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Schools in Lake Hopatcong

Lake Hopatcong’s public schools

Jefferson Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Hopatcong. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.7K
▼ 6% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,642 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Hopatcong’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Lake Hopatcong’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Jefferson Township Middle School places highest (better than 47%); White Rock Elementary School lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Lake Hopatcong, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school: Jefferson Township High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lake Hopatcong, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–K3 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
1–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
6–8Jefferson Township Middle Schoolin Oak RidgeB−
9–12Jefferson Township High Schoolin Oak RidgeC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jefferson Township School District.

The district

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

Jefferson Township School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,642 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$26,728NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 48.6% · 1316 students tested
Math35%
State average 35.5% · 1369 students tested

Lake Hopatcong vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Lake Hopatcong’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Hopatcong—Jefferson Township
JeffersonB−Jefferson Township
HopatcongDHopatcong Borough
RockawayB+Rockaway Township PK–8 · Morris Hills Regional 9–12
Mount ArlingtonB+Mount Arlington Borough

Every school in Lake Hopatcong

6 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).

Also serving Lake Hopatcongin other towns
Cozy Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Oak Ridge
236 students11:1Rate it →
Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K
226 students10:1Rate it →
Arthur Stanlick Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lk Shawnee Jefferson Twsp
C+
388 students12:1Rate it →
White Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Oak Ridge
C+
481 students12:1Rate it →
Jefferson Township Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oak Ridge
B−
550 students10:1Rate it →
Jefferson Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oak Ridge
C+
761 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Hopatcong’s schools

Are Lake Hopatcong’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Hopatcong. Jefferson Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Hopatcong. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake Hopatcong in?

Jefferson Township School District.

Where do Lake Hopatcong kids go to high school?

Jefferson Township High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.