Top 10 Best Mercer County Public Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 106 public schools serving 56,075 students in Mercer County, NJ (there are 74 private schools, serving 11,203 private students). 83% of all K-12 students in Mercer County, NJ are educated in public schools (compared to the NJ state average of 86%).
The top ranked public schools in Mercer County, NJ are Princeton Charter School, West Windsor-plainsboro High School South and Dutch Neck Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Mercer County, NJ public schools have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the New Jersey public school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 47% statewide average). Schools in Mercer County have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New Jersey public schools.
Minority enrollment is 73% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the New Jersey public school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).

Best Mercer County Public Schools (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Princeton Charter School
Charter School
Math: 81% | Reading: 83%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
100 Bunn Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-0575
Grades: K-8
| 422 students
Rank: #22.
West Windsor-plainsboro High School South
Math: 62% | Reading: 80%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
346 Clarksville Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609) 716-5050
Grades: 9-12
| 1,614 students
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Dutch Neck Elementary School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
392 Village Road East
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609) 716-5400
Grades: K-3
| 676 students
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Littlebrook School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
39 Magnolia Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 806-4250
Grades: PK-5
| 345 students
Rank: #55.
Mercer County Technical School Stem Academy
Vocational School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 70-79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
129 Bull Run Road
Pennington, NJ 08534
(609) 737-9784
Grades: 9-12
| 109 students
Rank: #66.
Thomas R Grover Middle School
Math: 53% | Reading: 75%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
10 Southfield Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609) 716-5250
Grades: 6-8
| 1,173 students
Rank: #77.
Village Elementary School
Math: 56% | Reading: 70%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
601 New Village Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609) 716-5200
Grades: 4-5
| 634 students
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Maurice Hawk Elementary School
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
303 305 Clarksville Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609) 716-5425
Grades: PK-3
| 716 students
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Riverside School
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
58 Riverside Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 806-4260
Grades: PK-5
| 280 students
Rank: #1010.
Princeton Middle School
Math: 47% | Reading: 75%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
217 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 806-4270
Grades: 6-8
| 804 students
Rank: #1111.
Princeton High School
Math: 45% | Reading: 76%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
151 Moore Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 806-4280
Grades: 9-12
| 1,534 students
Rank: #1212.
Pond Road Middle School
Math: 55% | Reading: 63%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
150 Pond Road
Trenton, NJ 08691
(609) 632-0940
Grades: 5-8
| 1,043 students
Rank: #1313.
Stony Brook Elementary School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
20 Stephenson Road
Pennington, NJ 08534
(609) 737-4006
Grades: PK-5
| 382 students
Rank: #1414.
Hopewell Valley Central High School
Math: 44% | Reading: 71%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
259 Pennington Titusville Rd
Pennington, NJ 08534
(609) 737-4003
Grades: 9-12
| 1,076 students
Rank: #1515.
Community Park School
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
372 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 806-4230
Grades: PK-5
| 328 students
Rank: #1616.
Robbinsville High School
Math: 44% | Reading: 66%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
155 Robbinsville Edinburg Rd
Trenton, NJ 08691
(609) 632-0950
Grades: 9-12
| 1,085 students
Rank: #1717.
Timberlane Middle School
Math: 40% | Reading: 69%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
51 S Timberlane Drive
Pennington, NJ 08534
(609) 737-4004
Grades: 6-8
| 806 students
Rank: #1818.
Sharon School
Math: 53% | Reading: 59%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
234 Sharon Road
Trenton, NJ 08691
(609) 632-0960
Grades: PK-4
| 976 students
Rank: #1919.
Johnson Park School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
285 Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 806-4240
Grades: PK-5
| 350 students
Rank: #2020.
Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy
Vocational School
Math: 30-39% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1085 Old Trenton Road
Trenton, NJ 08690
(609) 586-5144
Grades: 9-12
| 114 students
Rank: #2121.
Toll Gate Grammar School
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
275 So Main Street
Pennington, NJ 08534
(609) 737-4008
Grades: PK-5
| 319 students
Rank: #2222.
Hopewell Elementary School
Math: 35% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
35 Princeton Avenue
Hopewell, NJ 08525
(609) 737-4007
Grades: PK-5
| 408 students
Rank: #2323.
Lawrence High School
Math: 26% | Reading: 63%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
2525 Princeton Pike
Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
(609) 671-5510
Grades: 9-12
| 1,166 students
Rank: #2424.
Bear Tavern Elementary School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1162 Bear Tavern Road
Titusville, NJ 08560
(609) 737-4005
Grades: PK-5
| 420 students
Rank: #2525.
Walter C. Black Elementary School
Math: 62% | Reading: 59%
(2017-2018 School Year Data)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
371 Stockton Street
Hightstown, NJ 08520
(609) 443-7816
Grades: K-2
| 473 students
Rank: #2626.
Lawrence Middle School
Math: 22% | Reading: 61%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
2455 Princeton Pike
Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
(609) 671-5520
Grades: 7-8
| 558 students
Rank: #2727.
Hamilton East - Steinert
Math: 27% | Reading: 53%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
2900 Klockner Road
Trenton, NJ 08690
(609) 631-4150
Grades: 9-12
| 1,447 students
Rank: #2828.
