Princeton Charter School

Summary:

Princeton Charter School is a public charter elementary school serving 424 students in grades K-8 in Princeton, New Jersey, a highly educated and affluent community. This exceptional school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its exceptional performance.

Princeton Charter School stands out for its outstanding academic achievements, with students significantly outperforming the state averages in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In 2022-2023, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 87.2% to 100% in ELA and 81.3% to 100% in Mathematics, far exceeding the state averages. The school's performance on NJSLA-S (Science) assessments is also exceptional, with proficiency rates of 80.8% and 87.5% in 5th and 8th grades, respectively, compared to the state averages of 26.8% and 18.6%. Additionally, the school has maintained a low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 1.2% to 5.5% in recent years, significantly lower than the state average.

While Princeton Charter School outperforms the nearby public schools in academic metrics, the surrounding schools in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, Montgomery Township School District, and Princeton Public School District also demonstrate strong performance, with several schools ranking in the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools. However, Princeton Charter School's student-teacher ratio of 10.2 is lower than the nearby public schools, which range from 8.3 to 12.9 students per teacher. Additionally, Princeton Charter School has a more diverse student population compared to the nearby public schools, which tend to have a higher percentage of Asian and White students.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 100 Bunn Drive
       Princeton, NJ  08540-2821


(609) 924-0575

District: Princeton Charter School

SchoolDigger Rank:
2nd of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  10.2 Help
Number of students:  424

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
50.9%
White:
30.9%
Two or more races:
10.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  2.4% Help


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Compare Details Princeton Charter School ranks better than 99.9% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.02. (See more...)
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Compare Details Princeton Charter School ranks better than 98% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.9. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (50.9%), White (30.9%), two or more races (10.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Princeton Charter School is 10.2. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Princeton Charter School 2nd of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Princeton Charter School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Princeton Charter School 15th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Princeton Charter School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Princeton Charter School 3rd of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Princeton Charter School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Princeton Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 90.88 5th 1204 99.6%
2004 88.30 11th 1298 99.2%
2005 84.51 52nd 1303 96.0%
2006 84.52 30th 1314 97.7%
2007 85.03 12th 1329 99.1%
2008 88.78 2nd 1338 99.9%
2009 89.95 11th 1346 99.2%
2010 89.21 10th 1354 99.3%
2011 87.44 28th 1360 97.9%
2012 83.87 102nd 1363 92.5%
2013 87.74 34th 1367 97.5%
2014 89.86 7th 1363 99.5%
2015 97.29 4th 1357 99.7%
2016 95.52 15th 1346 98.9%
2017 96.01 6th 1352 99.6%
2018 95.44 16th 1353 98.8%
2019 95.55 9th 1360 99.3%
2021 97.08 17th 1317 98.7%
2022 98.05 2nd 1345 99.9%
2023 98.02 2nd 1342 99.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Princeton Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.38 35th 1333 97.4%
2019 93.37 27th 1331 98.0%
2021 98.48 3rd 1290 99.8%
2022 97.46 2nd 1326 99.8%
2023 97.74 1st 1318 99.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Princeton Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.31 13th 1334 99.0%
2019 95.45 8th 1335 99.4%
2021 91.79 81st 1297 93.8%
2022 97.88 2nd 1324 99.8%
2023 97.27 7th 1315 99.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Princeton Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.37 52nd 370 85.9%
2019 83.73 21st 370 94.3%
2021 85.30 23rd 339 93.2%
2022 87.46 15th 348 95.7%
2023 88.94 6th 346 98.3%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Princeton Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.41 29th 1022 97.2%
2019 92.16 18th 1023 98.2%
2021 95.05 9th 964 99.1%
2022 95.87 3rd 976 99.7%
2023 93.36 22nd 975 97.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Princeton Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 88.67 15th 574 97.4%
2004 90.89 6th 588 99.0%
2005 90.64 4th 599 99.3%
2006 89.86 4th 615 99.3%
2007 88.78 4th 631 99.4%
2008 90.81 5th 640 99.2%
2009 90.88 4th 664 99.4%
2010 92.17 1st 677 99.9%
2011 92.94 1st 684 99.9%
2012 92.91 1st 677 99.9%
2013 92.46 3rd 704 99.6%
2014 89.47 9th 717 98.7%
2015 89.22 28th 713 96.1%
2016 90.39 24th 713 96.6%
2017 91.38 18th 712 97.5%
2018 89.73 25th 716 96.5%
2019 90.23 25th 745 96.6%
2021 96.81 12th 652 98.2%
2022 95.23 14th 745 98.1%
2023 93.90 15th 748 98.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Princeton Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.76 1st 680 99.9%
2019 92.33 21st 703 97.0%
2021 98.77 2nd 625 99.7%
2022 98.28 3rd 726 99.6%
2023 97.50 6th 720 99.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Princeton Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.69 4th 675 99.4%
2019 95.97 19th 697 97.3%
2021 91.56 37th 635 94.2%
2022 97.60 9th 730 98.8%
2023 98.23 6th 718 99.2%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Princeton Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.00 8th 200 96.0%
2019 74.38 54th 199 72.9%
2021 82.21 18th 147 87.8%
2022 89.70 4th 200 98.0%
2023 89.96 4th 201 98.0%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Princeton Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.08 3rd 497 99.4%
2019 93.60 12th 504 97.6%
2021 95.94 7th 435 98.4%
2022 96.87 11th 512 97.9%
2023 92.48 16th 509 96.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Princeton Charter School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2000 121 12 21 10 0 n/a n/a 0 164
2001 130 10 28 12 0 n/a n/a 0 180
2002 174 12 40 13 0 n/a n/a 0 239
2003 174 12 40 13 0 n/a n/a 0 239
2004 201 19 43 15 0 n/a n/a 0 278
2005 190 24 51 15 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2006 205 20 48 14 0 n/a n/a 0 287
2007 202 15 60 13 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2008 202 16 67 10 0 n/a n/a 0 295
2009 212 16 78 11 2 1 0 0 320
2010 221 16 96 9 2 0 0 0 344
2011 215 12 100 11 1 3 2 0 344
2012 200 12 114 11 1 3 2 0 343
2013 188 16 118 13 1 1 2 0 339
2014 185 13 124 18 1 1 1 0 343
2015 191 12 123 7 0 0 15 0 348
2016 188 11 106 11 2 0 29 0 347
2017 189 10 114 11 0 0 26 0 350
2018 194 14 140 16 0 3 33 0 400
2019 174 12 174 19 0 2 42 0 423
2020 148 20 183 24 0 2 46 0 423
2021 148 18 189 22 0 2 47 0 426
2022 141 16 200 16 0 3 46 0 422
2023 131 12 216 13 1 4 45 2 424

