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Melvin H. Kreps Middle School

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Melvin H. Kreps Middle School ranks 393 rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 48% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Melvin H. Kreps Middle School is a public middle school located in East Windsor, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,174 students. The school is part of the East Windsor Regional School District, which is ranked 427 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Melvin H. Kreps Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with a ranking between 338 and 452 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 11.8% to 58.4% across different grade levels and subject areas. Compared to the East Windsor Regional School District, the school's performance is on par or slightly below the district average. However, the school's performance is significantly lower than nearby high-performing schools like Princeton Middle School, Community Middle School, and Pond Road Middle School, which consistently rank in the top 100 middle schools in New Jersey.

Melvin H. Kreps Middle School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.8% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 34.34% to 42.93% over the past few years, indicating a significant population of students from low-income families. These socioeconomic challenges may be contributing to the school's academic performance, and addressing these issues could be a key factor in improving the school's overall standing.

1,160

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,750

Per pupil spending ?

48.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5 Kent Lane
East Windsor, NJ 08520

(609) 443-7767

District: East Windsor Regional School District

Students who attend Melvin H. Kreps Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hightstown High School

Feeder schools for Melvin H. Kreps Middle School:

Elementary:	Ethel McKnight Elementary School
	Grace N. Rogers Elementary School
	Perry L. Drew Elementary School
	Walter C. Black Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

White:

22.7%

Asian:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 39th percentile in 2022 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2025) from a 39th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg40%

New Jersey avg44%

393^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

427^th of 609East Windsor Regional School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	393 of 752	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	408 of 743	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	416 of 748	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	452 of 745	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	338 of 652	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	442 of 745	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	369 of 716	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.1	341 of 712	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.6	320 of 713	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.9	242 of 713	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.9	267 of 717	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.7	257 of 704	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.9	256 of 677	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.2	235 of 684	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.2	233 of 677	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.0	262 of 664	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.7	258 of 640	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.6	244 of 631	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.0	181 of 615	70.6%	★★★★☆
2005	68.4	248 of 599	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.5	248 of 588	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.6	278 of 574	51.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	60 of 359	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	70 of 352	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	82 of 361	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	46 of 356	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	50 of 291	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	118 of 326	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	81 of 326	75.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	143 of 204	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	127 of 200	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	148 of 201	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	131 of 200	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	103 of 147	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	141 of 199	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	135 of 200	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	151 of 343	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	176 of 320	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	189 of 288	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	177 of 270	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	151 of 197	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	130 of 227	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	106 of 202	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	407 of 728	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	433 of 717	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	467 of 720	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	409 of 726	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	308 of 625	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	439 of 703	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	377 of 680	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	392 of 608	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	418 of 589	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	440 of 587	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	443 of 591	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	359 of 480	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	388 of 524	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	351 of 504	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	372 of 613	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	381 of 584	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	322 of 568	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	319 of 549	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	291 of 467	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	322 of 541	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	329 of 522	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	330 of 726	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	356 of 719	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	367 of 718	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	418 of 730	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	326 of 635	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	378 of 697	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	351 of 675	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	310 of 507	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	355 of 510	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	315 of 505	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	265 of 535	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.4	296 of 401	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	294 of 492	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	293 of 471	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	205 of 502	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	277 of 510	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	223 of 509	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	308 of 512	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	233 of 435	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	231 of 504	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	220 of 497	55.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)83rd percentile+36 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry88%+27 vs state

Algebra I81%+33 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Mathematics27%-8 vs state

