Summary:
Zip code 07843 has one listed middle school, Hopatcong Middle School, serving grades 4–7 and enrolling 435 students. In 2025–2026, its average proficiency across those grades was 44% in English language arts (ELA), 30% in math, and 22% in fifth-grade science; statewide averages were 51%, 43%, and 27%, respectively. The clearest concern is math, where the school’s average was 13 percentage points below the state average.
Because it is the only school listed, Hopatcong is both the top- and bottom-scoring school in this area’s data, and there is no school-to-school comparison. Within the school, ELA was its stronger subject relative to the state: the average shortfall was 7 points, compared with 13 points in math. Grade results were uneven: ELA was highest in grade 7 at 50% and lowest in grade 5 at 40%; math was highest in grade 4 at 42% and lowest in grade 6 at 22%. Hopatcong was below state results in every tested grade in both ELA and math.
ELA improved relative to the state from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: its average gap narrowed by about 8 points, from 15 points below to 7 points below. Math improved by only about 2 points relative to the state, leaving a substantial gap. Science moved the other way: Hopatcong went from 2 points above the state in 2024–2025 to 6 points below in 2025–2026. Separately, SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rose from 22 in 2023–2024 to 37 in 2025–2026, and its rating increased from 1 star to 2 stars. For context, the school’s student–teacher ratio was 12.1:1 and 40% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; chronic absenteeism was 14% that year, matching the state rate.
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