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Princeton Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 90% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Princeton Middle School is a highly-ranked public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Princeton Public School District in Princeton, New Jersey. With 780 students and a student-teacher ratio around 11:1, the school consistently outperforms state and district averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 81.7% of 6th graders, 85% of 7th graders, and 89% of 8th graders at Princeton Middle School scored proficient or better on the NJSLA English Language Arts exam, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1% respectively. The school also excels in mathematics, with 81.1% of 6th graders, 73.1% of 7th graders, and 69.8% of Algebra I students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 39.8%, 38.8%, and 38.2%. Additionally, Princeton Middle School demonstrates exceptional performance across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 30 in the state.

While Princeton Middle School outperforms the state and district averages, it is interesting to note that some nearby schools, such as Community Middle School and Crossroads South Middle School, also demonstrate exceptional academic performance, ranking in the top 5% and top 10% of New Jersey middle schools, respectively. This suggests that the Princeton area is home to a cluster of high-performing middle schools.

794

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,879

Per pupil spending ?

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

217 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540

(609) 806-4270

District: Princeton Public School District

Students who attend Princeton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Princeton High School

Feeder schools for Princeton Middle School:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

Asian:

23.0%

Hispanic:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (77% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg75%

New Jersey avg46%

73^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 10% (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	86.1	73 of 752	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	83 of 743	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	154 of 748	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	144 of 745	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	95.4	19 of 652	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	143 of 745	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	127 of 716	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	77.4	149 of 712	79.1%	★★★★☆
2016	76.4	139 of 713	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	71.5	156 of 713	78.1%	★★★★☆
2014	87.6	28 of 717	96.1%	★★★★★
2013	88.4	27 of 704	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	86.0	51 of 677	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	44 of 684	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	85.9	52 of 677	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	83.3	68 of 664	89.8%	★★★★☆
2008	82.7	77 of 640	88.0%	★★★★☆
2007	82.1	69 of 631	89.1%	★★★★☆
2006	83.0	86 of 615	86.0%	★★★★☆
2005	82.9	75 of 599	87.5%	★★★★☆
2004	85.4	51 of 588	91.3%	★★★★★
2003	86.6	39 of 574	93.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	27 of 359	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	71.8	65 of 352	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	76 of 361	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	55 of 356	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	45 of 291	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	62 of 326	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	88 of 326	73.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	60 of 204	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	35 of 200	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	51 of 201	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	29 of 200	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	17 of 147	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	49 of 199	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	70 of 200	65.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	21 of 343	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	9 of 320	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	23 of 288	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	16 of 270	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	15 of 197	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	10 of 227	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	6 of 202	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	38 of 728	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	36 of 717	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	69 of 720	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	63 of 726	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	18 of 625	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	90 of 703	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	48 of 680	92.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	30 of 608	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	55 of 589	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	70.4	118 of 587	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	112 of 591	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	49 of 480	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	56 of 524	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	39 of 504	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	68 of 613	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	123 of 584	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	186 of 568	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	301 of 549	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	304 of 467	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	264 of 541	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	107 of 522	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	23 of 726	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	26 of 719	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	63 of 718	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	55 of 730	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	16 of 635	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	67 of 697	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	52 of 675	92.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	9 of 507	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	20 of 510	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	19 of 505	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	22 of 535	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	3 of 401	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	50 of 492	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	27 of 471	94.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	12 of 502	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	11 of 510	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	24 of 509	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	24 of 512	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	26 of 504	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	19 of 497	96.2%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra II98%+16 vs state

English Language Arts85%+29 vs state

Mathematics77%+38 vs state

Algebra I65%+17 vs state

Science59%+40 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)					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 4th 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 4th 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
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
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
Montgomery Upper Middle School	Public	7-8	375 Burnt Hill Road	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7603	760	67	11.4	5.8%	207 (27.2%)	26 (3.4%)	48 (6.3%)	454 (59.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.9%)	90.6	41^st of 752 public middle schools	94.5%		92.6	25^th of 743 public middle schools	96.6%	16		59.7				88.7	86.4				71.6	50.4	100.0	94.5	96.5	98.8	99.0			$14,018	$98	$13,920
Montgomery Lower Middle School	Public	5-6	373 Burnt Hill Road	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7604	680	75	9.1	7.2%	185 (27.2%)	21 (3.1%)	48 (7.1%)	386 (56.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)								(n/a)	57.6			78.4	87.6				79.7	80.9										$15,026	$78	$14,948
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
Crossroads South Middle School	Public	6-8	195 Major Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 329-4633	812	78	10.4	17.0%	122 (15.0%)	59 (7.3%)	89 (11.0%)	527 (64.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	87.1	68^th of 752 public middle schools	91.0%		83.3	93^rd of 743 public middle schools	87.5%	25		45.4			86.2	84.3	83.7			69.7	58.5	30.6	100.0	89.3	92.9	100.0	100.0			$11,946	$160	$11,786
Crossroads North Middle School	Public	6-8	635 Georges Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-4191	935	82	11.3	18.9%	140 (15.0%)	66 (7.1%)	104 (11.1%)	599 (64.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	80.3	128^th of 752 public middle schools	83.0%		82.4	100^th of 743 public middle schools	86.5%	28		41.1			69.1	79.7	81.4			65.8	55.1	17.6	100.0	83.0	89.3	95.8	95.8			$12,082	$63	$12,019
Lawrence Intermediate School	Public	4-6	66 Eggerts Crossing Road	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5530	775	75	10.4	38.2%	304 (39.2%)	97 (12.5%)	204 (26.3%)	121 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)								(n/a)	30.9		55.3	43.3	55.1			43.5	35.1	44.5										$12,404	$164	$12,240
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
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

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