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Hopewell Valley Central High School

Q: Is Hopewell Valley Central High School a good school?

Hopewell Valley Central High School ranks 61 st of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 86% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

In Pennington, New Jersey, Hopewell Valley Central High School serves 1,068 students in grades 9–12. Its overall academic picture is strong, but results vary by subject and course. The clearest current concern is Algebra II: proficiency is 50%, below the state’s 53% and, on the End-of-Course test, below the Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s 55%.

Science and 11th-grade NJGPA results are major strengths compared with nearby schools and the state. In 11th-grade science, 63% are proficient—34 percentage points above the state—and the school leads nearby schools with reported results; Montgomery High School is at 54%. Hopewell also reaches 90% proficiency in 11th-grade NJGPA English and 85% in math, above state results of 76% and 61%. Math varies considerably by test: ninth-grade Geometry is 68%, but End-of-Course Algebra I is 35%, below the state’s 40% and the district’s 59%. These results make Algebra II the most persistent academic warning sign, despite strong performance on other assessments.

Results have moved in different directions: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ninth-grade English rose 19 percentage points and 11th-grade science rose 5, while ninth-grade Geometry fell 11 points and Algebra II fell 32. SchoolDigger ranks the school 61st of 434 statewide, at the 86th percentile with four stars; its percentile has risen from 43 in 2015–2016. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio is 10.1, and 6% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Graduation is a separate concern: the 2024–2025 rate was 88%, down 9 percentage points from the previous year and 1 point below the state. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness percentile for Special Education Students was 85 in 2025–2026, after rising from 43 in 2023–2024 to 93 in 2024–2025.

1,068

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,686

Per pupil spending ?

6.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

259 Pennington Titusville Rd
Pennington, NJ 08534-9701

(609) 737-4003

District: Hopewell Valley Regional School District

Feeder schools for Hopewell Valley Central High School:

Elementary:	Bear Tavern Elementary School
	Hopewell Elementary School
	Stony Brook Elementary School
	Toll Gate Grammar School
Middle:	Timberlane Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.4%

Asian:

15.4%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (68% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Jersey high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg70%

New Jersey avg48%

61^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 43 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 607Hopewell 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
2026	78.3	61 of 434	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	76 of 434	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	88 of 429	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	81 of 422	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	133 of 415	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.5	51 of 405	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	121 of 416	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	112 of 415	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	61.6	101 of 411	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	38.1	235 of 409	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.5	134 of 406	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.0	46 of 411	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	85 of 396	78.5%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	66 of 388	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	103 of 378	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	77.6	70 of 371	81.1%	★★★★☆
2009	85.1	18 of 370	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	79.8	51 of 359	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	46 of 361	87.3%	★★★★☆
2006	79.8	52 of 357	85.4%	★★★★☆
2005	81.0	48 of 351	86.3%	★★★★☆
2004	80.1	51 of 348	85.3%	★★★★☆
2003	82.8	43 of 343	87.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	77 of 272	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	47 of 283	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	45.2	99 of 250	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	45 of 182	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	52.0	95 of 190	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	74 of 191	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	63 of 172	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	105 of 175	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.9	36 of 165	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	57 of 191	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	66 of 198	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	45 of 428	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	98 of 426	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	75 of 420	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	94 of 416	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	136 of 414	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.3	57 of 402	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	109 of 408	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	98 of 403	75.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	54 of 399	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	59 of 406	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	56 of 403	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	49.4	151 of 385	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	105 of 382	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	95.6	15 of 374	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	74.1	57 of 364	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	64 of 371	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	32 of 377	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	52 of 358	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.7	116 of 344	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	209 of 324	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.1	319 of 347	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	309 of 345	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	54 of 426	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	38 of 426	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	67.3	100 of 419	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	81 of 414	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	175 of 410	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.2	53 of 402	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	97 of 407	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	88 of 405	78.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	21 of 111	81.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	55 of 358	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	24 of 359	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	37.1	205 of 361	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.7	40 of 339	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	81 of 344	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	44 of 333	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	131 of 349	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	84 of 355	76.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	39 of 341	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	84 of 347	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	113 of 345	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	106 of 335	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	186 of 335	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.7	73 of 336	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	124 of 339	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	115 of 340	66.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)89th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)81st percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)75th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)72nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts90%+14 vs state

