Adamsville Primary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 461 students
Van Derveer Elementary School
51 Union Avenue, Somerville, NJ 08876
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
745
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Somerville Public School District
Somerset County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Jersey elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Van Derveer Elementary School
Van Derveer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Somerville, New Jersey, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Somerville Public School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Somerset County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 745 students were enrolled, with about 10 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical New Jersey elementary school (10.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 745 students
- Students per teacher
- 10 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Somerville Public School District
- County
- Somerset County
- NCES school ID
- 341509005296
Schools near Van Derveer Elementary School
All 5 schools in Somerville →
Raritan Valley Montessori Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–3 · 32 students
Immaculate Conception School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 362 students
Somerset Elementary Academy
Special Ed · Grades K–8 · 54 students
The Preschool Place and Kindergarten at Temple Sho
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 24 students
Stellar Academy of Hillsborough
Private · Grades Pre-K–1 · 24 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.