Elementary school (grades K-5) · Hawthorn, PA

Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch

Federal NCES profile for Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 422013007378
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
60
📋 Attendance
59
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools.

52
Resource Index · Higher
10.5:1
small classes for Pennsylvania
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
200
students enrolled

Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch has class sizes smaller than 89% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

200

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.5:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

-23% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

100.0%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

+72% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:110.5:1

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

What stands out at Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch

Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch is a high-poverty, small elementary school in Hawthorn, Pennsylvania, enrolling 200 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.5:1, Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch is leaner than roughly 89% of Pennsylvania schools and 23% under the state's 13.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 100.0% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Pennsylvania schools, with 200 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.

Against 184 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #35.

Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 11/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 200 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

16.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Redbank Valley Sd also operates Redbank Valley Hs (539 students) and Redbank Valley Primary School (218 students) alongside Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch.

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 Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch compares

Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.5:1 ▼ 23% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 72% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 200 top 91% - -

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

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
200
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible - 72% above the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher - 23% below state mean
Top 11% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$17,308
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 200 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

White 94.5%
Hispanic or Latino 2.5%
Two or More 2.0%
African American 1.0%

Largest group: White at 94.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.6, Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Redbank Valley Sd, which includes Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch.

$17,308
Per student
-4%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 24.0%
State 66.0%
Federal 10.1%

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 Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Redbank Valley Hs Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Redbank Valley Primary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Redbank Valley Sd · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

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

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch'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 Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch

How many students attend Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch?

Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch has 200 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Hawthorn, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch is 10.5:1, which is 23% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 33% 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 Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch?

100.0% of students at Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch?

The largest demographic group at Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch is White at 94.5% of enrollment, in Hawthorn, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch?

Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (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 Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch a good school?

Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools. 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 Redbank Valley Sd?

Besides Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch, Redbank Valley Sd also operates Redbank Valley Hs (539 students) and Redbank Valley Primary School (218 students). See the Redbank Valley Sd 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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