Other / mixed grade configuration · Boonton Township, NJ

Rockaway Valley School

Federal NCES profile for Rockaway Valley School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 72/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340198004162
0/100100/10072/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
85
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rockaway Valley School earns 72/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of New Jersey schools.

72
Resource Index · Higher
9.9:1
small classes for New Jersey
2.3%
free-lunch eligible
396
students enrolled

Rockaway Valley School has class sizes smaller than 75% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

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

+21 students YoY

Rockaway Valley School grew from 386 students in 2022-23 to 407 in 2023-24 (+5.4%).

Teacher FTE added 40.5 → 43.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+21 students YoY 340198004162 · Boonton Township, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

396 enr · 9.9:1 · 2.3% lunch · RII 72

Nearest enrollment peer: Roger B Chaffee Elementary School (396 students)

Rockaway Valley School grew from 386 students in 2022-23 to 407 in 2023-24 (+5.4%). Teacher FTE added 40.5 → 43.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Rockaway Valley School compares

Rockaway Valley School is a growing campus on CCD: 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 9.9:1 ▼ 16% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 2.3% ▼ 92% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 396 top 56% - -

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

9.9:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
396
Bigger than 47% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
2.3%
free-lunch eligible - 92% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.9:1
students per teacher - 16% below state mean
Top 25% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
6.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$28,916
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 76.5%
Hispanic or Latino 11.1%
Asian 9.8%
Two or More 2.0%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: White at 76.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 39.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 39.2, Rockaway Valley School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Boonton Township School District reports $28,916 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other 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 Rockaway Valley School

How many students attend Rockaway Valley School?

Rockaway Valley School has 396 students enrolled. It is a public school in Boonton Township, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 386 (2022-23) → 407 (2023-24), up 21.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rockaway Valley School?

The student-teacher ratio at Rockaway Valley School is 9.9:1, which is 16% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 37% 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 Rockaway Valley School?

2.3% of students at Rockaway Valley School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rockaway Valley School?

The largest demographic group at Rockaway Valley School is White at 76.5% of enrollment, in Boonton Township, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rockaway Valley School?

Rockaway Valley School has a Resource Investment Index of 72/100 (higher 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 Boonton Township School District?

None reported; Boonton Township School District operates only Rockaway Valley 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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