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Enrollment
524
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340750001854
Hopewell Crest
122 SEWALL ROAD, BRIDGETON, NJ 08302 · (856) 451-9203 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
238 students
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 | 75 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
34.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
30.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 32.2% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Hopewell Crest
Hopewell Crest's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Crest this school | 524 | 45.4% | 33.3% |
| Franklin Borough School FRANKLIN | 527 | 49.1% | 35.9% |
| Mansfield Township Elementary PORT MURRAY | 570 | 46.0% | 38.4% |
| Hammonton Early Childhood Educational Center HAMMONTON | 472 | 45.1% | N/A |
| East Dover Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 584 | 44.0% | 28.9% |
| Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School BARNEGAT | 524 | 49.6% | 43.0% |
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 Hopewell Crest ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #901 of 1,290 | #7 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #960 of 1,319 ▼ 76 | #7 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #1,039 of 1,319 ▼ 182 | #12 of 32 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #350 of 1,562 | #11 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #789 of 1,390 | #13 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #499 of 1,392 | #15 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #653 of 1,481 | #31 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #269 of 545 | #4 of 8 |
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
524
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 524 | 45 | 11.6:1 | 45% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 48% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 26% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 26% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 37% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 28% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 24% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 20% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopewell Crest.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (479 to 524); teachers up 29% (35 to 45).
About Hopewell Crest
Hopewell Crest is a mid-sized elementary school in BRIDGETON, New Jersey, one of the schools in Hopewell Township School District. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 524 students. That is 29% larger than the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Hopewell Crest is run by Hopewell Township School District.
White students are 56% of those enrolled at Hopewell Crest. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, and 2% Native American. In Cumberland County overall, about 47% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Hopewell Crest has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.6:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 45%. For comparison, public schools in Cumberland County average 67%.
Hopewell Crest holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.3% for Hopewell Crest. The school posts 33.3%, 8.0 points below the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Cumberland County show that the median household earns about $67,436 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Cumberland County, 52 public schools serve about 27,803 students.
A public school about 1.5 miles away, Bridgeton High School, is the closest to Hopewell Crest. Hopewell Crest has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 10.6% proficiency; Hopewell Crest posts 33.3%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment was 524 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 496. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.8:1 in 2020-21 to 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,305
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
27,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRIDGETON
- Bridgeton High SchoolHigh · 1,641 students
- Cumberland Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Broad Street SchoolElementary · 784 students
- Quarter Mile Lane SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Buckshutem Road SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Indian Ave SchoolElementary · 627 students
Nearby schools
- Bridgeton High School1.5 mi · 1,641
- West Avenue School1.7 mi · 528
- Broad Street School1.9 mi · 784
- Quarter Mile Lane School2.5 mi · 693
- Indian Ave School2.6 mi · 627
- Cumberland Regional High School2.7 mi · 1,161
Frequently asked questions
About Hopewell CrestWhat is the total enrollment at Hopewell Crest?
Hopewell Crest enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-08.
Is Hopewell Crest an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hopewell Crest is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hopewell Crest?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hopewell Crest is approximately 11.6:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hopewell Crest?
Hopewell Crest reports a student body of 56% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hopewell Crest in?
Hopewell Crest is part of Hopewell Township School District.
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