Lopatcong Elementary School

As a mid-sized primary school in PHILLIPSBURG, New Jersey, Lopatcong Elementary School works with 389 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under Lopatcong Township School District.

Across the 2 schools in Lopatcong Township School District (724 students total), Lopatcong Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Lopatcong Elementary School lists that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Black, 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Warren County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 17% of students at Lopatcong Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Warren County's rate of about 36%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lopatcong Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 56.9%; this one comes in at 39.9%, -17.0 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Warren County put the typical household earns roughly $100,869 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Warren County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,462 students), Lopatcong Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lopatcong Township Middle School, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lopatcong Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lopatcong Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lopatcong Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 387 students in 2018 to 389 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 72% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.