Hopatcong Middle School

Summary:

Hopatcong Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 4-7 in the Hopatcong Borough School District in New Jersey, with 428 students. The school has consistently underperformed the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with only 24.8% of 7th graders proficient in ELA and 23% proficient in Math, compared to the state averages of 53.9% and 37.5%, respectively.

Hopatcong Middle School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.7% to 18.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state's target of 10%. The school struggles to support its student subgroups, with White students ranking in the bottom 10% of middle schools in the state and Special Education students ranking in the bottom 20%. Additionally, the school has seen a steady increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 20.05% in 2021-2022 to 25.7% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Randolph Middle School, Long Pond School, and Byram Intermediate School, Hopatcong Middle School's performance lags behind, with these schools ranking significantly higher and having better test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite Hopatcong Middle School's higher spending per student of $11,825 in 2018-2019, which is above the state average, its academic outcomes do not reflect this higher level of spending.


Detail:

Public 4-7

 1 David Road
       Hopatcong, NJ  07843


(973) 398-8804

District: Hopatcong Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
578th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,825 Help


Students who attend Hopatcong Middle School usually attend:

High:    Hopatcong High School

Feeder schools for Hopatcong Middle School:

Elementary:    Durban Avenue Elementary School
    Tulsa Trail Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  441

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.5%
Hispanic:
39.5%
African American:
5.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35.1% Help


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Compare Details Hopatcong Middle School ranks worse than 77.8% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.06. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51.5%), Hispanic (39.5%), African American (5.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hopatcong Middle School is 12.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hopatcong Middle School is $11,825.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hopatcong Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hopatcong Middle School 578th of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Hopatcong Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hopatcong Borough School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hopatcong Borough School District 553rd of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hopatcong Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Hopatcong Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 59.85 310th 574 46.0%
2004 50.63 375th 588 36.2%
2005 59.90 323rd 599 46.1%
2006 66.51 284th 615 53.8%
2007 52.25 401st 631 36.5%
2008 52.05 396th 640 38.1%
2009 49.26 425th 664 36.0%
2010 51.17 417th 677 38.4%
2011 47.55 443rd 684 35.2%
2012 46.62 436th 677 35.6%
2013 43.41 464th 704 34.1%
2014 45.79 442nd 717 38.4%
2015 48.08 369th 713 48.2%
2016 49.14 358th 713 49.8%
2017 38.06 453rd 712 36.4%
2018 33.98 491st 716 31.4%
2019 28.22 541st 745 27.4%
2021 38.79 356th 652 45.4%
2022 33.51 480th 745 35.6%
2023 24.43 559th 748 25.3%
2024 22.06 578th 743 22.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hopatcong Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.08 219th 471 53.5%
2019 33.47 318th 492 35.4%
2021 32.83 257th 401 35.9%
2022 28.47 396th 535 26.0%
2023 55.21 167th 505 66.9%
2024 24.54 424th 510 16.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hopatcong Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.84 439th 522 15.9%
2019 27.29 397th 541 26.6%
2021 40.72 261st 467 44.1%
2022 42.07 287th 549 47.7%
2023 24.34 444th 568 21.8%
2024 25.70 460th 584 21.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Hopatcong Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.11 437th 680 35.7%
2019 33.94 489th 703 30.4%
2021 43.38 317th 625 49.3%
2022 39.82 422nd 726 41.9%
2023 23.01 553rd 720 23.2%
2024 23.05 552nd 717 23.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Hopatcong Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.11 481st 675 28.7%
2019 25.91 533rd 697 23.5%
2021 35.72 365th 635 42.5%
2022 27.01 522nd 730 28.5%
2023 30.49 491st 718 31.6%
2024 24.77 539th 719 25.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hopatcong Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.94 356th 504 29.4%
2019 33.25 362nd 524 30.9%
2021 46.82 218th 480 54.6%
2022 27.43 450th 591 23.9%
2023 20.18 505th 587 14.0%
2024 31.63 410th 589 30.4%
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Rank History for White students at Hopatcong Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.07 431st 497 13.3%
2019 13.13 462nd 504 8.3%
2021 23.86 361st 435 17.0%
2022 17.87 451st 512 11.9%
2023 16.82 450th 509 11.6%
2024 9.06 479th 510 6.1%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Hopatcong Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 788 2 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 795
1989 779 8 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 796
1990 769 7 8 9 0 n/a n/a 0 793
1991 553 9 13 19 2 n/a n/a 0 596
1992 557 9 17 17 1 n/a n/a 0 601
1993 563 8 14 14 0 n/a n/a 0 599
1994 550 13 10 14 1 n/a n/a 0 588
1995 579 11 11 16 1 n/a n/a 0 618
1996 579 11 11 16 1 n/a n/a 0 618
1998 562 13 11 23 2 n/a n/a 0 611
1999 594 15 13 20 1 n/a n/a 0 643
2000 633 13 10 20 1 n/a n/a 0 677
2001 605 19 16 27 1 n/a n/a 0 668
2002 588 21 14 44 1 n/a n/a 0 668
2003 588 21 14 44 1 n/a n/a 0 668
2004 574 18 11 61 1 n/a n/a 0 665
2005 547 19 11 77 1 n/a n/a 0 655
2006 521 16 12 84 2 n/a n/a 0 635
2007 495 16 12 89 1 n/a n/a 0 613
2008 454 23 12 93 1 n/a n/a 0 583
2009 428 28 17 96 0 0 0 0 569
2010 403 24 17 83 0 1 0 0 528
2011 401 22 15 78 0 2 1 0 519
2012 373 18 13 77 0 2 0 0 483
2013 356 14 11 64 1 3 0 0 449
2014 319 15 10 51 0 2 0 0 397
2015 274 13 10 52 0 1 2 0 352
2016 229 14 11 58 0 0 1 0 313
2017 253 16 10 59 0 0 1 0 339
2018 246 16 6 71 0 0 0 0 339
2019 260 15 4 76 0 0 1 0 356
2020 347 20 13 114 1 2 2 0 499
2021 287 24 11 132 1 2 2 0 459
2022 257 19 12 136 1 2 2 0 429
2023 232 25 14 154 1 2 0 0 428
2024 227 26 13 174 0 0 1 0 441

