Hopewell Elementary School

Summary:

Hopewell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Hopewell, New Jersey, part of the Hopewell Valley Regional School District. With 414 students, the school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking between the top 13-17% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade.

Hopewell Elementary School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the state average in NJSLA/PARCC test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 52.3% to 79.1% in English Language Arts and 58.7% to 73.2% in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's special education students also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 6% of New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup. Additionally, Hopewell Elementary maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate and has a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively affluent student population.

While Hopewell Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly lower than the other high-performing schools in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, such as Stony Brook Elementary and Toll Gate Grammar School, it significantly outperforms the nearby Lawrenceville Elementary School, which is in a different school district. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.9 to 9.6 over the past few years, may contribute to its strong academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 35 Princeton Avenue
       Hopewell, NJ  08525


(609) 737-4007

District: Hopewell Valley Regional School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
260th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,069 Help


Students who attend Hopewell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Timberlane Middle School
High:    Hopewell Valley Central High School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.7 Help
Number of students:  410

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.1%
Asian:
7.8%
Hispanic:
7.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  1.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hopewell Elementary School ranks better than 80.6% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.56. (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 (77.1%), Asian (7.8%), Hispanic (7.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 1.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hopewell Elementary School is 9.7. 2 elementary schools in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hopewell Elementary School is $11,069, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hopewell Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hopewell Elementary School 260th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Hopewell Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Hopewell Valley Regional School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hopewell Valley Regional School District 101st of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hopewell Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hopewell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 83.12 155th 1204 87.1%
2004 75.07 326th 1298 74.9%
2005 74.81 333rd 1303 74.4%
2006 83.36 55th 1314 95.8%
2007 80.31 122nd 1329 90.8%
2008 78.47 207th 1338 84.5%
2009 81.67 160th 1346 88.1%
2010 84.08 100th 1354 92.6%
2011 83.78 115th 1360 91.5%
2012 87.59 27th 1363 98.0%
2013 86.98 50th 1367 96.3%
2014 84.67 116th 1363 91.5%
2015 85.50 186th 1357 86.3%
2016 80.51 259th 1346 80.8%
2017 82.36 233rd 1352 82.8%
2018 84.53 185th 1353 86.3%
2019 82.43 219th 1360 83.9%
2021 79.59 229th 1317 82.6%
2022 83.08 239th 1345 82.2%
2023 82.30 237th 1342 82.3%
2024 81.56 260th 1338 80.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hopewell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.56 215th 1001 78.5%
2019 84.05 115th 1007 88.6%
2021 58.67 266th 868 69.4%
2022 78.38 142nd 949 85.0%
2023 93.07 41st 958 95.7%
2024 90.09 58th 989 94.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Hopewell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.86 175th 1333 86.9%
2019 77.64 288th 1331 78.4%
2021 77.90 227th 1290 82.4%
2022 86.64 159th 1326 88.0%
2023 71.00 398th 1318 69.8%
2024 71.38 385th 1317 70.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Hopewell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.42 189th 1334 85.8%
2019 84.43 168th 1335 87.4%
2021 78.99 229th 1297 82.3%
2022 77.02 298th 1324 77.5%
2023 80.09 259th 1315 80.3%
2024 86.87 158th 1313 88.0%
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Rank History for White students at Hopewell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.17 165th 1022 83.9%
2019 75.17 201st 1023 80.4%
2021 75.62 174th 964 82.0%
2022 75.84 207th 976 78.8%
2023 74.96 205th 975 79.0%
2024 70.10 259th 963 73.1%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Hopewell Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Hopewell Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 464 16 21 5 0 n/a n/a 0 506
1989 482 14 10 5 0 n/a n/a 0 511
1990 400 13 8 5 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1991 397 10 12 4 0 n/a n/a 0 423
1992 427 9 9 4 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1993 434 11 18 4 0 n/a n/a 0 467
1994 462 8 19 3 0 n/a n/a 0 492
1995 519 5 10 3 0 n/a n/a 0 537
1996 519 5 10 3 0 n/a n/a 0 537
1998 455 11 20 6 0 n/a n/a 0 492
1999 554 8 24 6 1 n/a n/a 0 593
2000 626 6 24 8 1 n/a n/a 0 665
2001 631 4 33 9 1 n/a n/a 0 678
2002 526 4 16 6 0 n/a n/a 0 552
2003 526 4 16 6 0 n/a n/a 0 552
2004 499 3 12 6 0 n/a n/a 0 520
2005 488 3 12 4 2 n/a n/a 0 509
2006 501 2 13 5 1 n/a n/a 0 522
2007 472 6 13 5 1 n/a n/a 0 497
2008 447 6 12 3 1 n/a n/a 0 469
2009 411 9 15 6 0 0 0 0 441
2010 412 9 20 8 0 0 0 0 449
2011 406 7 27 18 0 0 12 0 470
2012 418 6 23 14 0 0 13 0 474
2013 400 6 23 21 0 0 11 0 461
2014 392 6 22 24 0 0 17 0 461
2015 353 8 15 25 1 0 17 0 419
2016 355 14 17 26 1 0 27 0 440
2017 368 12 12 22 0 0 27 0 441
2018 364 9 12 28 0 0 23 0 436
2019 370 9 8 28 0 0 27 0 442
2020 343 7 9 27 0 0 32 0 418
2021 326 11 6 29 0 0 28 0 400
2022 321 15 18 29 1 2 22 0 408
2023 320 16 24 32 1 1 20 0 414
2024 316 15 32 29 0 1 16 1 410

