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Dutch Neck Elementary School

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Dutch Neck Elementary School ranks 306 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-3

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Dutch Neck Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 660 students in grades K-3 in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in West Windsor, New Jersey. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with strong academic performance and a diverse student population.

Dutch Neck Elementary School's 3rd-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding 60% proficiency. Compared to other schools in the West Windsor-Plainsboro district, the school's performance is generally on par or slightly above the district averages. The school has a diverse student population, with significant representation of Asian, Hispanic, and African American students, as well as a noteworthy percentage of English Language Learners and Special Education students.

While Dutch Neck Elementary School's performance for specific subgroups, such as Asian and Hispanic students, is particularly strong, the school may benefit from further addressing the needs of its African American and White student populations. Additionally, the school's relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, compared to nearby schools in the Hamilton Township Public School District, suggests an opportunity to increase socioeconomic diversity within the student body, which research has shown can contribute to improved academic outcomes for all students.

557

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,469

Per pupil spending ?

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

392 Village Road East
West Windsor, NJ 08550

(609) 716-5400

District: West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

Students who attend Dutch Neck Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas R Grover Middle School
High:	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

63.4%

White:

13.1%

Hispanic:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (65% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg47%

306^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

92^nd of 609West Windsor-Plainsboro 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	78.7	306 of 1347	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	308 of 1338	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	231 of 1342	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	134 of 1345	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	31 of 1317	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	98 of 1360	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	229 of 1353	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	86.1	159 of 1352	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	92.0	63 of 1346	95.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.5	65 of 1357	95.2%	★★★★★
2014	87.0	62 of 1363	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	86.6	59 of 1367	95.7%	★★★★★
2012	83.5	119 of 1363	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	82.6	140 of 1360	89.7%	★★★★☆
2010	84.5	85 of 1354	93.7%	★★★★★
2009	90.1	8 of 1346	99.4%	★★★★★
2008	74.5	345 of 1338	74.2%	★★★★☆
2007	80.7	106 of 1329	92.0%	★★★★★
2006	85.6	16 of 1314	98.8%	★★★★★
2005	86.0	21 of 1303	98.4%	★★★★★
2004	85.7	51 of 1298	96.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	406 of 463	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.5	182 of 494	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	94.8	13 of 456	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	21.6	404 of 517	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	229 of 330	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	189 of 340	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	175 of 346	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	135 of 348	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	91 of 339	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	93 of 370	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	41.7	233 of 370	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	74 of 597	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	90 of 559	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	94.7	37 of 499	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	44 of 489	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	17 of 411	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	16 of 463	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	70.4	108 of 434	75.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	303 of 1326	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	284 of 1317	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	137 of 1318	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	150 of 1326	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	95.7	23 of 1290	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	207 of 1331	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	219 of 1333	83.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	155 of 1032	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	42.4	546 of 989	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	290 of 982	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	977 of 1023	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	281 of 1318	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	321 of 1313	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	328 of 1315	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	114 of 1324	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	39 of 1297	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	50 of 1335	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	223 of 1334	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	198 of 1023	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	276 of 989	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	43.3	431 of 868	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	450 of 1007	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	264 of 1001	73.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	491 of 970	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.2	896 of 963	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	752 of 975	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.9	450 of 976	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	225 of 964	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	26.3	801 of 1023	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	74.5	222 of 1022	78.3%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)49th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-47 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile-65 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+23 vs state

English Language Arts58%+13 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
Dutch Neck Elementary School	Public	K-3	392 Village Road East	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 716-5400	557	50	11.1	8.6%	73 (13.1%)	32 (5.7%)	56 (10.1%)	353 (63.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	78.7	306^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.3%		77.8	308^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.0%	2		58.2			72.4			$10,469	$161	$10,308
Village Elementary School	Public	4-5	601 New Village Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 716-5200	657	58	11.2	7.6%	100 (15.2%)	28 (4.3%)	39 (5.9%)	443 (67.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.8%)								(n/a)	59.0		75.9	72.9		77.3	72.6	$12,150	$110	$12,040
Maurice Hawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	303 305 Clarksville Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5425	723	63	11.4	11.3%	108 (14.9%)	46 (6.4%)	41 (5.7%)	438 (60.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (12.0%)	90.2	111^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.8%		83.8	223^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	83.3%	112		74.3			77.1			$11,332	$110	$11,222
Millstone River School	Public	3-5	75 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5500	772	84	9.2	10.5%	63 (8.2%)	39 (5.1%)	40 (5.2%)	590 (76.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	79.3	296^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.0%		80.1	281^st of 1338 public elementary schools	79.0%	15	54.0	45.6	65.2	74.2	67.5	64.1	69.2	$12,449	$110	$12,339
Joseph F. Cappello School	Public	PK, KG-3	1072 Old Trenton Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Mercer County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 588-8485	97	14	7.1	23.7%	7 (7.2%)	37 (38.1%)	42 (43.3%)	8 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)								(n/a)								$61,336		$61,336
University Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	645 Paxson Avenue	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4167	308	32	9.7	33.8%	159 (51.6%)	26 (8.4%)	91 (29.5%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	42.5	778^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.2%		49.4	674^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.6%	104	12.1	34.4	64.7	42.9	54.8	44.2	39.3	$12,468	$06	$12,462
J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School	Public	K-3	510 Plainsboro Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 716-5450	334	25	13.4	8.1%	35 (10.5%)	10 (3.0%)	27 (8.1%)	238 (71.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.4%)	92.8	65^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.2%		85.8	195^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.4%	130		80.2			79.0			$12,430	$110	$12,320
Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro	Public	PK, KG-3	700 Wyndhurst Drive	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-8330	439	55	7.9	17.8%	30 (6.8%)	37 (8.4%)	34 (7.7%)	304 (69.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)								(n/a)								$16,043	$110	$15,933
Walter C. Black Elementary School	Public	K-2	371 Stockton Street	Hightstown	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7816	510	52	9.8	45.7%	140 (27.5%)	39 (7.6%)	213 (41.8%)	89 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)								(n/a)								$14,313	$270	$14,043
Grace N. Rogers Elementary School	Public	3-5	380 Stockton St	Hightstown	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7833	591	60	9.8	43.8%	153 (25.9%)	43 (7.3%)	286 (48.4%)	82 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.7%)	30.8	942^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	30.1%		36.9	842^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	37.1%	100	14.4	37.6	37.8	33.1	50.3	42.2	29.4	$11,916	$360	$11,556

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