Photo: Freeholdman12 · CC BY-SA 4.0Kingston’s public schools
Franklin Township School District and South Brunswick Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kingston. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
Kingston’s schools, in brief
School by school
10 of Kingston’s 20 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Monmouth Junction Elementary School places highest (better than 95%); Pine Grove Manor School lowest (13%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
14 elementary schools serve Kingston, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: South Brunswick High School and Franklin 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 Kingston, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Kingston · depends on your address
South Brunswick High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,666 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Monmouth Junction
Franklin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,134 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Somerset
10th grade in Kingston · depends on your address
South Brunswick High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,666 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Monmouth Junction
Franklin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,134 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Somerset
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Franklin Township School District.
Two districts serve Kingston
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Kingston vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Kingston’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston | — | Franklin Township PK–12 · South Brunswick Township PK–12 |
| Franklin | C | Franklin Township |
| Montgomery | A | Montgomery Township |
| Princeton | B | Princeton |
| South Brunswick | A− | South Brunswick Township |
| Rocky Hill | — | Montgomery Township |
Every school in Kingston
20 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).
Questions about Kingston’s schools
Are Kingston’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Kingston. Franklin Township School District and South Brunswick Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kingston. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 20 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Kingston in?
Franklin Township School District and South Brunswick Township School District.
Where do Kingston kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: South Brunswick High School and Franklin High School.
Parents talk
What Kingston families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Kingston → They have their own page.
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.