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Maurice Hawk Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-3

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Maurice Hawk Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in New Jersey. With 727 students, the school consistently performs in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maurice Hawk Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with 74.3% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 77.1% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. The school also demonstrates strong support for English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 40 and top 226 in the state, respectively, for these student subgroups. Additionally, the school maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to nearby schools.

While Maurice Hawk Elementary School's performance is impressive, it is worth noting that some neighboring schools, such as Riverside School in the Princeton Public School District, also demonstrate exceptional academic outcomes. This suggests that the West Windsor-Plainsboro region and surrounding areas have a strong focus on providing high-quality elementary education. By continuing to analyze and address the needs of all student subgroups, Maurice Hawk Elementary School can further enhance its already impressive educational outcomes.

723

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,332

Per pupil spending ?

11.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

303 305 Clarksville Road
West Windsor, NJ 08550

(609) 716-5425

District: West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

Students who attend Maurice Hawk Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.6%

White:

14.9%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 78th percentile in 2022 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (76% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 92nd (2025) from a 78th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg47%

111^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	90.2	111 of 1347	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	223 of 1338	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	230 of 1342	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	296 of 1345	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	86 of 1317	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	183 of 1360	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	65 of 1353	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	69 of 1352	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	89.9	100 of 1346	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	93.9	39 of 1357	97.1%	★★★★★
2014	87.3	54 of 1363	96.0%	★★★★★
2013	89.9	7 of 1367	99.5%	★★★★★
2012	91.0	3 of 1363	99.8%	★★★★★
2011	91.0	5 of 1360	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	91.2	2 of 1354	99.9%	★★★★★
2009	90.7	4 of 1346	99.7%	★★★★★
2008	77.6	240 of 1338	82.1%	★★★★☆
2007	81.2	98 of 1329	92.6%	★★★★★
2006	78.6	211 of 1314	83.9%	★★★★☆
2005	84.2	59 of 1303	95.5%	★★★★★
2004	84.3	74 of 1298	94.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	132 of 330	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	161 of 340	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	172 of 346	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	170 of 348	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	125 of 339	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	177 of 370	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	160 of 370	56.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	40 of 597	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	89 of 559	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	93.6	41 of 499	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	32 of 489	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	6 of 411	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	74.7	94 of 434	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	90 of 1326	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	168 of 1317	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	196 of 1318	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	238 of 1326	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.5	90 of 1290	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	115 of 1331	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	34 of 1333	97.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	64.5	293 of 989	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	172 of 896	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	44 of 899	95.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	226 of 1023	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	37.8	570 of 939	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	464 of 910	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.5	133 of 863	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	133 of 1318	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	263 of 1313	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	257 of 1315	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	316 of 1324	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	65 of 1297	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	238 of 1335	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	121 of 1334	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	575 of 1023	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	551 of 989	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	795 of 958	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	429 of 949	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	92.8	27 of 868	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	71.1	223 of 1007	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	428 of 970	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	288 of 963	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	35.6	657 of 975	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	701 of 976	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.2	336 of 964	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	420 of 1023	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.8	42 of 1022	95.9%	★★★★★

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)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2024)70th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-32 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-36 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+27 vs state

English Language Arts74%+29 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Riverside School	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Riverside Drive	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 806-4260	306	39	7.8	12.1%	139 (45.4%)	22 (7.2%)	34 (11.1%)	82 (26.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	94.1	41^st of 1347 public elementary schools	97.0%		95.7	25^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.1%	16	75.5	75.6	90.9	80.0	78.6	85.7	81.2	$17,874	$105	$17,769
Littlebrook School	Public	PK, KG-5	39 Magnolia Lane	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 806-4250	374	40	9.4	10.7%	147 (39.3%)	21 (5.6%)	26 (7.0%)	146 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	90.7	104^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.3%		93.3	58^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.7%	46	67.9	65.0	77.0	74.7	77.1	90.8	83.9	$13,695		$13,695
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
Community Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	372 Witherspoon Street	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 806-4230	316	28	11.2	17.1%	157 (49.7%)	15 (4.7%)	84 (26.6%)	32 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	79.6	289^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.5%		80.6	272^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	79.7%	17	52.2	50.0	73.6	76.8	69.1	71.8	63.7	$14,862	$167	$14,695

Frequently Asked Questions about Maurice Hawk Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Maurice Hawk Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maurice Hawk Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Maurice Hawk Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Maurice Hawk Elementary School ranks in the top 8.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Maurice Hawk Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 723 students attended Maurice Hawk Elementary School.

What district is Maurice Hawk Elementary School in?

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

What is the racial makeup of Maurice Hawk Elementary School?

Students at Maurice Hawk Elementary School are 61% Asian, 15% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Hispanic.

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