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Schools in Princeton Junction

Princeton Junction’s public schools

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Princeton Junction. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/7schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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

Reading proficiency
77%
2021–22
Math proficiency
68%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.2K
▼ 12% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
0
7,402 students on the public path
In brief

Princeton Junction’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Princeton Junction’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North places highest (better than 98%); J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School lowest (72%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Princeton Junction, graded from B+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South and West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North. 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 Princeton Junction, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 8,831 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$25,162NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading77%
State average 48.6% · 5000 students tested
Math68%
State average 35.5% · 5015 students tested

Princeton Junction vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Princeton Junction’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Princeton Junction—West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional
PlainsboroAWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional
West WindsorAWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional

All 2 neighbors share West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional with Princeton Junction, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Princeton Junction

8 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).

Also serving Princeton Junctionin other towns
Maurice Hawk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · West Windsor
A
723 students11:1Rate it →
Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Plainsboro
439 students8:1Rate it →
Dutch Neck Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · West Windsor
A+
557 students11:1Rate it →
J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Plainsboro
B+
334 students13:1Rate it →
Thomas R Grover Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Windsor
A
1,183 students12:1Rate it →
Community Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Plainsboro
A
1,029 students10:1Rate it →
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
High · Grades 9–12 · West Windsor
A+
1,627 students14:1Rate it →
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
High · Grades 9–12 · Plainsboro
A+
1,510 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Princeton Junction’s schools

Are Princeton Junction’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Princeton Junction. West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Princeton Junction. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Princeton Junction in?

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District.

Where do Princeton Junction kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South and West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North.

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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.