Mathematics85%+24 vs state

Geometry68%+17 vs state

Science63%+34 vs state

Algebra II50%-3 vs state

Algebra I34%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (2026)			NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hopewell Valley Central High School	Public	9-12	259 Pennington Titusville Rd	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4003	1,068	105	10.1	6.1%	741 (69.4%)	41 (3.8%)	73 (6.8%)	165 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.1%)	78.3	61^st of 434 public high schools	85.9%		73.5	76^th of 434 public high schools	82.5%	15	89.7	85.2		62.6				75.6				34.5		34.5	67.6		67.6	50.0		50.0	$18,686	$344	$18,342
MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center	Public	11-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-9784	21	18	1.2	52.4%	8 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (57.1%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$13,712	$653	$13,059
Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy	Public	9-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-9784	111	7	16.0	64.9%	19 (17.1%)	19 (17.1%)	73 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	292^nd of 434 public high schools	32.7%		35.9	285^th of 434 public high schools	34.3%	7	80.0	75.0		25.0				28.2				3.6		3.6							$18,387	$959	$17,428
Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy	Public	9-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-9784	141	6	21.9	39.7%	32 (22.7%)	19 (13.5%)	66 (46.8%)	22 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.1	157^th of 434 public high schools	63.8%		73.5	75^th of 434 public high schools	82.7%	82				51.8				71.5				26.1		26.1	57.9		55.0				$18,607	$970	$17,637
Ewing High School	Public	9-12	900 Parkway Ave	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	1,118	90	12.3	56.5%	198 (17.7%)	529 (47.3%)	293 (26.2%)	43 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.4%)	27.4	318^th of 434 public high schools	26.7%		21.7	351^st of 434 public high schools	19.1%	33	64.8	48.7		15.2				36.8				13.1		13.2	58.0		45.0				$12,277	$170	$12,107
Marie H Katzenbach Middle/High School	Public	6-12	320 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08625	Mercer County	Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 530-3130	33			9.1%	9 (27.3%)	7 (21.2%)	15 (45.5%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mercer Regional School	Public	9-12	1600 Stuyvesant Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 530-3390	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	2525 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 671-5510	1,225	98	12.5	37.3%	455 (37.1%)	190 (15.5%)	293 (23.9%)	212 (17.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (5.9%)	50.6	189^th of 434 public high schools	56.5%		53	180^th of 434 public high schools	58.5%	9	77.7	53.2		35.7				60.7				14.6		14.6	56.1		56.1				$18,947	$318	$18,629
South Hunterdon Regional High School	Public	9-12	301 Mt Airy Harbourton Rd	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-2060	377	48	7.8	30.0%	239 (63.4%)	24 (6.4%)	96 (25.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	40.8	261^st of 434 public high schools	39.9%		37.5	277^th of 434 public high schools	36.2%	16	78.9	59.6		25.5				43.9				10.0		9.8	44.4		38.1				$28,214	$200	$28,014
Capital City High School	Public	9-12	135 E. Hanover Street	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 256-8190	756	40	18.9	56.1%	8 (1.1%)	167 (22.1%)	564 (74.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	9.3	410^th of 434 public high schools	5.5%					(n/a)	24.6	19.2		13.0										0.0		10.8	10.5		20.0	20.0	$22,807	$1,657	$21,150

Frequently Asked Questions about Hopewell Valley Central High School

Hopewell Valley Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bear Tavern Elementary School
Elementary : Hopewell Elementary School
Elementary : Stony Brook Elementary School
Elementary : Toll Gate Grammar School
Middle : Timberlane Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Hopewell Valley Central High School?

Students at Hopewell Valley Central High School are 69% White, 15% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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