Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPEWELL AREA SD·NCES 421203000672
Hopewell Elementary School
3000 Kane Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001 · (724) 375-1111 · Beaver County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Pennsylvania public elementary 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
128 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (69).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 59% · 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 Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -21.3pp since 2023
Math
46.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 21 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.5% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 47.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 (53.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Elementary School this school | 323 | 39.6% | 53.0% |
| Mount Rock Elementary School Newville | 331 | 39.3% | 68.3% |
| Towamensing Elementary School Lehighton | 328 | 39.9% | 67.3% |
| Robeson El Center Birdsboro | 339 | 38.3% | 64.0% |
| Perry Elementary School Shoemakersville | 327 | 43.4% | 57.9% |
| Clark Elementary School Erie | 303 | 38.9% | 77.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #788 of 1,396 | #11 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #866 of 1,511 ▼ 46 | #10 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,105 of 1,511 ▼ 384 | #15 of 20 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #1,161 of 1,638 | #15 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,266 of 1,528 | #19 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #1,082 of 1,531 | #12 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #1,169 of 1,600 | #17 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #544 of 1,045 | #11 of 17 |
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
323
-44 (-12%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 269
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 323 | 21.5 | 15.0:1 | 40% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 21.8 | 14.9:1 | 39% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 20.8 | 17.0:1 | 35% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 29% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 22.1 | 16.7:1 | 29% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 25% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 28% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 23% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 15 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopewell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (369 to 323); teachers down 3% (22.1 to 21.5).
About Hopewell Elementary School
Hopewell Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. The school offers kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 323 students. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Hopewell Area SD has 5 schools and 2,007 students, and Hopewell Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Hopewell Elementary School. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Beaver County, where about 87% of residents are White. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at Hopewell Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 21.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.0:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1. Roughly 40% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Beaver County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Hopewell Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hopewell Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.0%; the prediction is 60.6%.
In Beaver County, home to about 166,324 people, median household income comes to about $71,089, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beaver County's 52 public schools enroll about 31,222 students and include Hopewell Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hopewell Junior High School, is about 1.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hopewell Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 367 students in 2020-21 to 323 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Hopewell Elementary School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Beaver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,324
Census ACS
Median income
$71,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopewell Area SD
- Hopewell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Hopewell SHSHigh · 614 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
- Margaret Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 185 students
Other schools in Aliquippa
- Hopewell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Hopewell SHSHigh · 614 students
- Center Grange Primary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Aliquippa JSHSHigh · 493 students
- Aliquippa Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
Other Hopewell Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Hopewell Elementary. Hopewell Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 10.
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolOxford, PA · 489 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolCenter Valley, PA · 426 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolTrinity, NC · 679 students
- Hopewell ElementaryBettendorf, IA · 658 students
- Hopewell ElementaryDublin, OH · 536 students
Nearby schools
- Hopewell Junior High School1.3 mi · 657
- Margaret Ross Elementary School1.5 mi · 185
- Hopewell SHS1.6 mi · 614
- Aliquippa Elementary School2.2 mi · 480
- Aliquippa JSHS2.6 mi · 493
- Ambridge Area High School3.0 mi · 705
Frequently asked questions
About Hopewell Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hopewell Elementary School?
Hopewell Elementary School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades KG-04.
Is Hopewell Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hopewell Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Hopewell Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Hopewell Elementary School.
How diverse is Hopewell Elementary School?
Hopewell Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hopewell Elementary School?
Hopewell Elementary School is overseen by Hopewell Area SD in Beaver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.