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Schools in Hopewell Township · Cumberland Regional School District, Hopewell Township School District

Hopewell Township’s public schools score below 79% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Hopewell Township’s districts is 21%, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hopewell Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#390of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 20 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 15 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▼ 2 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.1K
▼ 22% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Cumberland Regional
Students per teacher
13.0
NJ 11.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,685 students on the public path
In brief

Hopewell Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 440 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hopewell Township’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 21% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Hopewell Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Hopewell Crest (PK–8) is Hopewell Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Cumberland Regional School District with Deerfield, Fairfield, Greenwich, Shiloh, Stow Creek and Upper Deerfield: Cumberland Regional High School in Bridgeton. The high school’s own results earn a C−. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Cumberland Regional spends $22,144 per student and Hopewell Township $20,973, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hopewell Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C−: better than 21% of New Jersey school districts, #390 of 465 New Jersey towns. Both inputs trail the New Jersey average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 21%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (440)Better than 16%
Towns in Cumberland County (10)Better than 70%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 624 test results and a graduating class of 277 could put Hopewell Township anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Hopewell Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (631 in math, 616 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hopewell Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Hopewell CrestHopewell Township School DistrictC+
9–12Cumberland Regional High Schoolin BridgetonC−

Hopewell Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Hopewell Township School District). From grade 9, students attend the Cumberland Regional School District, shared with Deerfield, Fairfield, Greenwich, Shiloh, Stow Creek and Upper Deerfield. Its high school is in Bridgeton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Hopewell Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cumberland Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,161 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$22,144NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D
Hopewell Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 524 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$20,973NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Cumberland Regional School District21%
State average 48.6% · 297 students tested
Math · 9–12, Cumberland Regional School District8%
State average 35.5% · 311 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Hopewell Township School District36%
State average 48.6% · 319 students tested
Math · PK–8, Hopewell Township School District33%
State average 35.5% · 320 students tested

Hopewell Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Hopewell Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hopewell TownshipC−Hopewell Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12
Upper DeerfieldDUpper Deerfield Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12
FairfieldDFairfield Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12
Greenwich—Greenwich Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12
BridgetonD−Bridgeton City
Stow CreekC−Stow Creek Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12
Shiloh—Hopewell Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12
AllowayCAlloway Township

5 of the 7 neighbors share Cumberland Regional with Hopewell Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Hopewell Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hopewell Townshipby address
Hopewell Crest
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bridgeton
C+
524 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Hopewell Townshipin other towns
Cumberland Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bridgeton
C−
1,161 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Hopewell Township’s schools

Are Hopewell Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hopewell Township children attend score below 79% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #390 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hopewell Township in?

Two districts: Hopewell Township School District runs grades PK–8, and Cumberland Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Deerfield, Fairfield, Greenwich, Shiloh, Stow Creek and Upper Deerfield.

Where do Hopewell Township kids go to high school?

Cumberland Regional High School in Bridgeton, with 1,161 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Hopewell Township’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Cumberland Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Hopewell Township spend per student?

$22,144 in Cumberland Regional School District and $20,973 in Hopewell Township School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.