The top reported proficiency rate is 73% in Math. The lowest is 47% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Intervale Elementary School
Intervale Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, a large suburban district with about a dozen elementary schools feeding into two middle and two high schools. The school itself is sited in Boonton, a compact, historically grounded town with a walkable Main Street corridor, the Rockaway River running through a downtown gorge with a waterfall, and a mix of older residential neighborhoods and hillside homes. Boonton has seen modest population growth in recent years, and its small land area means future expansion is likely infill and redevelopment rather than large-scale new construction. Housing values in the ZIP code are high, consistent with Morris County generally, and the local market shows strong demand and limited supply, a pattern that shapes which families can enter the attendance zone.
The school is a regular public elementary school. It is not a charter, magnet, or Title I school, and the data did not identify any special program designations. Enrollment is moderate for a school serving kindergarten through fifth grade. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse, with roughly similar proportions of white students and Asian students, a substantial Hispanic share, and smaller numbers of Black and multiracial students. A relatively small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker that the school serves a predominantly higher-income population. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not reported in the available records, so a parent should ask the school directly about those supports.
State assessment results from the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments show a mixed picture that generally tilts positive. In English language arts, a strong majority of fourth and fifth graders met the proficiency bar, and while third-grade results were lower, the overall trajectory across tested grades is solid. In mathematics, third graders posted a very high proficiency rate, and fourth and fifth graders were both above the midpoint, though the fifth-grade math number was notably lower than the third. Science, which is tested only in fifth grade, showed a lower rate; this is worth asking the school about to understand what science instruction and resources look like in the intermediate grades. Participation rate data was missing, so it is not possible to confirm what share of students took the tests. Compared with other districts across Morris County, Intervale’s overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint of the county distribution, placing it in the stronger half of local peers.
Since the school serves only elementary grades, there is no high school graduation rate to report, no AP or dual-credit course access, and no chronic absenteeism data in the available records. The district brief noted an active community conversation about facility upgrades and the expansion of full-day kindergarten, which some district elementary schools still offer only on a half-day basis. A parent enrolling at Intervale would want to confirm what kindergarten model the school currently provides and what the long-term plan is.
The school’s setting is a suburban residential area in a town with a distinctive identity. Boonton offers a downtown with restaurants, antique stores, and Grace Lord Park along the river, which hosts summer concerts and walking trails. Commuting patterns suggest many residents work outside the town. For a family choosing a home in the attendance zone, the housing market is expensive and competitive, and the school sits within a district that has many elementary options, so the specific match between a particular school’s academic profile and a child’s needs matters. Intervale emerges from the available data as a school with solid to strong proficiency numbers in the core elementary subjects, set in a diverse and economically comfortable community, in a district that appears to be in the middle of conversations about facility and program modernization.
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