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

Northvale Public School

Federal NCES profile for Northvale Public School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 341182000656
0/100100/10065/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
46
📋 Attendance
87
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Northvale Public School earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

65
Resource Index · Higher
10.4:1
students per teacher
540
students enrolled

Northvale Public 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

+1 students YoY

Northvale Public School held near 534 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 52.0 → 53.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 341182000656 · Northvale, NJ Elementary · MID · TRAD

540 enr · 10.4:1 · RII 65

Nearest enrollment peer: California Avenue Elementary (540 students)

Northvale Public School held near 534 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE added 52.0 → 53.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Northvale Public School compares

Northvale Public 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 10.4:1 ▼ 12% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 540 top 35% - -

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

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
540
Bigger than 66% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 34% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
5.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$23,475
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 270 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Asian 40.0%
White 38.9%
Hispanic or Latino 15.6%
Two or More 3.7%
African American 1.9%

Largest group: Asian at 40.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.3, Northvale Public School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Northvale Public School District reports $23,475 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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 Northvale Public School

How many students attend Northvale Public School?

Northvale Public School has 540 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Northvale, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 533 (2022-23) → 534 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Northvale Public School?

The student-teacher ratio at Northvale Public School is 10.4:1, which is 12% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Northvale Public School?

The largest demographic group at Northvale Public School is Asian at 40.0% of enrollment, in Northvale, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Northvale Public School?

Northvale Public School has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (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 Northvale Public School District?

None reported; Northvale Public School District operates only Northvale Public School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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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