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How has Hopewell Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340753003142
Hopewell Elementary School
35 PRINCETON AVENUE, HOPEWELL, NJ 08525 · (609) 737-4007 · Mercer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
8.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
18 students
DISTRICT 6% · 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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 65.6% |
% 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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Elementary School
Hopewell Elementary School's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Elementary School this school | 397 | 4.5% | 66.2% |
| George C. Baker Elementary School MOORESTOWN | 403 | 4.2% | 76.9% |
| Rockaway Valley School BOONTON TOWNSHIP | 396 | 2.0% | 68.8% |
| Kiel Elementary School KINNELON | 374 | 2.9% | N/A |
| Winston S. Churchill School FAIRFIELD | 401 | 2.7% | 55.0% |
| Stonybrook Elementary School KINNELON | 358 | 3.6% | 69.1% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #209 of 1,290 | #10 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #342 of 1,319 ▼ 64 | #13 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #255 of 1,319 ▲ 73 | #10 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #710 of 1,562 | #21 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #109 of 1,390 | #3 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #1,023 of 1,392 | #47 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.5% | #1,349 of 1,481 | #57 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #471 of 798 | #16 of 30 |
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
397
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 397 | 45.1 | 8.8:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 42.1 | 9.8:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 43.1 | 9.6:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 44 | 9.1:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 40.6 | 10.8:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 39 | 11.3:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 39 | 17.4:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopewell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (436 to 397); teachers up 11% (40.6 to 45.1).
About Hopewell Elementary School
Hopewell Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in HOPEWELL, New Jersey. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 397 students.
Hopewell Valley Regional School District (6 schools, 3,423 students) runs Hopewell Elementary School.
White students account for 76% of enrollment at Hopewell Elementary School. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Mercer County as a whole is about 46% White, so the school's share is higher. Hopewell Elementary School has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.8:1. That ratio is under the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Hopewell Elementary School is 5%. Among public schools in Mercer County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Hopewell Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.7% for Hopewell Elementary School. The school posts 66.2%, 2.5 points above the prediction.
Mercer County has about 385,864 residents, and median household income is about $100,645, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Mercer County number 110 and enroll about 58,647.
The school nearest to Hopewell Elementary School is Montgomery High School, at a distance of about 3.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hopewell Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment went from 400 in 2020-21 to 397 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students.
Community posts for Hopewell Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopewell Valley Regional School District
- Hopewell Valley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- Timberlane Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Bear Tavern Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Stony Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Toll Gate Grammar SchoolElementary · 299 students
Other Hopewell Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Hopewell Elementary. Hopewell Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 10.
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolTrinity, NC · 679 students
- Hopewell ElementaryBettendorf, IA · 658 students
- Hopewell ElementaryDublin, OH · 536 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolOxford, PA · 489 students
- HOPEWELL ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Montgomery High School3.4 mi · 1,611
- Village Elementary School4.2 mi · 591
- Johnson Park School4.7 mi · 360
- Hopewell Valley Central High School4.8 mi · 1,068
- Timberlane Middle School4.9 mi · 803
- Toll Gate Grammar School4.9 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Hopewell Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hopewell Elementary School?
Hopewell Elementary School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hopewell Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hopewell Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hopewell Elementary School have?
Hopewell Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hopewell Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hopewell Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Hopewell Elementary School public or private?
Hopewell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hopewell Valley Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.