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Best Public Schools in Hopewell, NJ

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Top rankedHopewell Elementary School276^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Hopewell, New Jersey is home to a single public elementary school, Hopewell Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This 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.

Hopewell Elementary School is a standout institution, ranking in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with students scoring significantly higher than the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. For example, 3rd grade students at Hopewell Elementary have a 73.8% proficiency rate in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%. Similarly, 3rd grade Math proficiency is 75.4%, well above the 49.8% state average.

The school's low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% and very low free/reduced lunch rate of 1.71% suggest a stable, engaged student population from relatively affluent families. Additionally, Hopewell Elementary boasts a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.7, indicating that students receive a high level of individual attention. While the school's performance exceeds state averages, its test scores are sometimes lower than the Hopewell Valley Regional School District average, leaving room for continued improvement.

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Doves Rch	Public, Alternative	8-11	188 Lindbergh Road	Hopewell	08525	Hunterdon County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 466-1685	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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

Cities Near Hopewell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Skillman	3.78 mi	5	43^rd
Pennington	4.56 mi	7	139^th
Princeton	5.02 mi	7	52^nd
Ringoes	5.69 mi	2	112^th
Lawrenceville	6.35 mi	7	314^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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