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What's the most underrated thing about Hopewell El Sch that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN LEHIGH SD·NCES 422235005240
Hopewell El Sch
4625 W Hopewell Rd, Center Valley, PA 18034 · (610) 791-0200 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
59 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 75%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Southern Lehigh SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
71.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
83.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
426
+32 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.9:1
% White
81%
was 89%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
3%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Hopewell El Sch
Hopewell El Sch is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, operated by Southern Lehigh SD, with 426 students on its rolls from grades K through 3.
Southern Lehigh SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,057 students; Hopewell El Sch is among them.
On the student-mix side, Hopewell El Sch logs that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder is composed of 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hopewell El Sch has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Hopewell El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lehigh County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hopewell El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.7%; this one delivers 75.6%.
In the area at large, census data for Lehigh County shows median household earnings sit near $80,079, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Hopewell El Sch is one of 83 public schools in Lehigh County (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students).
The closest other public school is Southern Lehigh MS, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hopewell El Sch at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.5%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 394 students in 2018 compared to 426 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 89% to 81% over that span.
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Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southern Lehigh SD
- Southern Lehigh SHSHigh · 1,013 students
- Southern Lehigh Intermediate SchMiddle · 702 students
- Southern Lehigh MSMiddle · 471 students
- Liberty Bell El SchElementary · 445 students
Other schools in Center Valley
- Southern Lehigh SHSHigh · 1,013 students
- Southern Lehigh MSMiddle · 471 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Lehigh MS1.3 mi · 471
- Southern Lehigh SHS1.4 mi · 1,013
- Southern Lehigh Intermediate Sch1.4 mi · 702
- Liberty Bell El Sch2.2 mi · 445
- Seven Generations CS3.1 mi · 497
- South Mountain MS3.3 mi · 972
Frequently asked questions
About Hopewell El SchWhat is the total enrollment at Hopewell El Sch?
Hopewell El Sch enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Hopewell El Sch serve?
Hopewell El Sch serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Hopewell El Sch?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Hopewell El Sch.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hopewell El Sch?
At Hopewell El Sch, the student body is approximately 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Hopewell El Sch public or private?
Hopewell El Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southern Lehigh SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.