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Bear Tavern Elementary School

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Bear Tavern Elementary School ranks 150 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Bear Tavern Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving 438 students in grades PK-5 in Titusville, New Jersey. The school is part of the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, which is ranked 84 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bear Tavern Elementary School has consistently been ranked among the top 150 elementary schools in New Jersey.

Academically, Bear Tavern Elementary School outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 73.2% of 3rd graders, 72.1% of 4th graders, and 84.4% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school also performs well in mathematics, with 76% of 3rd graders, 72.2% of 4th graders, and 71.9% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%. Additionally, the school excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking 110 out of 1,318 New Jersey elementary schools for male students and 64 out of 1,023 for special education students.

When compared to nearby schools, Bear Tavern Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution. For instance, Stony Brook Elementary School and Toll Gate Grammar School, which are also part of the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, have similar strong academic performance and rankings. However, schools in the Trenton Public School District and the Ewing Township School District, such as Joseph Stokes Elementary School and Parkway Elementary School, have significantly lower test scores and rankings, highlighting the disparities in educational outcomes within the region.

461

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,447

Per pupil spending ?

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1162 Bear Tavern Road
Titusville, NJ 08560-9633

(609) 737-4005

District: Hopewell Valley Regional School District

Students who attend Bear Tavern Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Timberlane Middle School
High:	Hopewell Valley Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.4%

Asian:

10.6%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (73% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

New Jersey avg46%

150^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District

84^th of 609Hopewell Valley Regional School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	150 of 1347	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	188 of 1338	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	300 of 1342	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	357 of 1345	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	380 of 1317	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	139 of 1360	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	111 of 1353	91.8%	★★★★★
2017	91.8	56 of 1352	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	90.4	95 of 1346	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	88.0	141 of 1357	89.6%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	421 of 1363	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.2	368 of 1367	73.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.8	372 of 1363	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	70.5	454 of 1360	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.0	432 of 1354	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.3	354 of 1346	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	309 of 1338	76.9%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	383 of 1329	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	67.8	526 of 1314	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.3	486 of 1303	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.3	421 of 1298	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	68.4	472 of 1204	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	124 of 330	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	192 of 1326	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	214 of 1317	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	293 of 1318	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	293 of 1326	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	242 of 1290	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	139 of 1331	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	147 of 1333	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	110 of 1318	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	170 of 1313	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	305 of 1315	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	386 of 1324	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	460 of 1297	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.8	142 of 1335	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	91 of 1334	93.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	64 of 1023	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	98 of 989	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	136 of 958	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	151 of 949	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	98 of 868	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	52 of 1007	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	108 of 1001	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	176 of 970	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	121 of 963	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	357 of 975	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	374 of 976	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	403 of 964	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	194 of 1023	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	150 of 1022	85.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+26 vs state

Mathematics73%+26 vs state

Science59%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bear Tavern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1162 Bear Tavern Road	Titusville	08560	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4005	461	48	9.5	4.3%	343 (74.4%)	19 (4.1%)	36 (7.8%)	49 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.4%)	88.4	150^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.9%		86.2	188^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.9%	38	59.4		73.2	72.1	84.4				76.0	72.2	71.9				$11,447		$11,447
Francis Lore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13 Westwood Drive	Ewing	08628	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	505	42	12.0	49.1%	118 (23.4%)	182 (36.0%)	129 (25.5%)	33 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	41.2	794^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.1%		32.4	910^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.0%	116	25.6		41.6	55.6	52.4				36.0	44.5	32.6				$11,727	$173	$11,554
Toll Gate Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 So Main Street	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4008	299	39	7.7	4.7%	239 (79.9%)	8 (2.7%)	15 (5.0%)	29 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	85.3	191^st of 1347 public elementary schools	85.8%		84.5	212^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.2%	21	71.4		55.1	67.4	78.5				75.5	82.6	73.8				$12,454		$12,454
Marie H Katzenbach Elementary School for the Deaf	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08628	Mercer County	Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 530-3130	22			22.7%	4 (18.2%)	6 (27.3%)	9 (40.9%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Stephenson Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4006	395	41	9.5	12.7%	149 (37.7%)	33 (8.4%)	40 (10.1%)	165 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	92.6	68^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.0%		94.6	40^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.0%	28	75.8		78.7	78.4	86.2				80.7	71.6	84.5				$12,315		$12,315
William L Antheil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	339 Ewingville Road	Ewing	08638	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	746	68	11.0	57.0%	141 (18.9%)	271 (36.3%)	245 (32.8%)	34 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.8%)	28.2	983^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.0%		22.6	1036^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.6%	53	21.6		27.9	44.3	43.6				33.6	29.9	32.4				$16,183	$243	$15,940
The Village Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	The Village Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 695-0110	361	31	11.6	83.7%	4 (1.1%)	340 (94.2%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14	1191^st of 1347 public elementary schools	11.6%		15.6	1137^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.0%	54	5.0	2.8	30.0	37.5	25.0	24.4	25.6	44.4	27.5	22.5	15.0	9.7	23.3	19.4	$10,151	$975	$9,176
Joseph Stokes Elementary School	Public	K-3	915 Parkside Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4930	347	27	12.8	82.7%	7 (2.0%)	175 (50.4%)	152 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	3.3	1342^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.8	1320^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.3%	22			7.7						7.4
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	446 Parkway Avenue	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	418	38	11.1	64.8%	35 (8.4%)	190 (45.5%)	162 (38.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	10.2	1250^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.2%		14.2	1161^st of 1338 public elementary schools	13.2%	89	4.2		23.0	34.9	19.1				17.7	19.0	8.3				$16,070	$242	$15,828
Lawrenceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	40 Craven Lane	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5570	301	29	10.2	18.9%	163 (54.2%)	35 (11.6%)	48 (15.9%)	41 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	48.9	695^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.4%		51.9	648^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.6%	47			49.2						44.4						$15,394	$25	$15,369

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear Tavern Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Bear Tavern Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bear Tavern Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Timberlane Middle School
High : Hopewell Valley Central High School

Is Bear Tavern Elementary School a good school?

Bear Tavern Elementary School ranks 150^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bear Tavern Elementary School in?

Hopewell Valley Regional School District

How many students attend Bear Tavern Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Bear Tavern Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bear Tavern Elementary School?

Students at Bear Tavern Elementary School are 74% White, 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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