Enrollment
134
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGE AND VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340008200569
Ridge and Valley Charter School
1234 STATE ROUTE 94, Frelinghuysen, NJ 07825 · (908) 362-1114 · Warren County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
37 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
36.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 31.8% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ridge and Valley Charter School
Ridge and Valley Charter School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge and Valley Charter School this school | 134 | 27.6% | 43.3% |
| Deal Elementary School DEAL | 160 | 26.3% | 37.8% |
| Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School LAYTON | 130 | 23.1% | 49.2% |
| Clyde S. Jennings Elementary School OAKLYN | 123 | 21.1% | 48.1% |
| Mannington Township Elementary School SALEM | 170 | 25.9% | 60.3% |
| Mark Newbie Elementary School COLLINGSWOOD | 136 | 28.7% | 59.0% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ridge and Valley Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #674 of 1,290 | #8 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #855 of 1,319 ▲ 35 | #15 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #393 of 1,319 ▲ 193 | #3 of 21 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #1,480 of 1,562 | #24 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #893 of 1,481 | #13 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
134
+11 (+9%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 111
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 6.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 134 | 18 | 7.4:1 | 28% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 18 | 7.5:1 | 20% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 18 | 7.2:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 18 | 6.8:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 127 | 17.5 | 7.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 108 | 15 | 7.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 9 | 12.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridge and Valley Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (127 to 134); teachers up 3% (17.5 to 18).
About Ridge and Valley Charter School
Federal records list Ridge and Valley Charter School as an elementary school in Frelinghuysen, New Jersey. Enrollment is 134 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students, so this school is 67% smaller than average.
In federal data, the district for Ridge and Valley Charter School is the school itself.
White students make up a majority at Ridge and Valley Charter School, at 73%. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. The White share in Warren County as a whole is similar, at about 77%. Ridge and Valley Charter School's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Ridge and Valley Charter School is 18 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 7.4:1. That is lower than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school counts 37 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 28%. Across public schools in Warren County, the average is 36%.
allk12 grades Ridge and Valley Charter School a C. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ridge and Valley Charter School would score about 51.0%. It scores 43.3%, 7.7 points below that figure.
Warren County has these Census figures: the median household income is $100,869, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Warren County is home to 41 public schools and about 15,462 public school students.
The nearest public school is Blairstown Elementary School, at about 1.0 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Ridge and Valley Charter School ranks 6th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Ridge and Valley Charter School's location as Rural: Distant. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Over 4 years, Ridge and Valley Charter School's enrollment grew 9%, to 134.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Ridge and Valley Charter School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,849
Census ACS
Median income
$100,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Blairstown Elementary School1.0 mi · 418
- North Warren Regional School2.8 mi · 582
- Frelinghuysen Township Elementary School3.6 mi · 121
- Hope Township School4.7 mi · 124
- Stillwater Township School5.3 mi · 296
- Central Elementary School7.3 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Ridge and Valley Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ridge and Valley Charter School?
Ridge and Valley Charter School enrolls approximately 134 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Ridge and Valley Charter School serve?
Ridge and Valley Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ridge and Valley Charter School?
Approximately 7.4:1 students per teacher at Ridge and Valley Charter School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ridge and Valley Charter School?
At Ridge and Valley Charter School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Ridge and Valley Charter School in?
Ridge and Valley Charter School is part of Ridge and Valley Charter School.
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