Ethel Mcknight Elementary School
Math: 56% | Reading: 61%
(2017-2018 School Year Data)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
58 Twin Rivers Dr South
Hightstown, NJ 08520
(609) 443-7800
Grades: K-2
| 564 students
Rank: #2929.
Morgan Elementary School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
38 Stamford Road
Trenton, NJ 08619
(609) 631-4160
Grades: PK-5
| 276 students
Rank: #3030.
Emily C. Reynolds Middle School
Math: 23% | Reading: 50%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2145 Yardville Hamilton Sq
Trenton, NJ 08690
(609) 631-4162
Grades: 6-8
| 914 students
Rank: #3131.
Lawrenceville Elementary School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
40 Craven Lane
Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
(609) 671-5570
Grades: PK-3
| 293 students
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Ben Franklin Elementary School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
2939 Princeton Pike
Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
(609) 671-5540
Grades: PK-3
| 344 students
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Langtree Elementary School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
2080 Whatley Road
Trenton, NJ 08690
(609) 631-4157
Grades: PK-5
| 393 students
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Sayen Elementary School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
3333 Nottingham Way
Trenton, NJ 08690
(609) 631-4164
Grades: K-5
| 260 students
Rank: #3535.
Melvin H. Kreps Middle School
Math: 15% | Reading: 52%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
5 Kent Lane
Hightstown, NJ 08520
(609) 443-7767
Grades: 6-8
| 1,194 students
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Mercer County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
1085 Old Trenton Rd
Trenton, NJ 08690
(609) 586-5144
Grades: 9-12
| 178 students
188 Lindberg Rd
Hopewell, NJ 08525
(609) 466-0740
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Alfred Reed School (Closed 2021)
Special Education School
11 Buttonwood Drive
Trenton, NJ 08638
(609) 771-4466
Grades: Inquire with school
| 155 students
1001 West State St.
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 989-2730
Grades: 6-8
| 432 students
501 Edgewood Ave
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-4660
Grades: K-3
| 201 students
22 Grand St
Trenton, NJ 08611
(609) 393-9060
Grades: 9-12
| 304 students
Stuyvesant Ave
Trenton, NJ 08628
(609) 777-5754
Grades: 6-12
| 18 students
285 Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 497-2820
Grades: PK-7
| 353 students
Edison Prep (Closed 2009)
Alternative School
1212 Edgewood Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 777-3292
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
31 Chancery Ln
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-1444
Grades: 5-12
| 392 students
1610 Styyvesant Ave
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 292-9300
Grades: 8-12
| 17 students
363 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-1300
Grades: K-9
| 546 students
461 Genessee St
Trenton, NJ 08611
(609) 656-4750
Grades: K-5
| n/a students
500 Perry Street
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 759-2005
Grades: K-6
| 692 students
1001 Spruce Street Suite 202
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 943-4932
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
1 Whittlesey Road
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-4660
Grades: K-5
| 434 students
800 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Trenton, NJ 08638
(609) 656-4810
Grades: 6-8
| 283 students
11 Buttonwood
Trenton, NJ 08638
(609) 883-3200
Grades: 9-12
| 1 students
1200 Old Trenton Rd
Trenton, NJ 08690
(609) 586-3550
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
872 Brunswick Ave
Trenton, NJ 08638
(609) 921-7698
Grades: 9-10
| 227 students
1440 Parkside Ave
Trenton, NJ 08638
(609) 434-4125
Grades: 7-12
| 29 students
Mercer Sip (Closed 2012)
Alternative School
87 Tremont Ave
Trenton, NJ 08611
(609) 695-0684
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
10 Quakerbridge Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 588-3681
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
222 South Warren St
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-0947
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
1733 S. Broad St.
Trenton, NJ 08610
(609) 392-5563
Grades: 6-12
| 14 students
350 Cuyler Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08629
(609) 989-2765
Grades: PK-5
| 404 students
350 Cuyler Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08629
(609) 656-4920
Grades: K-5
| 564 students
10 Stonicker Dr
Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
(609) 530-0399
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
1600 Stuyvesant Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 530-3390
Grades: 9-12
| 34 students
915 Parkside Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-4930
Grades: PK
| 185 students
915 Parkside Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 564-4030
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
20 Stephenson Road
Pennington, NJ 08534
(609) 737-4000
Grades: K-5
| 522 students
1001 West State St
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-4770
Grades: 9-12
| 761 students
349 West State St
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 393-3220
Grades: K-8
| 537 students
White Horse School (Closed 2021)
Special Education School
52 Lafayette Street
Trenton, NJ 08610
(609) 656-0223
Grades: Inquire with school
| 90 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public schools in Mercer County, NJ?
The top ranked public schools in Mercer County, NJ include Princeton Charter School, West Windsor-plainsboro High School South and Dutch Neck Elementary School.
How many public schools are located in Mercer County, NJ?
106 public schools are located in Mercer County, NJ.
What percentage of students in Mercer County, NJ go to public school?
83% of all K-12 students in Mercer County, NJ are educated in public schools (compared to the NJ state average of 86%).
What is the racial composition of students in Mercer County, NJ?
Mercer County, NJ public schools minority enrollment is 73% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the New Jersey public schools average of 60% (majority Hispanic).

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