Elementary school (grades K-5) · Boonton, NJ

Intervale Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Intervale Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 341248004440
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
43
📋 Attendance
55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Intervale Elementary School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

56
Resource Index · Higher
11:1
students per teacher
10.5%
free-lunch eligible
287
students enrolled

Intervale Elementary School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

287

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

26.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-7% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

10.5%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-65% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Intervale Elementary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Intervale Elementary School

Intervale Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Boonton, New Jersey, enrolling 287 students.

At 11:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the New Jersey median, within a few percentage points of the 11.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 10.5% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 287 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Against 521 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #292.

Its student body is led by Asian (43%) and White (31%) (diversity index 69/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 287 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

17.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District also operates Parsippany Hills High School (1,035 students) and Brooklawn Middle School (925 students) alongside Intervale Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Intervale Elementary School compares

Intervale Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 7% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 10.5% ▼ 65% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 287 top 77% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
287
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
10.5%
free-lunch eligible - 65% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 44% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 56% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$25,254
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 287 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Asian 42.5%
White 31.4%
Hispanic or Latino 17.8%
Two or More 4.5%
African American 3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%

Largest group: Asian at 42.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 68.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 68.6, Intervale Elementary School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, which includes Intervale Elementary School.

$25,254
Per student
+1%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+52%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 73.2%
State 22.2%
Federal 4.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Intervale Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Parsippany Hills High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Brooklawn Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Parsippany High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Central Middle School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lake Hiawatha Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Intervale Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Intervale Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Intervale Elementary School

How many students attend Intervale Elementary School?

Intervale Elementary School has 287 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Boonton, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Intervale Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Intervale Elementary School is 11:1, which is 7% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 30% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Intervale Elementary School?

10.5% of students at Intervale Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Intervale Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Intervale Elementary School is Asian at 42.5% of enrollment, in Boonton, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 68.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Intervale Elementary School?

Intervale Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Intervale Elementary School a good school?

Intervale Elementary School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District?

Besides Intervale Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District also operates Parsippany Hills High School (1,035 students), Brooklawn Middle School (925 students), and Parsippany High School (900 students). See the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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