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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Mercer County, New Jersey

Across Mercer County, New Jersey, 17 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South leads the list at 73.6%, against a median of 28.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Mercer County, New Jersey

Top % Proficient

73.6%

Median % Proficient

28.3%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South	West Windsor, NJ	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	High	9.3%	1,627	73.6%
2	Robbinsville High School	ROBBINSVILLE, NJ	Robbinsville Public School District	High	7.2%	1,046	66.2%
3	Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy	Pennington, NJ	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	High	39.7%	141	65.3%
4	Hopewell Valley Central High School	PENNINGTON, NJ	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	High	6.1%	1,068	59.0%
5	Princeton High School	PRINCETON, NJ	Princeton Public School District	High	13.8%	1,518	57.4%
6	Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy	Trenton, NJ	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	High	47.4%	137	49.4%
7	Lawrence High School	LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ	Lawrence Township Public School District	High	37.3%	1,225	41.3%
8	Hightstown High School	HIGHTSTOWN, NJ	East Windsor Regional School District	High	47.4%	1,616	30.0%
9	Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	Trenton, NJ	Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	High	78.3%	543	28.3%
10	Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy	Pennington, NJ	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	High	64.9%	111	28.3%
11	Hamilton East - Steinert	HAMILTON, NJ	Hamilton Township Public School District	High	36.6%	1,437	26.5%
12	Ewing High School	EWING, NJ	Ewing Township School District	High	56.5%	1,118	19.4%
13	Hamilton West-Watson	HAMILTON, NJ	Hamilton Township Public School District	High	59.7%	1,408	18.6%
14	Hamilton North - Nottingham	HAMILTON, NJ	Hamilton Township Public School District	High	57.0%	1,147	18.5%
15	Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School	Ewing, NJ	Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School	High	24.6%	562	13.4%
16	Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	High	64.7%	890	8.7%
17	Trenton Central High School - Main Campus	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	High	70.9%	2,097	2.0%

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