Grades PreK-8 Business administrator Kelly Ippolito Enrollment 1,857 (as of 2014-15) | Superintendent Rory McCourt Schools 3 Faculty 95.8 FTEs | |
The River Vale Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in River Vale, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
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As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its three schools had an enrollment of 1,857 students and 95.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
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.
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. During the 1994-96 school years, Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education. As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,185 students and 93.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
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.
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 "National PTA Parent Involvement Award," a designation which lasts for 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. 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 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are: