Hopatcong High School

Summary:

Hopatcong High School is a public high school serving grades 8-12 in Hopatcong, New Jersey, with an enrollment of around 520 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and notable achievement gaps between different racial and ethnic groups.

Hopatcong High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, with proficiency rates ranging from 1% to 37.5% in various subjects and grade levels, well below the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate is relatively high, but its dropout rate is also higher than the state average. Chronic absenteeism has been a growing concern, increasing from 9.2% in 2017-2018 to 22.9% in 2021-2022, which is well above the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 24.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby high-performing schools like West Morris Central High School, Hopatcong High School lags significantly in academic performance, with much lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's performance has also been declining over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 210 out of 406 high schools in 2014-2015 to 300 out of 422 high schools in 2022-2023. Addressing these challenges will likely require a multifaceted approach that addresses both academic and socioeconomic factors.


Detail:

Public 8-12

 2A Windsor Ave
       Hopatcong, NJ  07843


(973) 398-8803

District: Hopatcong Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
300th of 422 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,636 Help


Feeder schools for Hopatcong High School:

Elementary:    Durban Avenue Elementary School
    Tulsa Trail Elementary School
Middle:    Hopatcong Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  520

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.4%
Hispanic:
31.7%
African American:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hopatcong High School ranks worse than 85.3% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.88. (See more...)
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Compare Details Hopatcong High School ranks worse than 71.1% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.81. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hopatcong High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (60.4%), Hispanic (31.7%), African American (5.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hopatcong High School is 11.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hopatcong High School is $13,636.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Hopatcong High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hopatcong High School 638th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Hopatcong High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Hopatcong High School 300th of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Hopatcong High School in the ranking list.)

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Hopatcong Borough School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hopatcong Borough School District 483rd of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hopatcong High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 16.81 631st 745 15.3%
2023 15.88 638th 748 14.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 19.05 508th 535 5.0%
2023 19.93 458th 505 9.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 32.40 372nd 549 32.2%
2023 22.07 456th 568 19.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 19.09 599th 726 17.5%
2023 15.12 629th 720 12.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 16.29 617th 730 15.5%
2023 17.61 601st 718 16.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 27.30 454th 591 23.2%
2023 15.15 541st 587 7.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 7.30 491st 512 4.1%
2023 9.07 481st 509 5.5%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Hopatcong High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 59.64 169th 343 50.7%
2004 54.85 196th 348 43.7%
2005 58.12 192nd 351 45.3%
2006 45.73 251st 357 29.7%
2007 48.99 234th 361 35.2%
2008 47.32 235th 359 34.5%
2009 43.11 258th 370 30.3%
2010 49.67 249th 371 32.9%
2011 31.40 298th 378 21.2%
2012 29.61 314th 388 19.1%
2013 36.26 302nd 396 23.7%
2014 44.81 298th 411 27.5%
2015 39.55 210th 406 48.3%
2016 28.62 292nd 409 28.6%
2017 28.12 292nd 411 29.0%
2018 29.27 293rd 415 29.4%
2019 20.66 323rd 416 22.4%
2021 34.40 236th 405 41.7%
2022 19.91 334th 415 19.5%
2023 25.81 300th 422 28.9%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.31 209th 355 41.1%
2019 28.60 243rd 349 30.4%
2021 24.67 263rd 333 21.0%
2022 30.88 234th 344 32.0%
2023 22.13 289th 339 14.7%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.23 253rd 345 26.7%
2019 46.67 142nd 347 59.1%
2021 41.99 178th 326 45.4%
2022 14.66 307th 324 5.2%
2023 33.25 217th 344 36.9%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.43 264th 403 34.5%
2019 21.75 314th 408 23.0%
2021 40.60 212th 402 47.3%
2022 17.26 348th 414 15.9%
2023 26.24 289th 416 30.5%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.51 320th 405 21.0%
2019 18.34 323rd 407 20.6%
2021 29.52 270th 402 32.8%
2022 16.84 341st 410 16.8%
2023 28.15 259th 414 37.4%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.29 269th 368 26.9%
2019 20.18 306th 364 15.9%
2021 40.30 205th 374 45.2%
2022 27.05 275th 382 28.0%
2023 38.78 192nd 385 50.1%
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Rank History for high school White students at Hopatcong High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.63 284th 340 16.5%
2019 10.41 311th 339 8.3%
2021 25.23 255th 336 24.1%
2022 10.82 317th 335 5.4%
2023 23.02 255th 335 23.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Friday, June 21, 2019

