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.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+10 students YoY

Intervale Elementary School held near 276 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+10 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 26.3 → 24.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+10 students YoY 341248004440 · Boonton, NJ Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

287 enr · 11:1 · 10.5% lunch · RII 56

Nearest enrollment peer: Parsippany Hills High School (1,035 students)

Intervale Elementary School held near 276 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+10 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 26.3 → 24.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

Intervale Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Intervale Elementary School reports 287 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Intervale Elementary School compares

Intervale Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$26,730
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
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.

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

District finance for Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District reports $26,730 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

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. CCD year-over-year: 266 (2022-23) → 276 (2023-24), nearly flat (+10).

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, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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