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Princeton Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 164 13.4 12.2 11
2001 180 1.3 138.5 10
2002 239 19.2 12.4 6.3
2003 239 19.2 12.4 6.3
2004 278 23.2 12.0 5
2005 280 25.3 11.1 n/a
2006 287 25.3 11.3 4.9
2007 290 25.5 11.4 4.5
2008 295 26.0 11.3 5.4
2009 320 31.0 10.3 4.7
2010 344 32.0 10.7 3.8
2011 344 31.7 10.8 1.7
2012 343 29.5 11.6 1.2
2013 339 29.2 11.5 1.5
2014 343 31.9 10.7 2
2015 348 31.0 11.2 1.7
2016 347 32.0 10.8 1.7
2017 350 34.7 10.0 1.4
2018 400 37.7 10.5 3.3
2019 423 39.0 10.8 3.3
2020 423 39.3 10.7 5.2
2021 426 43.6 9.7 4.9
2022 422 38.8 10.8 4.5
2023 424 41.3 10.2 2.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Princeton Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 164 13.4 12.2 11
2001 180 1.3 138.5 10
2002 239 19.2 12.4 6.3
2003 239 19.2 12.4 6.3
2004 278 23.2 12.0 5
2005 280 25.3 11.1 n/a
2006 287 25.3 11.3 4.9
2007 290 25.5 11.4 4.5
2008 295 26.0 11.3 5.4
2009 320 31.0 10.3 4.7
2010 344 32.0 10.7 3.8
2011 344 31.7 10.8 1.7
2012 343 29.5 11.6 1.2
2013 339 29.2 11.5 1.5
2014 343 31.9 10.7 2
2015 348 31.0 11.2 1.7
2016 347 32.0 10.8 1.7
2017 350 34.7 10.0 1.4
2018 400 37.7 10.5 3.3
2019 423 39.0 10.8 3.3
2020 423 39.3 10.7 5.2
2021 426 43.6 9.7 4.9
2022 422 38.8 10.8 4.5
2023 424 41.3 10.2 2.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Princeton Charter School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 9th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 2nd of 1342 Elementary schools
 0.5%
Ranks 25th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 15th of 748 Middle schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Princeton Charter School)83.487.2
 3.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Princeton Charter School)83.487.2
 3.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Princeton Charter School)89.489.3
 0.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Princeton Charter School)89.489.3
 0.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Princeton Charter School)91.3100
 8.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Princeton Charter School)91.3100
 8.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Princeton Charter School)95.798
 2.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Princeton Charter School)95.798
 2.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Princeton Charter School)93.795.9
 2.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Princeton Charter School)93.795.9
 2.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Princeton Charter School)89.481.3
 8.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Princeton Charter School)89.481.3
 8.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Princeton Charter School)85.192
 6.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Princeton Charter School)85.192
 6.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Princeton Charter School)85.190
 4.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Princeton Charter School)85.190
 4.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Princeton Charter School)91.889.8
 2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Princeton Charter School)91.889.8
 2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Princeton Charter School)90.683.9
 6.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Princeton Charter School)90.683.9
 6.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
7th Grade Algebra I (Princeton Charter School)100100
   7th Grade Algebra I (Princeton Charter School)100100
   7th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)9589.4
 5.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Princeton Charter School)97.897.9
 0.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Princeton Charter School)97.897.9
 0.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Algebra I (Princeton Charter School)95.990
 5.9%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Princeton Charter School)95.990
 5.9%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
8th Grade Geometry (Princeton Charter School)100100
   8th Grade Geometry (Princeton Charter School)100100
   8th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)93.480.8
 12.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Princeton Charter School)97.693.5
 4.1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Princeton Charter School)97.693.5
 4.1%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Princeton Charter School)100100
   End of Course Geometry (Princeton Charter School)100100
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students423424
 0.2%
African American1212
American Indian01
Asian174216
 24.1%
Hispanic1913
 31.6%
Pacific Islander24
 100%
White174131
 24.7%
Two or More Races4245
 7.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients3.3%2.4%
 1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 424 students attended Princeton Charter School.

Yes! Princeton Charter School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 2nd of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools.

Students at Princeton Charter School are 51% Asian, 31% White, 11% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American.


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