Hopewell Elementary School

Hopewell Elementary School is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in HOPEWELL, New Jersey, one of the schools within Hopewell Valley Regional School District, works with 397 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Hopewell Valley Regional School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,423 students. Hopewell Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hopewell Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school records 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Mercer County as a whole is about 46% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hopewell Elementary School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 5% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Mercer County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hopewell Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Mercer County put median household income runs about $100,645, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Hopewell Elementary School is one of 110 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students).

Montgomery High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hopewell Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 66.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Hopewell Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 397). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 83% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Hopewell Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.