Lopatcong Township Middle School

Lopatcong Township Middle School, a small middle-grades school in PHILLIPSBURG, New Jersey, part of Lopatcong Township School District, teaches 335 students, covering grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 42% below the state mean of about 578.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lopatcong Township Middle School reports that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Black, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Lopatcong Township Middle School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Warren County runs at roughly 36%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Lopatcong Township Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.0%, the actual is 53.9%, a residual of -3.1 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Warren County put median household earnings sit near $100,869, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Lopatcong Township Middle School is one of 41 public schools in Warren County (combined enrollment of about 15,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Phillipsburg High School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lopatcong Township Middle School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 35.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lopatcong Township Middle School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 372 (now 335). White enrollment moved from 76% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.