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Lopatcong Township Middle School

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Lopatcong Township Middle School ranks 151 st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 80% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Lopatcong Township Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, with 348 students. The school consistently performs above the state average in standardized test scores, with 78% of 8th graders proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts compared to the state average of 57.1%, and 63.4% of 6th graders proficient or better in NJSLA/Mathematics compared to the state average of 39.8%.

Lopatcong Township Middle School stands out for its strong performance for certain student subgroups, ranking 18th out of 359 NJ middle schools for African American students and 12th out of 524 for Hispanic students in recent years. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.4% to 16.6% in recent years, and a low percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 5.92% to 11.78% in recent years. Additionally, the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.8 to 11.3 in recent years, which is better than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Phillipsburg Middle School, which is ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey middle schools, Lopatcong Township Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently delivering strong academic outcomes and effectively serving its diverse student population. The school's efficient use of resources and favorable student-teacher ratio contribute to its success and make it a standout in the region.

335

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,105

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

321 Stonehenge Drive
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865-9410

(908) 213-2995

District: Lopatcong Township School District

Feeder schools for Lopatcong Township Middle School:

Elementary:

Lopatcong Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

African American:

22.1%

Hispanic:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (54% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

New Jersey avg43%

151^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

287^th of 609Lopatcong Township 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	75.8	151 of 752	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	173 of 743	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	178 of 748	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	205 of 745	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	250 of 652	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	310 of 745	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	315 of 716	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.3	277 of 712	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.3	272 of 713	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.5	329 of 713	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.0	276 of 717	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.2	267 of 704	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.4	171 of 677	74.7%	★★★★☆
2011	68.0	251 of 684	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.8	205 of 677	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.8	191 of 664	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	66.8	257 of 640	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.0	271 of 631	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	78.2	142 of 615	76.9%	★★★★☆
2005	56.3	351 of 599	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	69.5	229 of 588	61.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	18 of 359	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	35 of 352	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	73.6	61 of 361	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	20 of 356	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	75.5	52 of 326	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	220 of 728	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	244 of 717	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	176 of 720	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	175 of 726	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	174 of 625	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	272 of 703	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	271 of 680	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	150 of 608	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	31.4	410 of 587	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	93.4	12 of 524	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	64 of 613	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	161 of 541	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	131 of 522	74.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	130 of 726	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	140 of 719	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	177 of 718	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	246 of 730	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	301 of 635	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	344 of 697	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	336 of 675	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	53.2	176 of 510	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	100 of 505	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	144 of 535	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	37.9	227 of 401	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	199 of 492	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	113 of 471	76.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	128 of 502	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	155 of 510	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	144 of 509	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	219 of 512	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	256 of 435	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	327 of 504	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	359 of 497	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)95th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2024)65th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts62%+7 vs state

Mathematics58%+20 vs state

Science18%-7 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 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 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
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		$7,105
Phillipsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Hillcrest Blvd.	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3400	636	61	10.3	75.2%	235 (36.9%)	150 (23.6%)	194 (30.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.0%)	18.8	619^th of 752 public middle schools	17.7%		22.3	573^rd of 743 public middle schools	22.9%	46		3.9			23.1	47.9	33.3			15.5	15.8	4.1	66.7	66.7	$14,763	$488	$14,275
Stewartsville Middle School	Public	6-8	642 South Main Street	Stewartsville	08886	Warren County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-2023	210	25	8.5	11.0%	133 (63.3%)	27 (12.9%)	28 (13.3%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.4%)	80.1	131^st of 752 public middle schools	82.6%		78.2	136^th of 743 public middle schools	81.7%	5		19.2			81.3	77.1	82.0			51.6	52.5	68.5			$13,301	$147	$13,154
Ethel Hoppock Middle School	Public	6-8	280 Asbury West Portal Rd	Asbury	08802	Hunterdon County	Bethlehem Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 479-6336	119	16	7.4	4.2%	97 (81.5%)	3 (2.5%)	11 (9.2%)	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	65.8	234^th of 752 public middle schools	68.9%		60.2	274^th of 743 public middle schools	63.1%	40		35.6			46.7	57.5	76.1			50.0	42.5	15.0	96.0	96.0	$20,268	$271	$19,997
Warren Hills Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	64 66 Carlton Avenue	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0750	477	44	10.8	31.2%	288 (60.4%)	37 (7.8%)	123 (25.8%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	49	360^th of 752 public middle schools	52.1%		37.8	434^th of 743 public middle schools	41.6%	74		19.5				51.1	52.0				40.5	17.9	90.8	90.8	$6,923		$6,923
Union Township Middle School	Public	4-8	165 Perryville Road	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Union Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-5511	246	23	10.6	5.7%	191 (77.6%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	36 (14.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)	91.5	31^st of 752 public middle schools	95.9%		92.8	23^rd of 743 public middle schools	96.9%	8	58.4	41.0	61.5	64.1	78.8	95.3	82.9	76.9	66.1	61.5	86.1	66.7	100.0	100.0	$18,446	$349	$18,097
Woodglen School	Public	5-8	70 Bunnvale Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Lebanon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4111	272	35	7.7	13.6%	232 (85.3%)	8 (2.9%)	27 (9.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66.4	226^th of 752 public middle schools	69.9%		68	205^th of 743 public middle schools	72.4%	21	36.7	32.9		45.0	61.0	57.6	70.7		38.3	44.9	42.9	22.8	96.0	96.5	$10,892		$10,892
High Bridge Middle School	Public	5-8	50 Thomas St	High Bridge	08829	Hunterdon County	High Bridge Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4101	130	17	7.5	22.3%	88 (67.7%)	8 (6.2%)	25 (19.2%)	5 (3.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	59.7	279^th of 752 public middle schools	62.9%		65.8	224^th of 743 public middle schools	69.9%	55	34.6	25.7		53.8	33.3	78.8	80.0		23.0	12.5	45.5	27.8	70.6	70.6	$17,719	$471	$17,248
Clinton Township Middle School	Public	6-8	34 Grayrock Road	Clinton	08809	Hunterdon County	Clinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 238-9141	405	35	11.5	10.9%	292 (72.1%)	13 (3.2%)	47 (11.6%)	31 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	86.6	71^st of 752 public middle schools	90.6%		81.7	107^th of 743 public middle schools	85.6%	36		38.5			73.2	80.0	89.6			56.3	60.7	52.2	92.6	92.6	$4,447		$4,447
Great Meadows Regional Middle School	Public	4-8	273 Route 46	Great Meadows	07838	Warren County	Great Meadows Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 637-4349	361	29	12.4	21.9%	268 (74.2%)	7 (1.9%)	62 (17.2%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	54.9	312^th of 752 public middle schools	58.5%		60.5	271^st of 743 public middle schools	63.5%	41	37.4	8.3	61.9	58.1	72.8	55.6	47.3	48.4	36.0	46.5	52.1	22.0	82.6	82.6	$10,038	$150	$9,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Lopatcong Township Middle School

Is Lopatcong Township Middle School a good school?

Lopatcong Township Middle School ranks 151^st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lopatcong Township Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Lopatcong Township Middle School.

What district is Lopatcong Township Middle School in?

Lopatcong Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Lopatcong Township Middle School?

Students at Lopatcong Township Middle School are 52% White, 22% African American, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian.

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