Open Quote students who do not care to learn are left to run around as much as they want . Spend entire periods in nurses offices. Guidives offices Anywhere but learning . I have seen the stupidest stories bu guidance treated as oh your poor child. Your being played. Or you don’t care I’m not sure . I am happy only one went there rest assured. The rest did not. Guess what. Doing exceptional You deserve your low ratings in fact too high Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hopatcong High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 704 11 9 11 0 n/a n/a 0 735
1989 663 8 7 12 1 n/a n/a 0 691
1990 625 15 14 25 1 n/a n/a 0 680
1991 633 10 17 27 0 n/a n/a 0 687
1992 633 17 17 25 0 n/a n/a 0 692
1993 618 22 21 34 1 n/a n/a 0 696
1994 642 18 17 30 1 n/a n/a 0 708
1995 615 17 26 30 1 n/a n/a 0 689
1996 615 17 26 30 1 n/a n/a 0 689
1998 650 16 16 29 1 n/a n/a 0 712
1999 667 17 13 26 2 n/a n/a 0 725
2000 838 21 13 36 2 n/a n/a 2 912
2001 677 22 6 27 12 n/a n/a 0 744
2002 753 25 17 41 0 n/a n/a 0 836
2003 753 25 17 41 0 n/a n/a 0 836
2004 862 35 16 65 1 n/a n/a 0 979
2005 699 33 17 63 1 n/a n/a 0 813
2006 689 28 18 77 1 n/a n/a 0 813
2007 641 25 15 99 3 n/a n/a 0 783
2008 648 15 12 104 2 n/a n/a 0 781
2009 628 20 11 108 1 1 0 0 769
2010 579 19 13 118 1 0 0 0 730
2011 570 23 12 109 1 0 0 0 715
2012 530 27 15 100 1 0 1 0 674
2013 477 28 17 114 0 1 1 0 638
2014 441 24 16 94 0 2 1 0 578
2015 422 23 15 88 0 3 0 0 551
2016 390 20 13 89 0 3 3 0 518
2017 345 17 12 78 0 3 3 0 458
2018 322 15 10 78 0 3 2 0 430
2019 300 19 11 89 0 2 2 0 423
2020 343 21 10 134 1 0 2 0 511
2021 340 20 8 128 1 0 2 0 499
2022 321 29 11 146 0 0 2 1 510
2023 314 28 11 165 0 0 2 0 520

