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Hopewell Valley Central High School

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Hopewell Valley Central High School ranks 76 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

76^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 82% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Hopewell Valley Central High School is a public high school in Pennington, New Jersey, serving 1,080 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Hopewell Valley Central High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, ranking 76th out of 434 high schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's academic performance is impressive, with students outperforming the state and district averages in most subject areas, particularly in mathematics. For example, 42.3% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I, compared to the state average of 20.3%. The school also maintains high graduation rates, ranging from 91.1% to 97.0% over the past few years, and low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.2%.

Hopewell Valley Central High School's performance is noteworthy across diverse student subgroups, with several subgroups ranking in the top quartile of New Jersey high schools. The school's per-student spending of $11,670 in the 2018-2019 school year is slightly higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio of 9.9 to 1 is favorable, providing students with more individualized attention. While the school's overall performance is impressive, the fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates and the relatively lower rankings for some student groups suggest that the school may need to focus on improving attendance and addressing any potential achievement gaps. Nonetheless, Hopewell Valley Central High School remains a standout example in the New Jersey education landscape.

1,068

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,670

Per pupil spending ?

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 67th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (64% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of New Jersey high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg65%

New Jersey avg44%

76^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
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
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)

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+28 vs state

Algebra II79%~ state avg

English Language Arts66%+16 vs state

Science61%+30 vs state

Geometry52%~ state avg

Algebra I42%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	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 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%)	73.5	76^th of 434 public high schools	82.5%		72.7	88^th of 429 public high schools	79.5%	12		85.6		61.0				65.5					42.3		42.1	87.5	30.5	51.7	90.6	75.3	79.1	$11,670		$11,670
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)																						$11,242	$843	$10,399
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%)	35.9	285^th of 434 public high schools	34.3%		31.8	297^th of 429 public high schools	30.8%	12	84.0	46.2		3.8				50.0					3.6		3.6							$6,008		$6,008
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%)	73.5	75^th of 434 public high schools	82.7%		86.3	31^st of 429 public high schools	92.8%	44		82.4		58.8				83.0					43.5		43.5	52.1		52.1				$4,422		$4,422
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%)	21.7	351^st of 434 public high schools	19.1%		24.9	332^nd of 429 public high schools	22.6%	19	64.3	41.7		20.8				23.4					7.8		7.7	31.8		31.8				$14,002	$194	$13,808
Marie H Katzenbach Middle/High School	Public	6-12	320 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08628	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)
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1555 Pennington Raod	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 619-2000	562	21	26.7	24.6%	3 (0.5%)	369 (65.7%)	170 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	12.8	402^nd of 434 public high schools	7.4%		11.8	398^th of 429 public high schools	7.2%	4	59.2	13.5	1.2	3.3	26.7	33.3	26.8	28.2	10.0	5.3	4.9			4.7	4.6							$8,463	$1,091	$7,372
Ann Klein Forensic Center	Public	12	1610 Stuyvesant Ave	West Trenton	08625	Mercer County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 633-0883	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%)	53	180^th of 434 public high schools	58.5%		53.3	179^th of 429 public high schools	58.3%	1	86.4	57.0		40.2				50.5					13.1		13.1	62.3		61.6				$14,745	$110	$14,635
South Hunterdon Regional High School	Public	7-12	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%)	37.5	277^th of 434 public high schools	36.2%		42.1	245^th of 429 public high schools	42.9%	32		65.0	19.7	33.3		40.3	40.0	37.3		21.6	9.3	52.4	6.7		18.1	62.6		64.7				$13,989	$37	$13,952

Frequently Asked Questions about Hopewell Valley Central High School

How many students attend Hopewell Valley Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,068 students attended Hopewell Valley Central High School.

What district is Hopewell Valley Central High School in?

Hopewell Valley Regional School District

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.

Is Hopewell Valley Central High School a good school?

Hopewell Valley Central High School ranks 76^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into 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

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