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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