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Best High Schools in Zip Code 08534

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At a glance

Schools

1,437

Students

Districts

Top rankedHopewell Valley Central High School61^st of 434 New Jersey high schools

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Biggest riser

Hopewell Valley Central High School up 15 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hopewell Valley Central High School 10.1 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 08534 has five high schools serving grades 7–12: three serve grades 9–12, Hopewell Valley Central High School serves grades 9–12, and MCVS Assunpink Shared Time Center/Rubino and MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center serve broader grade spans. Together, they enroll 1,437 students. Only three schools have current test results in the supplied data; Assunpink and Sypek cannot be compared on test scores here. The clearest finding is that outcomes vary widely, with Hopewell leading most reported tests and large gaps between schools in several subjects.

Hopewell stands out in 2025–2026: it led reported ninth-grade ELA (76%), Algebra I (35%) and Geometry (68%), and eleventh-grade science (63%). Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy was second in ELA (72%) and science (52%); its Algebra I result (26%) was also above the state’s 22%. Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy had the lowest reported ELA (28%), Algebra I (4%) and science (25%) results. The ELA spread between Hopewell and Culinary was 47 percentage points, and the science spread was 38 points. Culinary’s eleventh-grade NJGPA results were stronger: 80% in ELA and 75% in math, both above state results of 76% and 61%; STEM’s results for those tests were suppressed.

Recent trends differ by subject and school. Across the three tested schools, the average ELA advantage over the state narrowed from 16 percentage points in 2024–2025 to 7 in 2025–2026, while the science advantage widened from 10 to 18 points; Algebra I shifted from 10 points above the state to 1 point below. SchoolDigger’s statewide rank improved for Hopewell, from 88th of 429 schools to 61st of 434, but fell for STEM, from 31st to 157th; Culinary remained near 300th, moving from 297th to 292nd. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligibility was 6% at Hopewell, 40% at STEM and 65% at Culinary; student-teacher ratios were 10.1, 21.9 and 16.0, respectively. These measures describe different school settings, not a simple guide to test results.

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Ranking:

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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 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 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th 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 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 Assunpink Shared Time Center/Rubino	Public	7-12	1085 Old Trenton Rd	Trenton	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 586-2129	96	10	10.1	66.7%	8 (8.3%)	66 (68.8%)	21 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$11,418	$555	$10,863
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

Cities Near Zip Code 08534

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pennington	1.12 mi	7	139^th
Lawrenceville	3.24 mi	7	314^th
Hopewell	3.88 mi	2	123^rd
Ewing	4.18 mi	5	493^rd
Titusville	4.25 mi	1	55^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.