Enrollment
335
Middle
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOPATCONG TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340900000731
Lopatcong Township Middle School
321 STONEHENGE DRIVE, PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 · (908) 213-2995 · Warren County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
56 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 70 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 29% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Feeds from
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
62.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
60.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.5% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 56.3% |
% 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Lopatcong Township Middle School
Lopatcong Township Middle School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lopatcong Township Middle School this school | 335 | 16.7% | 53.9% |
| Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School Springfield | 474 | 17.9% | 49.8% |
| Glenfield Middle School MONTCLAIR | 512 | 19.9% | 56.4% |
| Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building MONTCLAIR | 203 | 15.3% | 57.2% |
| Bordentown Regional Middle School BORDENTOWN | 504 | 20.6% | 48.7% |
| Walter Hill School Swedesboro | 227 | 25.6% | 64.0% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Lopatcong Township Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #145 of 433 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #104 of 437 ▲ 10 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #204 of 437 ▼ 47 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #351 of 445 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #279 of 417 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #113 of 419 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #304 of 436 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #151 of 282 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
335
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 335 | 29.2 | 11.5:1 | 17% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 31.2 | 11.2:1 | 12% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 32.2 | 11.3:1 | 10% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 12% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 29.7 | 12.5:1 | 13% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 19% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 12% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lopatcong Township Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (372 to 335); teachers down 2% (29.7 to 29.2).
About Lopatcong Township Middle School
Lopatcong Township Middle School is a small middle school found in PHILLIPSBURG, New Jersey. Total enrollment is 335 students, and the grades served are 5 through 8. It has 42% fewer students than the average for middle schools in New Jersey (about 578).
Lopatcong Township School District (2 schools, 724 students) runs Lopatcong Township Middle School.
The largest group at Lopatcong Township Middle School is White students, at 52%. Other students are 22% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. By comparison, Warren County residents are about 77% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lopatcong Township Middle School scores 65%.
Lopatcong Township Middle School reports a ratio of 11.5 students per teacher, from 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Lunch program data show 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Warren County, the average eligibility rate is 36%.
Lopatcong Township Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Lopatcong Township Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.9%, compared with a predicted 57.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Warren County, home to about 110,849 people, the median household earns about $100,869 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Lopatcong Township Middle School shares Warren County with 40 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Phillipsburg High School is closest at about 0.9 miles. Lopatcong Township Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Lopatcong Township Middle School ranks 1st on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 6% decrease took enrollment from 355 in 2020-21 to 335 in 2024-25.
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Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,849
Census ACS
Median income
$100,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lopatcong Township School District
- Lopatcong Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
Other schools in PHILLIPSBURG
- Phillipsburg High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Phillipsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Phillipsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 449 students
- Philipsburg Primary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Lopatcong Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Phillipsburg High School0.9 mi · 1,750
- Lopatcong Elementary School1.2 mi · 389
- Phillipsburg Middle School1.9 mi · 636
- Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center2.0 mi · 449
- Phillipsburg Elementary School2.0 mi · 621
- March Elementary School2.2 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Lopatcong Township Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lopatcong Township Middle School?
Lopatcong Township Middle School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Lopatcong Township Middle School serve?
Lopatcong Township Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Lopatcong Township Middle School have?
Lopatcong Township Middle School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lopatcong Township Middle School?
At Lopatcong Township Middle School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 17% Hispanic, 22% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lopatcong Township Middle School public or private?
Lopatcong Township Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lopatcong Township School District.
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