Schools in Princeton Junction · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
Princeton Junction’s public schools beat 92% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Princeton Junction’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
74%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
71%
▲ 24 pts vs NJ 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
57%
▲ 32 pts vs NJ 25%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 7 pts vs NJ 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$25.2K
▼ 12% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Princeton Junction compares
A Test scoresA Graduation
New Jersey school districts we grade (645)Better than 92%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (134)Better than 74%
High confidence. Built on 4,789 tested students and a graduating class of 731; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Princeton Junction.
4 schools teach K in Princeton Junction’s district. Which one depends on your address: Maurice Hawk Elementary School, Dutch Neck Elementary School, Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro and J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Princeton Junction’s district. Which one depends on your address: Maurice Hawk Elementary School, Dutch Neck Elementary School, Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro and J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Princeton Junction’s district. Which one depends on your address: Maurice Hawk Elementary School, Dutch Neck Elementary School, Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro and J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School.
5 schools teach 3rd grade in Princeton Junction’s district. Which one depends on your address: Millstone River School, Maurice Hawk Elementary School, Dutch Neck Elementary School and Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro and more.
Straight-line distance from the center of Princeton Junction. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.