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Van Derveer Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

51 Union Avenue, Somerville, NJ 08876 · (908) 218-4105 · Part of Somerville Borough School District

Somerville’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
745
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Van Derveer Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Somerville kids: Somerville Middle School

On the path

Where Somerville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Van Derveer Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Somerville Middle School339 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

51 Union Avenue, Somerville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K68
Kindergarten108
Grade 1136
Grade 2120
Grade 3105
Grade 498
Grade 5110
Enrollment over time
749’20
712’21
717’22
734’23
745’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Hispanic 36%Asian 8%Black 8%Two or more races 6%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Van Derveer Elementary School from Somerville families.

Other schools in Somerville Borough School District

The district →
Somerville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Somerville
C+
339 students9:1
Somerville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Somerville
B
1,072 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Somerville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.