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Princeton High School

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Princeton High School ranks 102 nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 76% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Princeton High School is a public high school located in Princeton, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,532 students. The school is part of the Princeton Public School District, which is ranked 79 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Princeton High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 25-133 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is exceptional, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state average in subjects like English Language Arts, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.4% of Princeton High School students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts for 9th grade, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, African American students, and English Language Learners.

While Princeton High School maintains high graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of over 91% in recent years, and low dropout rates, the school has experienced relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.8% to 23.3% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with only 10.12% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting that the school may not be as socioeconomically diverse as some of the nearby schools.

1,518

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,506

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

151 Moore Street
Princeton, NJ 08540-3312

(609) 806-4280

District: Princeton Public School District

Feeder schools for Princeton High School:

Elementary:	Community Park School
	Johnson Park School
	Littlebrook School
	Riverside School
Middle:	Princeton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

Asian:

26.2%

Hispanic:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (66% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Jersey high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg44%

102^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^th of 609Princeton Public 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	68.9	102 of 434	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	93 of 429	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	133 of 422	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	101 of 415	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	34 of 405	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	66.9	88 of 416	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	77 of 415	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.5	49 of 411	88.1%	★★★★☆
2016	62.7	89 of 409	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	73.1	46 of 406	88.7%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	44 of 411	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	78.6	53 of 396	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	77.7	57 of 388	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	91 of 378	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	74.8	93 of 371	74.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	52 of 370	85.9%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	71 of 359	80.2%	★★★★☆
2007	79.6	58 of 361	83.9%	★★★★☆
2006	79.1	56 of 357	84.3%	★★★★☆
2005	71.7	115 of 351	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	75.5	83 of 348	76.1%	★★★★☆
2003	83.3	41 of 343	88.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	25 of 283	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	70.1	54 of 282	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	67 of 250	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	38 of 256	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	50 of 254	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	107 of 266	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	102 of 190	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.6	73 of 191	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	91 of 172	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	74 of 175	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.6	28 of 165	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	44 of 191	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	57 of 198	71.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	21 of 215	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	58.4	57 of 191	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	11 of 161	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.6	14 of 101	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	21 of 138	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	14 of 146	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	29 of 426	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	47 of 420	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	128 of 416	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	92 of 414	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	25 of 402	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	55 of 408	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	49 of 403	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	206 of 406	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	219 of 403	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	196 of 385	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.5	66 of 382	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	97 of 374	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	136 of 364	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	125 of 368	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	240 of 377	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	278 of 358	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	277 of 344	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	134 of 324	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	51 of 326	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	31.6	238 of 347	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	192 of 345	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	85 of 426	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	105 of 419	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	137 of 414	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	78 of 410	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	47 of 402	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	72 of 407	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	56 of 405	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	28 of 359	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	72.2	51 of 361	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	36 of 339	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	57 of 344	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	35 of 333	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	43 of 349	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	63 of 355	82.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	80 of 347	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	49 of 345	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	120 of 335	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	68 of 335	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	55 of 336	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	52 of 339	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	32 of 340	90.6%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)93rd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II97%+15 vs state

Mathematics84%+26 vs state

English Language Arts75%+26 vs state

Science50%+19 vs state

Geometry35%-21 vs state

Algebra I27%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Princeton High School	Public	9-12	151 Moore Street	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 806-4280	1,518	128	11.8	13.8%	694 (45.7%)	89 (5.9%)	230 (15.2%)	398 (26.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (6.6%)	68.9	102^nd of 434 public high schools	76.5%		71.4	93^rd of 429 public high schools	78.3%	9		83.7	50.0	75.4	28.0		26.4	35.8		34.7	97.5	95.9	$11,506		$11,506
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North	Public	9-12	90 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5100	1,510	117	12.8	6.3%	199 (13.2%)	64 (4.2%)	61 (4.0%)	1,157 (76.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.7%)	70.2	94^th of 434 public high schools	78.3%		64.5	128^th of 429 public high schools	70.2%	34			64.5	84.3	12.7		12.7	100.0		100.0	76.3	76.3	$14,022	$110	$13,912
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South	Public	9-12	346 Clarksville Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5050	1,627	119	13.7	9.3%	214 (13.2%)	82 (5.0%)	93 (5.7%)	1,201 (73.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.2%)	67.7	106^th of 434 public high schools	75.6%		71	94^th of 429 public high schools	78.1%	12		87.5	68.4	81.4	33.9		33.3	99.0		99.0	58.9	58.9	$12,191	$163	$12,028
Montgomery High School	Public	9-12	1016 Route 601	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7602	1,611	122	13.1	7.8%	477 (29.6%)	51 (3.2%)	114 (7.1%)	904 (56.1%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.7%)	50 (3.1%)	86.1	25^th of 434 public high schools	94.2%		88.4	24^th of 429 public high schools	94.4%	1			71.4	83.5	49.6		49.6	79.8		79.5	99.1	97.3	$13,405	$45	$13,360
South Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	750 Ridge Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-4044	2,666	188	14.1	16.5%	441 (16.5%)	192 (7.2%)	243 (9.1%)	1,728 (64.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (2.0%)	72.1	84^th of 434 public high schools	80.6%		69.7	101^st of 429 public high schools	76.5%	17	89.2	81.2	55.3	70.9	19.7	0.0	18.5	52.4	14.3	46.9	95.3	95.0	$11,617	$66	$11,551
Mercer High School	Public	9-12	1030 Old Trenton Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Mercer County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 588-8454	200	33	6.0	49.5%	39 (19.5%)	78 (39.0%)	65 (32.5%)	13 (6.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)													$52,381		$52,381
Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy	Public	9-12	1085 Old Trenton Road	Trenton	08690	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 586-5144	137	9	15.7	47.4%	15 (10.9%)	24 (17.5%)	53 (38.7%)	34 (24.8%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	46.6	225^th of 434 public high schools	48.2%		80.6	53^rd of 429 public high schools	87.6%	172		72.7	21.2	68.4	3.8		3.8	27.3		27.3			$6,185		$6,185
MCVS Assunpink Shared Time Center/Rubino	Public	7-12	1085 Old Trenton Rd	Trenton	08690	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 586-2129	96	10	10.1	66.7%	8 (8.3%)	66 (68.8%)	21 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$22,784		$22,784
Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	2525 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 671-5510	1,225	98	12.5	37.3%	455 (37.1%)	190 (15.5%)	293 (23.9%)	212 (17.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (5.9%)	53	180^th of 434 public high schools	58.5%		53.3	179^th of 429 public high schools	58.3%	1	86.4	57.0	40.2	50.5	13.1		13.1	62.3		61.6			$14,745	$110	$14,635
MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center	Public	11-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-9784	21	18	1.2	52.4%	8 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (57.1%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$11,242	$843	$10,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Princeton High School

Is Princeton High School a good school?

Princeton High School ranks 102^nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Princeton High School?

Princeton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Community Park School
Elementary : Johnson Park School
Elementary : Littlebrook School
Elementary : Riverside School
Middle : Princeton Middle School

What district is Princeton High School in?

Princeton Public School District

How many students attend Princeton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,518 students attended Princeton High School.

What is the racial makeup of Princeton High School?

Students at Princeton High School are 46% White, 26% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American.

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