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Hopewell Valley reports higher NJGPA pass rates but gaps persist for small subgroups
Summary
District presentation shows 2025 NJGPA results with 94% of juniors meeting the ELA benchmark and 86% meeting math; board members urged caution interpreting subgroup percentages where sample sizes are very small and asked for deeper analysis of causes and supports.
A district presenter reported that 94% of Hopewell Valley Regional School District juniors met or exceeded the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) passing threshold in English language arts and 86% met the math threshold in the spring 2025 administration.
The presenter told the Board the NJGPA has been a state graduation requirement since the New Jersey Department of Education adopted it in 2021, is administered in grade 11 and requires a passing score of 725. She said the district’s multiyear trend shows overall growth and that Hopewell Valley students continue to outperform state averages in both content areas.
Board members and staff emphasized that the headline percentages mask important caution points. Board member Dr. Resnick and others pointed out that very small subgroup sizes — particularly among Black and Hispanic cohorts — make year‑to‑year percentage swings unreliable. Dr. Resnick asked the district to “be…
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