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

Ridge and Valley Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Ridge and Valley Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 340008200569Charter school
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
44
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ridge and Valley Charter School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools.

48
Resource Index · Typical
7.4:1
small classes for New Jersey
134
students enrolled

Ridge and Valley Charter School has class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

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

+5 students YoY

Ridge and Valley Charter School held near 135 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 18.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+5 students YoY 340008200569 · Frelinghuysen, NJ Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

134 enr · 7.4:1 · RII 48

Nearest enrollment peer: Vernon City Elementary (134 students)

Ridge and Valley Charter School held near 135 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount). Teacher FTE held 18.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Ridge and Valley Charter School compares

Ridge and Valley Charter 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 7.4:1 ▼ 37% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 134 top 94% - -

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

7.4:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
134
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7.4:1
students per teacher - 37% below state mean
Top 5% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$22,908
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 73.1%
Hispanic or Latino 13.4%
Two or More 10.4%
African American 1.5%
Asian 1.5%

Largest group: White at 73.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 43.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 43.6, Ridge and Valley Charter School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

District finance for Ridge and Valley Charter School reports $22,908 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 Ridge and Valley Charter School

How many students attend Ridge and Valley Charter School?

Ridge and Valley Charter School has 134 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Frelinghuysen, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 130 (2022-23) → 135 (2023-24), nearly flat (+5).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridge and Valley Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Ridge and Valley Charter School is 7.4:1, which is 37% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 53% 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 Ridge and Valley Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Ridge and Valley Charter School is White at 73.1% of enrollment, in Frelinghuysen, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ridge and Valley Charter School?

Ridge and Valley Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Ridge and Valley Charter School?

None; Ridge and Valley Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Ridge and Valley Charter School is its only campus.

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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