Pleasant Valley School
Public middle school, grades 4 to 6 · Mullica Hill, New Jersey
Pleasant Valley School in Mullica Hill, New Jersey enrolled 578 students in 2024-25 with 51.0 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the New Jersey middle-school median of 10.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
568 students in 2022-23, 586 students in 2023-24, 578 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.0 to 51.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 568 | 46.0 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 48.0 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 578 | 51.0 | 11.3 |
11.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 New Jersey middle schools
Among the 438 New Jersey middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 568 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pleasant Valley School enrolled 568 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 568 of the 568 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent9.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.4% of students were White, 6.4% Black, 6.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White80.4%
- Black6.4%
- Hispanic6.1%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Asian3.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Pleasant Valley School scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 65% | 62% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 51% | 54% (2021-22) | 37.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Mullica Hill
2 public middle schools in Mullica Hill report 2024-25 enrollment; Pleasant Valley School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearview Regional Middle School | 712 | 12.7 | 15.7% |
| Pleasant Valley School | 578 | 11.3 | 11.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Pleasant Valley School
- Clearview Regional Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 712 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- J. Mason Tomlin Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.4 miles away: 558 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
- Compare Pleasant Valley School with Clearview Regional Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Harrison Township School District spends per student$19,019 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,019
- The largest public schools in New JerseyPleasant Valley School is the number 196 by size of 439 New Jersey middle schools open in 2024-25.#196 of 439
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.8 for middle schools.11.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Pleasant Valley School
How many students attend Pleasant Valley School?
578 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 568 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mullica Hill, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley School?
11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for middle schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pleasant Valley School a Title I school?
Pleasant Valley School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Pleasant Valley School do on state tests?
The students tested at Pleasant Valley School scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Pleasant Valley School in?
Harrison Township School District, NCES district ID 3406900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340690000441 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.