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 Hopewell Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 506 25.0 20.2 n/a
1989 511 30.0 17.0 n/a
1990 426 29.0 14.6 1.4
1991 423 28.0 15.1 3.1
1992 449 28.0 16.0 2.4
1993 467 28.5 16.4 1.7
1994 492 28.5 17.3 1.8
1995 537 32.2 16.7 2.8
1996 537 32.2 16.7 2.8
1998 492 31.9 15.4 0.6
1999 593 34.9 17.0 2
2000 665 39.6 16.8 0.6
2001 678 39.9 17.0 0.7
2002 552 42.4 13.0 1.3
2003 552 42.4 13.0 1.3
2004 520 39.8 13.1 2.5
2005 509 38.2 13.3 n/a
2006 522 35.2 14.8 1.7
2007 497 37.0 13.4 1.6
2008 469 30.0 15.6 2.1
2009 441 37.7 9.5 2.5
2010 449 31.0 14.4 2.7
2011 470 29.2 16.0 2.8
2012 474 34.8 13.6 3
2013 461 40.7 11.3 3.5
2014 461 40.4 11.3 3.3
2015 419 39.0 10.7 2.4
2016 440 39.0 11.2 4.1
2017 441 41.9 10.5 3.9
2018 436 40.5 10.7 5.3
2019 442 41.5 10.6 3.6
2020 418 41.3 10.1 3.1
2021 400 44.5 8.9 3.3
2022 408 44.5 9.1 2.7
2023 414 43.0 9.6 3.1
2024 410 42.0 9.7 1.7

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 Hopewell Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 506 25.0 20.2 n/a
1989 511 30.0 17.0 n/a
1990 426 29.0 14.6 1.4
1991 423 28.0 15.1 3.1
1992 449 28.0 16.0 2.4
1993 467 28.5 16.4 1.7
1994 492 28.5 17.3 1.8
1995 537 32.2 16.7 2.8
1996 537 32.2 16.7 2.8
1998 492 31.9 15.4 0.6
1999 593 34.9 17.0 2
2000 665 39.6 16.8 0.6
2001 678 39.9 17.0 0.7
2002 552 42.4 13.0 1.3
2003 552 42.4 13.0 1.3
2004 520 39.8 13.1 2.5
2005 509 38.2 13.3 n/a
2006 522 35.2 14.8 1.7
2007 497 37.0 13.4 1.6
2008 469 30.0 15.6 2.1
2009 441 37.7 9.5 2.5
2010 449 31.0 14.4 2.7
2011 470 29.2 16.0 2.8
2012 474 34.8 13.6 3
2013 461 40.7 11.3 3.5
2014 461 40.4 11.3 3.3
2015 419 39.0 10.7 2.4
2016 440 39.0 11.2 4.1
2017 441 41.9 10.5 3.9
2018 436 40.5 10.7 5.3
2019 442 41.5 10.6 3.6
2020 418 41.3 10.1 3.1
2021 400 44.5 8.9 3.3
2022 408 44.5 9.1 2.7
2023 414 43.0 9.6 3.1
2024 410 42.0 9.7 1.7

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 Hopewell Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,069

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hopewell Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 219th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 237th of 1342 Elementary schools
 1.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hopewell Elementary School)84.750.8
 33.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hopewell Valley Regional School District)79.166.7
 12.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hopewell Elementary School)85.960.7
 25.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hopewell Valley Regional School District)7569.5
 5.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hopewell Elementary School)7477.6
 3.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Hopewell Valley Regional School District)82.976.8
 6.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hopewell Elementary School)70.470.1
 0.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hopewell Valley Regional School District)79.771.4
 8.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hopewell Elementary School)72.673.5
 0.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hopewell Valley Regional School District)83.178.5
 4.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hopewell Elementary School)60.367.7
 7.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hopewell Valley Regional School District)71.564.2
 7.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students442414
 6.3%
African American916
 77.8%
American Indian01
Asian824
 200%
Hispanic2832
 14.3%
Pacific Islander01
White370320
 13.5%
Two or More Races2720
 25.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients3.6%3.1%
 0.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hopewell Elementary School

Students at Hopewell Elementary School are 77% White, 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Hopewell Elementary School ranks 260th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 410 students attended Hopewell Elementary School.

Students who attend Hopewell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Timberlane Middle School
High : Hopewell Valley Central High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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