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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 08550

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Schools

1,937

Students

5-star school

Top rankedMaurice Hawk Elementary School111^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Maurice Hawk Elementary School up 112 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 08550 zip code area is home to three elementary schools that are part of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, which is ranked 92 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Of the three schools, Maurice Hawk Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, with a statewide ranking of 111 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maurice Hawk Elementary School has the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd-grade students, at 74.3% and 77.1% respectively, compared to the other two schools and the state and district averages. In contrast, Village Elementary School has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science for 4th and 5th-grade students, with rates ranging from 59% to 77.3%. All three schools, however, share a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% for the 2023-2024 school year.

The differences in per-student spending, ranging from $10,469 at Dutch Neck Elementary School to $12,150 at Village Elementary, may reflect variations in resource allocation and priorities within the district. Additionally, Maurice Hawk Elementary has the highest percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 9.63%, suggesting it serves a more economically diverse student population compared to the other two schools.

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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
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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 08550

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Windsor	0.53 mi	5	91^st
Plainsboro	1.79 mi	5	73^rd
East Windsor	3.27 mi	3	353^rd
Hamilton	3.92 mi	27	445^th
Princeton	3.99 mi	7	52^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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