Van Derveer Elementary School
Union Ave Somerville NJ, 08876, Somerset County Phone: 908-218-4105 Ranking: (1,232 out of 1,847, bottom 33%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Somerville Borough School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 69 | 65 | 59 | 50 | 50 | 71 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 928 | 953 | 911 | 860 | 846 | 845 | 799 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 75 | 8.1% | 84 | 8.8% | 92 | 10.1% | 89 | 10.3% | 78 | 9.2% | 83 | 9.8% | 84 | 10.5% |
Kindergarten: | 136 | 14.7% | 153 | 16.1% | 151 | 16.6% | 141 | 16.4% | 148 | 17.5% | 161 | 19.1% | 120 | 15.0% |
Grade 1: | 149 | 16.1% | 155 | 16.3% | 133 | 14.6% | 153 | 17.8% | 153 | 18.1% | 128 | 15.1% | 136 | 17.0% |
Grade 2: | 142 | 15.3% | 131 | 13.7% | 150 | 16.5% | 144 | 16.7% | 120 | 14.2% | 130 | 15.4% | 109 | 13.6% |
Grade 3: | 124 | 13.4% | 146 | 15.3% | 143 | 15.7% | 115 | 13.4% | 122 | 14.4% | 111 | 13.1% | 113 | 14.1% |
Grade 4: | 140 | 15.1% | 143 | 15.0% | 113 | 12.4% | 114 | 13.3% | 108 | 12.8% | 118 | 14.0% | 112 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | 136 | 14.7% | 115 | 12.1% | 115 | 12.6% | 104 | 12.1% | 112 | 13.2% | 107 | 12.7% | 107 | 13.4% |
Ungraded: | 26 | 2.8% | 26 | 2.7% | 14 | 1.5% | NA | NA | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 18 | 2.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 469 | 50.5% | 483 | 50.7% | 472 | 51.8% | 453 | 52.7% | 453 | 53.5% | 434 | 51.4% | 428 | 53.6% |
Female: | 459 | 49.5% | 470 | 49.3% | 439 | 48.2% | 407 | 47.3% | 393 | 46.5% | 411 | 48.6% | 367 | 45.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 104 | 11.2% | 106 | 11.1% | 98 | 10.8% | 96 | 11.2% | 91 | 10.8% | 96 | 11.4% | 90 | 11.3% |
Hispanic: | 354 | 38.1% | 372 | 39.0% | 343 | 37.7% | 312 | 36.3% | 293 | 34.6% | 292 | 34.6% | 277 | 34.7% |
Black: | 108 | 11.6% | 132 | 13.9% | 142 | 15.6% | 131 | 15.2% | 147 | 17.4% | 151 | 17.9% | 133 | 16.6% |
White: | 326 | 35.1% | 318 | 33.4% | 313 | 34.4% | 304 | 35.3% | 300 | 35.5% | 306 | 36.2% | 299 | 37.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 33 | 3.6% | 23 | 2.4% | 14 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 231 | 24.9% | 307 | 32.2% | 303 | 33.3% | 267 | 31.0% | 231 | 27.3% | 236 | 27.9% | 204 | 25.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 3.0% | 68 | 7.1% | 55 | 6.0% | 57 | 6.6% | 60 | 7.1% | 88 | 10.4% | 90 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.55 | 14.66 | 15.40 | 17.20 | 16.92 | 10.10 | 16.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 85.0% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 85.2% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 78.8% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 50.0% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 51.3% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 56.0% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 47.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.4% | 52.4% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 79.6% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 77.4% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 87.8% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.5% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 62.8% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 71.2% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 71.0% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 62.3% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 65.8% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 82.5% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 89.8% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 85.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 82.2% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 82.1% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 86.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 65.1% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.5% | 61.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 64.6% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 52.6% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 54.7% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 64.2% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 78.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 90.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 83.1% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 69.7% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 78.0% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 81.4% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 69.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 69.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.0% | 84.0% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 85.8% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 84.4% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 94.6% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 95.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 89.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 88.0% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 90.0% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 89.7% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 67.7% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 63.0% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 66.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 62.2% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.4% | 66.4% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 60.8% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.3% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 77.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 80.7% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 73.9% | 79.9% |
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* Van Derveer Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.