River Vale Public Schools

River Vale Public Schools
609 Westwood Avenue
River Vale, NJ 07675
District information
Grades K-8
Superintendent Rory McCourt
Business administrator Kelly Ippolito
Schools 3
Students and staff
Enrollment 1,331 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 96.9 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 13.74:1
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website http://www.rivervaleschools.com
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-8
Average		 %± vs.
Average
1ATotal Spending$17,31543$18,891-8.3%
1Budgetary Cost14,5284814,1592.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,321328,659-3.9%
6Support Services2,330552,1677.5%
8Administrative Cost1,957791,54726.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,804651,61211.9%
13Extracurricular Activities1166110411.5%
16Median Teacher Salary73,6707961,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The River Vale Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade in River Vale, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,331 students and 96.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.74:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[3]

River Vale's public high school students attend Pascack Valley High School in Hillsdale, together with students from Hillsdale, as part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District.[4]

Awards and recognition

For the 2005-06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Aloha Hawaii" Social Studies program at Roberge Elementary School.[5]

Also during the 2005-2006 school year, all three of the district's schools - the Holdrum Middle School, the Roberge Elementary School, and the Woodside Elementary School - each won the prestigious "National PTA Parent Involvement Award," a designation which lasts for a full three years. At the time, only three other schools in the state of New Jersey had been so named. Two Holdrum Middle School students, both Grade 7, were recognized in December 2008 for their participation in the Bergen County Middle School Chorus, a prestigious organization. Five Holdrum Middle School students, in grades 7 and 8, were recognized in December 2011 for their participation in the Bergen County Middle School Chorus, and one student, in Grade 7, was recognized for participation in the Bergen County Middle School Band.

During the 2011-2012 school year, one of the district's middle school robotics teams was the overall champion at the Northern New Jersey Regional Qualifying Tournament, as well as at the New Jersey State Finals Championship Tournament. They qualified for the 2011 World Championship Festival.

During the 2012-2013 school year, the robotics team repeated as Regional and State Champions. They are the only public school team to win the state championship twice.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7]

Elementary schools
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[15]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for River Vale School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
  4. ↑ Pascack Valley Regional High School District 2014 School Report Card District Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 22, 2015. "The district is comprised of two high schools. Pascack Hills High School, which is located in Montvale, receives students from the towns of Montvale and Woodcliff Lake. Pascack Valley High School, located in Hillsdale, enrolls students from Hillsdale and River Vale. "
  5. ↑ Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 23, 2006.
  6. ↑ School Data for the River Vale Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 2, 2011.
  7. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the River Vale Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ Roberge Elementary School, River Vale Public Schools. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ Principal, Roberge Elementary School. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ Woodside Elementary School, River Vale Public Schools. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ http://www.rivervaleschools.com/Page/4209
  12. ↑ Principal, Woodside Elementary School. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  13. ↑ Holdrum Middle School, River Vale Public Schools. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  14. ↑ Principal's Corner, Holdrum Middle School. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  15. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  16. ↑ Superintendent's Office, River Vale Public Schools. Accessed August 21, 2014.
  17. ↑ Business Office, River Vale Public Schools. Accessed August 21, 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 40°59′40″N 74°00′40″W / 40.994364°N 74.01099°W / 40.994364; -74.01099

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