Schools in Oak Valley · Deptford Township School District
Oak Valley’s public schools score below 71% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Oak Valley’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
30%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
45%
▼ 2 pts vs NJ 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 8 pts vs NJ 25%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 4 pts vs NJ 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$22.5K
▼ 21% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Oak Valley compares
C Test scoresC− Graduation
New Jersey school districts we grade (645)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (397)Better than 30%
High confidence. Built on 2,065 tested students and a graduating class of 270; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oak Valley.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Oak Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Shady Lane Elementary School, Lake Tract Elementary School, Oak Valley Elementary School and Good Intent Elementary School.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Oak Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Shady Lane Elementary School, Lake Tract Elementary School, Oak Valley Elementary School and Good Intent Elementary School.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Oak Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Shady Lane Elementary School, Lake Tract Elementary School, Oak Valley Elementary School and Good Intent Elementary School.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Oak Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Shady Lane Elementary School, Lake Tract Elementary School, Oak Valley Elementary School and Good Intent Elementary School.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Oak Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Shady Lane Elementary School, Lake Tract Elementary School, Oak Valley Elementary School and Good Intent Elementary School.
There’s no college in Oak Valley, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus in Deptford, 2.6 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Oak Valley. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.