The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in English language arts. The lowest is 22% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Durban Avenue Elementary School
Durban Avenue Elementary School serves children from pre-K through first grade in Hopatcong, a borough in Sussex County. As a regular public school within the Hopatcong Borough School District, it is a small building that focuses on the earliest years of schooling, offering only the primary grades. The school is open and listed as a regular public school, not a charter or magnet.
State testing data is reported for this school, but it covers grades 4 and 5, grades the school does not currently serve. A parent may want to ask the district whether these results reflect a prior grade configuration or belong to a different building in the same district. The available scores place the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Sussex County. Because the testing data does not align with the school’s present grade band, these numbers may not indicate current student performance. New Jersey state assessments were administered with changes to the test name and some cut scores during the period reported, which adds another layer of caution when reading the results. No growth or trend data is available. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate, and chronic absenteeism data is also missing.
The student body is small. Demographically, the enrollment is roughly half white, with a substantial share of Hispanic students and smaller numbers of students who are Asian, Black, or of two or more races. About one-third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a moderate level of economic diversity. No data is reported on the share of students receiving special education services or those who are English learners, so a family with specific support needs may want to contact the school directly about available services.
Hopatcong is a borough on the shore of Lake Hopatcong, the largest lake in New Jersey. Publicly reported sources describe a recreation department offering programs and facilities, several trails including the Hopatcong Trail, and a local library serving the area. The borough’s housing market shows typical home values around the mid-four-hundred-thousand range, with a median listing price in that same zone. Homes tend to spend about a month on the market before going under contract, and listing inventory has been modestly growing. Rents in the area run near the mid-two-thousand range. Compared to state benchmarks, home values in Hopatcong are somewhat lower than the New Jersey median, though still well above national figures. The affordability picture shows a typical price-to-income ratio above five, meaning homeownership requires a higher income relative to local earnings. Rent absorbs more than a third of a typical household’s income, which suggests that renting is also a significant outlay.
No recent parent-relevant changes were found for the Hopatcong Borough School District in publicly available information, such as boundary adjustments, program launches, or facility projects that would have a lasting impact. The district appears to have been operating without major shifts that would affect current families at Durban Avenue.
For a family considering this school, the primary draw is that it serves the youngest children in a self-contained elementary setting, with no older grades on the same campus. The small size means children are in a building dedicated entirely to early learning. The peer environment is diverse in ethnicity and moderately diverse in socioeconomic background, though the lack of special-population data leaves some questions unanswered. The testing results from older grades, whatever they measure, do not directly speak to the pre-K through first-grade experience. A parent who wants to understand academic expectations for the early grades would need to look deeper at the school’s own curriculum and approach rather than rely on state assessment data. The community is a lake-area borough with recreational amenities and a housing market that has been active, with homes selling relatively quickly. The district appears stable, with no major changes reported in recent searches.
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