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hopatcong Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 795 63.0 12.6 n/a
1989 796 59.0 13.4 n/a
1990 793 58.0 13.6 5.8
1991 596 44.0 13.5 5.2
1992 601 39.0 15.4 8.8
1993 599 43.2 13.9 6.8
1994 588 41.2 14.3 9.4
1995 618 42.2 14.6 8.4
1996 618 42.2 14.6 8.4
1998 611 44.4 13.8 9.3
1999 643 44.8 14.4 10.4
2000 677 46.4 14.6 13.9
2001 668 47.2 14.2 13.2
2002 668 51.3 13.0 16.3
2003 668 51.3 13.0 16.3
2004 665 49.0 13.6 14.4
2005 655 50.0 13.1 n/a
2006 635 46.5 13.7 12.6
2007 613 49.0 12.5 18.3
2008 583 42.0 13.9 19.4
2009 569 48.6 9.6 19
2010 528 39.0 13.5 22.2
2011 519 34.0 15.2 25.8
2012 483 40.1 12.0 24.2
2013 449 41.3 10.8 29
2014 397 43.1 9.2 29
2015 352 38.0 9.2 29.8
2016 313 38.0 8.2 28.8
2017 339 35.2 9.6 28
2018 339 33.5 10.1 25.1
2019 356 34.5 10.3 23
2020 499 48.0 10.3 25.9
2021 459 50.0 9.1 25.5
2022 429 44.8 9.5 20
2023 428 34.6 12.3 25.7
2024 441 34.3 12.8 35.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hopatcong Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 795 63.0 12.6 n/a
1989 796 59.0 13.4 n/a
1990 793 58.0 13.6 5.8
1991 596 44.0 13.5 5.2
1992 601 39.0 15.4 8.8
1993 599 43.2 13.9 6.8
1994 588 41.2 14.3 9.4
1995 618 42.2 14.6 8.4
1996 618 42.2 14.6 8.4
1998 611 44.4 13.8 9.3
1999 643 44.8 14.4 10.4
2000 677 46.4 14.6 13.9
2001 668 47.2 14.2 13.2
2002 668 51.3 13.0 16.3
2003 668 51.3 13.0 16.3
2004 665 49.0 13.6 14.4
2005 655 50.0 13.1 n/a
2006 635 46.5 13.7 12.6
2007 613 49.0 12.5 18.3
2008 583 42.0 13.9 19.4
2009 569 48.6 9.6 19
2010 528 39.0 13.5 22.2
2011 519 34.0 15.2 25.8
2012 483 40.1 12.0 24.2
2013 449 41.3 10.8 29
2014 397 43.1 9.2 29
2015 352 38.0 9.2 29.8
2016 313 38.0 8.2 28.8
2017 339 35.2 9.6 28
2018 339 33.5 10.1 25.1
2019 356 34.5 10.3 23
2020 499 48.0 10.3 25.9
2021 459 50.0 9.1 25.5
2022 429 44.8 9.5 20
2023 428 34.6 12.3 25.7
2024 441 34.3 12.8 35.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hopatcong Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,825

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hopatcong Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 541st of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 559th of 748 Middle schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Hopatcong Middle School)40.622.2
 18.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Hopatcong Borough School District)40.622.2
 18.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Hopatcong Middle School)28.722.7
 6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Hopatcong Borough School District)28.722.7
 6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hopatcong Middle School)41.132.5
 8.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Hopatcong Borough School District)41.132.5
 8.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hopatcong Middle School)28.123.9
 4.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hopatcong Borough School District)28.123.9
 4.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students356428
 20.2%
African American1525
 66.7%
American Indian01
Asian414
 250%
Hispanic76154
 102.6%
Pacific Islander02
White260232
 10.8%
Two or More Races10
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients23%25.7%
 2.7%


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Hopatcong Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of New Jersey middle schools.

Students who attend Hopatcong Middle School usually go on to attend Hopatcong High School

Students at Hopatcong Middle School are 51% White, 39% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 441 students attended Hopatcong Middle School.


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