Lopatcong Township School District

Summary:

The Lopatcong Township School District in New Jersey consists of two schools: Lopatcong Elementary School and Lopatcong Township Middle School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade.

Based on the available data, Lopatcong Township Middle School appears to be the standout performer in the district. It has consistently ranked in the top 25% of New Jersey middle schools over the past three school years and earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Lopatcong Elementary School has ranked in the bottom 50% of New Jersey elementary schools and has a 2-star rating. The middle school outperformed the state and district averages in most NJSLA subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts, while the elementary school's test scores were generally below the state and district averages.

Both schools had a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year, slightly higher than the state average. Lopatcong Elementary School had a higher percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (20.32%) compared to Lopatcong Township Middle School (11.78%), and the middle school had a higher per-student spending of $7,105 compared to $6,672 at the elementary school.

District Detail

321 Stonehenge Drive
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865-9411

(908) 213-2995

SchoolDigger Rank:
287^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 724

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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	Total
Lopatcong Township Middle School	Public	5-8	321 Stonehenge Drive	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Lopatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 213-2995	335	29	11.4	16.7%	174 (51.9%)	74 (22.1%)	58 (17.3%)	25 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	75.8	151^st of 752 public middle schools	79.9%		73.1	173^rd of 743 public middle schools	76.7%	22	16.9	18.7			35.8	59.1	69.2	78.0			56.7	63.4	57.2	52.9	100.0	100.0	$7,105
Lopatcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	263 Route 57	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Lopatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-0800	389	33	11.7	17.0%	194 (49.9%)	73 (18.8%)	68 (17.5%)	39 (10.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	38.3	839^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.7%		34.7	873^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.8%	34			38.0	37.7					50.6	42.0							$6,672

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Phillipsburg School District	0.92 mi	5	514^th
Harmony Township School District	2.24 mi	1	379^th
Greenwich Township School District	3.23 mi	2	209^th
Alpha Borough School District	3.59 mi	1	443^rd
Pohatcong Township School District	4.29 mi	1	421^st

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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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