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Hopewell Elementary School

Q: Is Hopewell Elementary School a good school?

Hopewell Elementary School ranks 276 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New Jersey elementary schools

397

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,069

Per pupil spending ?

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Princeton Avenue
Hopewell, NJ 08525

(609) 737-4007

District: Hopewell Valley Regional School District

Students who attend Hopewell Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Hispanic:

10.3%

Asian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (66% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Hopewell Valley Regional School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg73%

New Jersey avg46%

276^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	80.8	276 of 1347	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	260 of 1338	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	237 of 1342	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	239 of 1345	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	229 of 1317	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	219 of 1360	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	185 of 1353	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	82.4	233 of 1352	82.8%	★★★★☆
2016	80.5	259 of 1346	80.8%	★★★★☆
2015	85.5	186 of 1357	86.3%	★★★★☆
2014	84.7	116 of 1363	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	87.0	50 of 1367	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.6	27 of 1363	98.0%	★★★★★
2011	83.8	115 of 1360	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	100 of 1354	92.6%	★★★★★
2009	81.7	160 of 1346	88.1%	★★★★☆
2008	78.5	207 of 1338	84.5%	★★★★☆
2007	80.3	122 of 1329	90.8%	★★★★★
2006	83.4	55 of 1314	95.8%	★★★★★
2005	74.8	333 of 1303	74.4%	★★★★☆
2004	75.1	326 of 1298	74.9%	★★★★☆
2003	83.1	155 of 1204	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	309 of 1326	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	385 of 1317	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	398 of 1318	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.6	159 of 1326	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	227 of 1290	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	288 of 1331	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	175 of 1333	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	204 of 1318	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	158 of 1313	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	259 of 1315	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	298 of 1324	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	229 of 1297	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	168 of 1335	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	189 of 1334	85.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	149 of 1023	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	58 of 989	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	41 of 958	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	142 of 949	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	266 of 868	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.0	115 of 1007	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	215 of 1001	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	262 of 970	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	259 of 963	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	205 of 975	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	207 of 976	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	174 of 964	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	201 of 1023	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	165 of 1022	83.9%	★★★★☆

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)85th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+20 vs state

Mathematics64%+17 vs state

Science60%+30 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Princeton Avenue	Hopewell	08525	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4007	397	45	8.8	4.5%	300 (75.6%)	11 (2.8%)	41 (10.3%)	33 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	80.8	276^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.5%		81.6	260^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.6%	16	59.7		73.8	66.1	71.0				75.4	50.9	66.1						$11,069		$11,069
Village Elementary School	Public	3-4	100 Main Boulevard	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7606	591	53	11.1	7.1%	161 (27.2%)	24 (4.1%)	39 (6.6%)	330 (55.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	84.4	212^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.3%		84.2	214^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.0%	2			57.9	79.0					72.2	77.4							$13,514	$98	$13,416
Johnson Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Rosedale Road	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 806-4240	360	38	9.3	21.1%	134 (37.2%)	25 (6.9%)	79 (21.9%)	87 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.7%)	82.4	244^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.9%		86	194^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.5%	50	56.3		61.0	66.1	66.2				75.0	71.9	71.8						$15,867	$241	$15,626
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
Orchard Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	244 Orchard Road	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7605	755	75	10.0	7.8%	253 (33.5%)	36 (4.8%)	51 (6.8%)	360 (47.7%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	$14,486	$109	$14,377
Community Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	372 Witherspoon Street	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 806-4230	316	28	11.2	17.1%	157 (49.7%)	15 (4.7%)	84 (26.6%)	32 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	79.6	289^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.5%		80.6	272^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	79.7%	17	52.2		50.0	73.6	76.8				69.1	71.8	63.7						$14,862	$167	$14,695
Princeton Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 Bunn Drive	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 924-0575	423	40	10.5	7.8%	112 (26.5%)	15 (3.5%)	24 (5.7%)	217 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.8%)	97.4	8^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.4%		96.3	20^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.5%	12	80.0	85.7	89.6	90.0	96.0	100.0	92.0	100.0	93.7	88.0	80.0	96.0	74.2		83.3	90.7
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
East Amwell Township	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Wertsville Rd	Ringoes	08551	Hunterdon County	East Amwell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 782-6464	398	42	9.4	15.8%	308 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (16.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	85.2	192^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	85.7%		81.7	258^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.7%	66	40.6	45.7	65.7	80.6	81.3	87.8	72.3	84.8	78.8	80.6	65.7	51.3	50.0	40.7	100.0	100.0	$16,880	$457	$16,423
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 Hopewell Elementary School

Is Hopewell Elementary School a good school?

Hopewell Elementary School ranks 276^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hopewell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hopewell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Hopewell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Hopewell Elementary School.

What district is Hopewell Elementary School in?

Hopewell Valley Regional School District

What is the racial makeup of Hopewell Elementary School?

Students at Hopewell Elementary School are 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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