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Community Park School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

372 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08540 · (609) 806-4230 · Part of Princeton Public Schools

Princeton’s School Grade B better than 59% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
316
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Community Park School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Princeton kids: Princeton Middle School

On the path

Where Princeton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Community Park SchoolYou are here
6–8Princeton Middle School794 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

372 Witherspoon Street, Princeton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten44
Grade 152
Grade 244
Grade 355
Grade 439
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
332’20
328’21
286’22
295’23
316’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Hispanic 27%Asian 10%Two or more races 9%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Community Park School from Princeton families.

Other schools in Princeton Public Schools

The district →
Littlebrook School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Princeton
A+
374 students9:1
Johnson Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Princeton
A−
360 students9:1
Riverside School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Princeton
A
306 students8:1
Princeton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Princeton
A
794 students12:1
Princeton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Princeton
A
1,518 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Princeton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.