Summary:
The 08525 school list contains one school, Hopewell Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5 and enrolling 397 students. Its 2025–2026 results were strong compared with New Jersey overall: the school’s average across grades 3–5 was 75% in English language arts (ELA) and 71% in mathematics, versus 49% and 47% statewide. All seven reported school results—ELA and math in grades 3–5, plus grade 5 science—were above the matching state results, by 13 to 35 percentage points; the clearest overall finding is that Hopewell outperformed the state in every reported subject and grade.
Because it is the only school in the ZIP code, Hopewell is both the area’s highest- and lowest-ranked school by default, with no local school-to-school comparison. Within the school, grade 3 mathematics was strongest at 85%, followed by grade 4 ELA at 81%; grade 5 science was lowest at 40%, and grade 5 mathematics was 60%. The school was below the Hopewell Valley Regional School District in five of the seven results: grade 3 and grade 5 ELA, grade 4 and grade 5 mathematics, and science. So, despite beating state results throughout, Hopewell did not lead its district in every tested grade and subject.
Hopewell’s combined ELA and math average rose from 67% in 2024–2025 to 73% in 2025–2026, while the state average slipped from 49% to 48%; the school’s advantage widened by 7 percentage points. Grade 4 showed the biggest gains, with ELA up 15 points and math up 18, while grade 5 math fell 6 points. Science is the notable exception: it dropped 20 points, from 60% to 40%, though it remained above the state. SchoolDigger gave Hopewell 4 stars in each of the last three listed years and ranked it 212 of 1,331 schools (84th percentile) in 2025–2026. Other context includes an 8.8:1 student-teacher ratio, 2.6% chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025, and 5% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025.
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