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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 08560

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461

Students

Top rankedBear Tavern Elementary School150^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Summary:

The 08560 zip code in New Jersey is home to one exceptional elementary school, Bear Tavern Elementary School, which consistently delivers outstanding academic performance and a high-quality education for its students.

Bear Tavern Elementary School stands out as a top-performing institution, with students scoring well above the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the NJSLA assessments. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and has consistently ranked in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 3 years, indicating its sustained excellence. Additionally, the school boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate and a small, well-resourced student population, with high per-student spending and a favorable student-teacher ratio.

While Hopewell Valley Regional School District, which Bear Tavern Elementary School is a part of, also performs well above the state averages, Bear Tavern stands out as a true standout within the district, setting a high bar for academic achievement and providing an exceptional educational experience for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (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 (2025)	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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Bear Tavern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1162 Bear Tavern Road	Titusville	08560	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4005	461	48	9.5	4.3%	343 (74.4%)	19 (4.1%)	36 (7.8%)	49 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.4%)	88.4	150^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.9%		86.2	188^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.9%	38	59.4	73.2	72.1	84.4	76.0	72.2	71.9	$11,447

Cities Near Zip Code 08560

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Titusville	0.78 mi	1	55^th
Ewing	1.66 mi	5	493^rd
Pennington	3.42 mi	7	139^th
Trenton	3.76 mi	38	504^th
West Trenton	4.5 mi	1

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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.

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