Science19%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Melvin H. Kreps Middle School	Public	6-8	5 Kent Lane	East Windsor	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7767	1,160	111	10.4	48.2%	263 (22.7%)	110 (9.5%)	558 (48.1%)	185 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.7%)	46	393^rd of 752 public middle schools	47.7%		41.7	408^th of 743 public middle schools	45.1%	15		19.1		54.0	58.4	54.8		33.8	28.8	11.8	100.0	65.1	80.7	87.5	87.5			$12,750	$131	$12,619
Thomas R Grover Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Southfield Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 716-5250	1,183	102	11.5	8.6%	154 (13.0%)	61 (5.2%)	50 (4.2%)	871 (73.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.8%)	83.2	97^th of 752 public middle schools	87.1%		84.8	84^th of 743 public middle schools	88.7%	13		51.7		76.3	79.4	84.3		74.3	66.6	8.5	99.4	70.9	82.9			97.8	97.8	$12,108	$110	$11,998
Community Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5300	1,029	102	10.0	8.7%	120 (11.7%)	39 (3.8%)	46 (4.5%)	794 (77.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.7%)	87.1	67^th of 752 public middle schools	91.1%		87.8	59^th of 743 public middle schools	92.1%	8		62.3		79.6	80.9	91.0		78.4	70.5	10.8	99.2	80.9	88.8			99.2	99.2	$12,257	$110	$12,147
Pond Road Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Pond Road	Robbinsville	08691	Mercer County	Robbinsville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 632-0940	1,022	82	12.4	10.1%	395 (38.6%)	35 (3.4%)	67 (6.6%)	485 (47.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.4%)	82.2	106^th of 752 public middle schools	85.9%		79.2	128^th of 743 public middle schools	82.8%	22	50.4	34.4	71.6	66.6	73.8	63.3	74.9	72.0	77.9	65.9	100.0	100.0	100.0			100.0	100.0	$4,739		$4,739
Mercer Elementary School	Public	2-8	1020 Old Trenton Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Mercer County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 570-1120	141	22	6.4	43.3%	21 (14.9%)	62 (44.0%)	41 (29.1%)	13 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)								(n/a)																		$47,248		$47,248
Richard C Crockett Middle School	Public	6-8	2631 Kuser Road	Hamilton	08691	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4149	834	74	11.2	64.7%	208 (24.9%)	162 (19.4%)	394 (47.2%)	32 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.3%)	25.8	551^st of 752 public middle schools	26.7%		28.7	519^th of 743 public middle schools	30.1%	32		4.6		33.4	35.9	38.4		28.2	28.0	14.0	93.3	66.7	76.2	91.7	91.7			$9,929	$20	$9,909
Emily C. Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	2145 Yardville Hamilton Sq	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4162	966	71	13.7	42.2%	475 (49.2%)	135 (14.0%)	296 (30.6%)	27 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.3%)	33.5	480^th of 752 public middle schools	36.2%		34.3	471^st of 743 public middle schools	36.6%	9		11.0		41.4	36.9	45.5		32.2	24.9	17.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$9,675	$08	$9,667
Stonebridge Middle School	Public	5-8	1252 Yardville-Allentown Road	Allentown	08501	Monmouth County	Upper Freehold Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 259-7292	433	40	10.8	10.6%	337 (77.8%)	14 (3.2%)	45 (10.4%)	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	77	144^th of 752 public middle schools	80.9%		76.7	146^th of 743 public middle schools	80.3%	2	31.6	27.2	50.5	82.3	75.9	67.2	55.0	53.6	44.1	42.3	100.0	100.0	100.0					$10,883	$185	$10,698
Monroe Township Middle School	Public	6-8	1629 Perrineville Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 521-6042	1,681	135	12.4	10.2%	483 (28.7%)	61 (3.6%)	131 (7.8%)	976 (58.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.7%)	84	91^st of 752 public middle schools	87.9%		83.3	92^nd of 743 public middle schools	87.6%	1		39.7		70.0	76.9	72.0		69.7	67.9	38.7	100.0	99.4	99.6	98.9	98.9			$13,214	$09	$13,205
Princeton Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Walnut Lane	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 806-4270	794	67	11.8	13.6%	376 (47.4%)	43 (5.4%)	116 (14.6%)	183 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.6%)	86.1	73^rd of 752 public middle schools	90.3%		84.8	83^rd of 743 public middle schools	88.8%	10		58.8		81.7	85.0	89.0		81.1	73.1		100.0	58.0	69.8	100.0	100.0	97.3	97.8	$11,879	$105	$11,774

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