River Valley Charter School is a Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Commonwealth Charter School
RVCS is a public school
RVCS is publicly funded and governed by a voluntary Board of Trustees
The school was founded in 1999 under the Educational Reform Act of 1993
Students from any MA city/town are eligible to apply; residents of Amesbury, Newburyport, Pentucket (Groveland, Merrimac, West Newbury), and Triton (Newbury, Rowley, Salisbury) receive preference
The school opened September 1999
The school enrolls 288 students in grades K-8
Approximately 45 employees
Montessori based
Purchased building in December 2012
Charter renewed in 2003, 2009, 2013, 2019, 2024
River Valley Charter School, 2 Perry Way Newburyport, MA 01950 USA