Located 30 miles (48 km) northwest of New York, in the center of Rockland County, East Ramapo is a middle-class suburban, predominantly residential community within commuting distance of New York City, Westchester County, and northern New Jersey.

The district's total area is 33 square miles (85 km2), with an estimated 80,000 residents within its borders.

Records indicate that Albert Henry Goodhardt was the first clerk of the Spring Valley Board of Education after its incorporation in 1902.

This effort was unsanctioned, but it was supported by parents and heroic teachers including Larry Hopp (science) and Robert Kreps (art).

Students credits included Jay Frogel (Salutatorian 1962), and Michael Potash (valedictorian 1962).