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hopatcong High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 735 46.0 15.9 n/a
1989 691 45.0 15.3 n/a
1990 680 47.0 14.4 1.8
1991 687 45.0 15.2 2
1992 692 50.0 13.8 4.5
1993 696 51.3 13.6 4.2
1994 708 52.3 13.5 5.5
1995 689 48.6 14.2 5.2
1996 689 48.6 14.2 5.2
1998 712 54.1 13.2 7.2
1999 725 55.6 13.0 6.8
2000 912 53.3 17.1 7.1
2001 744 54.2 13.7 10.3
2002 836 63.3 13.2 10.2
2003 836 63.3 13.2 10.2
2004 979 62.3 15.7 8.2
2005 813 58.5 13.9 n/a
2006 813 58.8 13.8 13.5
2007 783 61.0 12.8 13.5
2008 781 54.0 14.5 13.6
2009 769 57.5 11.0 14
2010 730 50.0 14.6 20.1
2011 715 43.5 16.4 22.5
2012 674 56.7 11.8 17.1
2013 638 51.8 12.3 25.1
2014 578 53.6 10.7 25.4
2015 551 50.0 11.0 28.3
2016 518 49.0 10.5 30.3
2017 458 45.2 10.1 30.6
2018 430 45.3 9.4 29.1
2019 423 41.7 10.1 30.5
2020 511 47.7 10.7 29.7
2021 499 51.3 9.7 28.1
2022 510 47.5 10.7 21
2023 520 45.0 11.5 24.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hopatcong High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 735 46.0 15.9 n/a
1989 691 45.0 15.3 n/a
1990 680 47.0 14.4 1.8
1991 687 45.0 15.2 2
1992 692 50.0 13.8 4.5
1993 696 51.3 13.6 4.2
1994 708 52.3 13.5 5.5
1995 689 48.6 14.2 5.2
1996 689 48.6 14.2 5.2
1998 712 54.1 13.2 7.2
1999 725 55.6 13.0 6.8
2000 912 53.3 17.1 7.1
2001 744 54.2 13.7 10.3
2002 836 63.3 13.2 10.2
2003 836 63.3 13.2 10.2
2004 979 62.3 15.7 8.2
2005 813 58.5 13.9 n/a
2006 813 58.8 13.8 13.5
2007 783 61.0 12.8 13.5
2008 781 54.0 14.5 13.6
2009 769 57.5 11.0 14
2010 730 50.0 14.6 20.1
2011 715 43.5 16.4 22.5
2012 674 56.7 11.8 17.1
2013 638 51.8 12.3 25.1
2014 578 53.6 10.7 25.4
2015 551 50.0 11.0 28.3
2016 518 49.0 10.5 30.3
2017 458 45.2 10.1 30.6
2018 430 45.3 9.4 29.1
2019 423 41.7 10.1 30.5
2020 511 47.7 10.7 29.7
2021 499 51.3 9.7 28.1
2022 510 47.5 10.7 21
2023 520 45.0 11.5 24.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hopatcong High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,636

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hopatcong High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 323rd of 416 High schoolsRanks 300th of 422 High schools
 6.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Hopatcong High School)26.832.6
 5.8%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Hopatcong Borough School District)26.832.6
 5.8%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Hopatcong High School)9.77.2
 2.5%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Hopatcong Borough School District)9.77.2
 2.5%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Hopatcong High School)23.318.2
 5.1%
   9th Grade Geometry (Hopatcong Borough School District)23.318.2
 5.1%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
10th Grade Geometry (Hopatcong High School)5.30
 5.3%
   10th Grade Geometry (Hopatcong Borough School District)5.30
 5.3%
   10th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)15.37.7
 7.6%
10th Grade Algebra II (Hopatcong High School)44.438.5
 5.9%
   10th Grade Algebra II (Hopatcong Borough School District)44.438.5
 5.9%
   10th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)50.835.2
 15.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Hopatcong High School)8.514.4
 5.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Hopatcong Borough School District)38.214.4
 23.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Hopatcong High School)11.516
 4.5%
   End of Course Geometry (Hopatcong Borough School District)11.516
 4.5%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%
End of Course Algebra II (Hopatcong High School)44.437.5
 6.9%
   End of Course Algebra II (Hopatcong Borough School District)44.437.5
 6.9%
   End of Course Algebra II (New Jersey)56.357.9
 1.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students423520
 22.9%
African American1928
 47.4%
American Indian00
Asian1111
Hispanic89165
 85.4%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White300314
 4.7%
Two or More Races22
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.5%24.8%
 5.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hopatcong High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 520 students attended Hopatcong High School.

Hopatcong High School ranks 300th of 422 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Hopatcong High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Durban Avenue Elementary School
Elementary : Tulsa Trail Elementary School
Middle : Hopatcong Middle School

Students at Hopatcong High School are 60% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Asian.


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