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Toll Gate Grammar School

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Toll Gate Grammar School ranks 191 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Toll Gate Grammar School is an exceptional elementary school located in Pennington, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 291 students. The school is part of the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, which is ranked 84 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Toll Gate Grammar School consistently performs above the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 55.1% of 3rd graders, 67.4% of 4th graders, and 78.5% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. Similarly, in mathematics, the school had 75.5% of 3rd graders, 82.6% of 4th graders, and 73.8% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking among the top elementary schools in New Jersey for female, male, and special education students.

Toll Gate Grammar School's exceptional performance is further highlighted by its low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.0% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of 14.9%. Additionally, the school has a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with only 4.12% of students qualifying in the 2023-2024 school year. When compared to other nearby elementary schools within the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, Toll Gate Grammar School generally outperforms its counterparts in academic achievement, making it a standout institution in the New Jersey education landscape.

299

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,454

Per pupil spending ?

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 So Main Street
Pennington, NJ 08534-2219

(609) 737-4008

District: Hopewell Valley Regional School District

Students who attend Toll Gate Grammar School usually attend:

Middle:	Timberlane Middle School
High:	Hopewell Valley Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Asian:

9.7%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 81st percentile in 2022 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (72% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 86th (2025) from a 81st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Hopewell Valley Regional School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg73%

New Jersey avg46%

191^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District

84^th of 609Hopewell Valley 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	85.3	191 of 1347	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	212 of 1338	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	60 of 1342	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	252 of 1345	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	230 of 1317	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	156 of 1360	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	68 of 1353	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	21 of 1352	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	89.9	101 of 1346	92.5%	★★★★★
2015	93.2	49 of 1357	96.4%	★★★★★
2014	88.1	38 of 1363	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	85.8	81 of 1367	94.1%	★★★★★
2012	82.9	131 of 1363	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	76.6	317 of 1360	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	74.9	340 of 1354	74.9%	★★★★☆
2009	79.8	214 of 1346	84.1%	★★★★☆
2008	73.8	371 of 1338	72.3%	★★★★☆
2007	78.6	187 of 1329	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	338 of 1314	74.3%	★★★★☆
2005	81.7	129 of 1303	90.1%	★★★★★
2004	77.4	257 of 1298	80.2%	★★★★☆
2003	89.1	19 of 1204	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	139 of 1326	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	169 of 1317	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	96.3	9 of 1318	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	216 of 1326	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	325 of 1290	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	223 of 1331	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	151 of 1333	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	221 of 1318	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	258 of 1313	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	101 of 1315	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	290 of 1324	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	177 of 1297	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	102 of 1335	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	50 of 1334	96.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	68 of 1023	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	28 of 989	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	131 of 958	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	137 of 949	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	109 of 868	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	97.0	19 of 1007	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	193 of 970	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	238 of 963	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	56 of 975	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	73.2	239 of 976	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	211 of 964	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	137 of 1023	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	68 of 1022	93.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+30 vs state

Science71%+41 vs state

English Language Arts66%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Toll Gate Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 So Main Street	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4008	299	39	7.7	4.7%	239 (79.9%)	8 (2.7%)	15 (5.0%)	29 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	85.3	191^st of 1347 public elementary schools	85.8%		84.5	212^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.2%	21	71.4	55.1	67.4	78.5	75.5	82.6	73.8	$12,454		$12,454
Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Stephenson Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4006	395	41	9.5	12.7%	149 (37.7%)	33 (8.4%)	40 (10.1%)	165 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	92.6	68^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.0%		94.6	40^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.0%	28	75.8	78.7	78.4	86.2	80.7	71.6	84.5	$12,315		$12,315
Bear Tavern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1162 Bear Tavern Road	Titusville	08560	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4005	461	48	9.5	4.3%	343 (74.4%)	19 (4.1%)	36 (7.8%)	49 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.4%)	88.4	150^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.9%		86.2	188^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.9%	38	59.4	73.2	72.1	84.4	76.0	72.2	71.9	$11,447		$11,447
Lawrenceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	40 Craven Lane	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5570	301	29	10.2	18.9%	163 (54.2%)	35 (11.6%)	48 (15.9%)	41 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	48.9	695^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.4%		51.9	648^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.6%	47		49.2			44.4			$15,394	$25	$15,369
William L Antheil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	339 Ewingville Road	Ewing	08638	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	746	68	11.0	57.0%	141 (18.9%)	271 (36.3%)	245 (32.8%)	34 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.8%)	28.2	983^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.0%		22.6	1036^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.6%	53	21.6	27.9	44.3	43.6	33.6	29.9	32.4	$16,183	$243	$15,940
Francis Lore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13 Westwood Drive	Ewing	08628	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	505	42	12.0	49.1%	118 (23.4%)	182 (36.0%)	129 (25.5%)	33 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	41.2	794^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.1%		32.4	910^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.0%	116	25.6	41.6	55.6	52.4	36.0	44.5	32.6	$11,727	$173	$11,554
Eldridge Park School	Public	PK, KG-3	55 Lawn Park Ave	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5560	212	20	10.4	34.4%	97 (45.8%)	15 (7.1%)	58 (27.4%)	23 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	51.7	659^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.1%		48	697^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.9%	38		44.8			52.2			$16,447	$274	$16,173
Ben Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	2939 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 671-5540	342	36	9.5	21.3%	142 (41.5%)	35 (10.2%)	60 (17.5%)	85 (24.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	58.3	568^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.8%		70.9	407^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.6%	161		51.4			52.7			$15,316	$62	$15,254
Marie H Katzenbach Elementary School for the Deaf	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08628	Mercer County	Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 530-3130	22			22.7%	4 (18.2%)	6 (27.3%)	9 (40.9%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Princeton Avenue	Hopewell	08525	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4007	397	45	8.8	4.5%	300 (75.6%)	11 (2.8%)	41 (10.3%)	33 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	80.8	276^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.5%		81.6	260^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.6%	16	59.7	73.8	66.1	71.0	75.4	50.9	66.1	$11,069		$11,069

Frequently Asked Questions about Toll Gate Grammar School

What is the racial makeup of Toll Gate Grammar School?

Students at Toll Gate Grammar School are 80% White, 10% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Toll Gate Grammar School in?

Hopewell Valley Regional School District

What schools do graduates of Toll Gate Grammar School attend?

Students who attend Toll Gate Grammar School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Timberlane Middle School
High : Hopewell Valley Central High School

How many students attend Toll Gate Grammar School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Toll Gate Grammar School.

Is Toll Gate Grammar School a good school?

Toll Gate Grammar School ranks 191^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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