Netcong	07857	Morris County	Netcong School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0020	295	34	8.6	48.8%	104 (35.3%)	21 (7.1%)	155 (52.5%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	40.9	785^th of 1331 public elementary schools	41.0%		40.7	799^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.7%	14	36.1	13.7	32.0	53.3	50.0	35.5	60.0	50.0	40.0	30.0	47.2	18.8	17.1	9.6			$22,226	$807	$21,419
Byram Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11 Mansfield Drive	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Byram Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-1047	443	35	12.6	11.5%	354 (79.9%)	15 (3.4%)	59 (13.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	57	590^th of 1331 public elementary schools	55.7%		55.9	599^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.5%	9			54.5	49.3					48.9	53.3							$11,142		$11,142
Durban Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	616 Durban Avenue	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8807	286	25	11.4	33.6%	134 (46.9%)	15 (5.2%)	117 (40.9%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)																	$25,973	$137	$25,836
Tulsa Trail Elementary School	Public	2-3	2 Tulsa Trail	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8806	215	16	13.1	41.9%	108 (50.2%)	16 (7.4%)	79 (36.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	46.1	715^th of 1331 public elementary schools	46.3%		40.6	801^st of 1347 public elementary schools	40.5%	86			46.4						47.0								$18,907	$499	$18,408
Nixon Elementary School	Public	K-4	275 Mt Arlington Boulevard	Landing	07850	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-2564	261	26	9.8	37.2%	126 (48.3%)	16 (6.1%)	100 (38.3%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	41.4	780^th of 1331 public elementary schools	41.4%		32.4	923^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	31.5%	143			39.6	39.5					44.8	50.0							$19,752	$306	$19,446
Chester M. Stephens Elementary School	Public	K-5	99 Sunset Drive	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 691-4002	696	64	10.9	27.3%	268 (38.5%)	60 (8.6%)	161 (23.1%)	170 (24.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	66	474^th of 1331 public elementary schools	64.4%		61	524^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.1%	50	33.3		57.1	54.9	56.9				57.5	59.8	56.9						$19,463	$565	$18,898
Edith M. Decker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	446 Howard Boulevard	Mount Arlington	07856	Morris County	Mount Arlington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-6400	153	13	11.4	24.8%	65 (42.5%)	13 (8.5%)	51 (33.3%)	21 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)																	$21,342	$158	$21,184
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35 Corn Hollow Road	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-8955	346	30	11.6	16.2%	224 (64.7%)	18 (5.2%)	66 (19.1%)	29 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	59.3	563^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	57.7%		59.4	549^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.2%	14			44.4	52.1					49.2	66.6							$20,198	$71	$20,127
Tinc Rd. Elementary School	Public	K-5	24 Tinc Road	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2203	449	47	9.6	32.5%	227 (50.6%)	37 (8.2%)	125 (27.8%)	35 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	75.1	357^th of 1331 public elementary schools	73.2%		75	351^st of 1347 public elementary schools	73.9%	6	42.5		62.1	58.7	65.1				52.7	62.5	75.1						$25,883	$364	$25,519

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