For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 364 students in Lopatcong Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Lopatcong Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
739 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
61 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Lopatcong Township School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#279 out of 650 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.63
0.72
# American Indian Students
3 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
56 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
8%
9%
# Hispanic Students
118 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
16%
37%
# Black Students
133 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
18%
19%
# White Students
414 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
56%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
13 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
19
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
68
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
60
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
66
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
71
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
71
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
84
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
88
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
90
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
96
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
26
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $29,372 is higher than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,996 is higher than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$29,372
$27,145
Spending / Student
$26,996
$26,033
Best Lopatcong Township School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lopatcong Township Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
321 Stonehenge Drive
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
(908) 213-2995
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
(908) 213-2995
Grades: 5-8
| 364 students
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