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What's the most underrated thing about Copper Hill Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLEMINGTON-RARITAN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340519000145
Copper Hill Elementary School
100 Everitts Road, Ringoes, NJ 08551 · (908) 284-7660 · Hunterdon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
121 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 100 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
63.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 62.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Copper Hill Elementary School
Copper Hill Elementary School's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Hill Elementary School this school | 572 | 21.2% | 59.5% |
| Mountain View Elementary School FLANDERS | 565 | 21.2% | 54.4% |
| James A. McDivitt Elementary School OLD BRIDGE | 536 | 23.3% | 51.6% |
| Joseph F Brandt Elementary School HOBOKEN | 632 | 20.7% | 73.6% |
| Taylor Mills School Manalapan | 533 | 20.6% | 64.5% |
| Helen L Beeler MARLTON | 557 | 16.2% | 41.0% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Copper Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hunterdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #343 of 1,290 | #9 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #355 of 1,319 ▼ 17 | #6 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #519 of 1,319 ▲ 49 | #14 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #272 of 1,562 | #1 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #143 of 1,390 | #14 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #435 of 1,392 | #2 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #1,014 of 1,481 | #7 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.2% | #35 of 545 | #3 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
572
+168 (+42%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 8.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 572 | 63.3 | 9.0:1 | 21% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 61.5 | 9.8:1 | 19% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 57.5 | 9.2:1 | 15% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 49 | 8.2:1 | 13% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 47.5 | 8.5:1 | 13% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 52 | 8.8:1 | 11% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 754 | 47 | 16.0:1 | 2% (16) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Copper Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (405 to 572); teachers up 33% (47.5 to 63.3).
About Copper Hill Elementary School
In Ringoes, New Jersey, Copper Hill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 572 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 405.
A total of 6 schools make up Flemington-Raritan Regional School District, with 3,224 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at Copper Hill Elementary School are White (56%). The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Hunterdon County's population at about 81%. The diversity index for Copper Hill Elementary School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 63.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.0:1. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 21%.
Test results at Copper Hill Elementary School are 4.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.5% actual, 54.6% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Hunterdon County, median household income comes to about $141,715, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. The county has 55 public schools and about 18,056 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, East Amwell Township, is about 2.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Copper Hill Elementary School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment figures are 404 for 2020-21 and 572 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
The discussion board for Copper Hill Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hunterdon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,160
Census ACS
Median income
$141,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
18,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flemington-Raritan Regional School District
- J.P. Case Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Reading-Fleming Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Francis A. Desmares Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Robert Hunter Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Barley Sheaf Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Nearby schools
- East Amwell Township2.5 mi · 398
- Barley Sheaf Elementary School2.6 mi · 376
- J.P. Case Middle School2.9 mi · 730
- Robert Hunter Elementary School2.9 mi · 406
- Reading-Fleming Intermediate School3.1 mi · 719
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School District3.5 mi · 2,238
Frequently asked questions
About Copper Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Copper Hill Elementary School?
Copper Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Copper Hill Elementary School serve?
Copper Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Copper Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Copper Hill Elementary School is approximately 9.0:1 (63 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Copper Hill Elementary School?
Copper Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Copper Hill Elementary School?
Copper Hill Elementary School is overseen by Flemington-Raritan Regional School District in Hunterdon County.
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