Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341341003192
Community Park School
372 WITHERSPOON STREET, PRINCETON, NJ 08540 · (609) 806-4230 · Mercer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
54 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 15% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Princeton Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
68.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.2% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 65.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Community Park School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #277 of 1,290 | #12 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #274 of 1,319 | #11 of 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #382 of 1,319 | #13 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #1,041 of 1,562 | #38 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #677 of 1,390 | #25 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #279 of 1,392 | #17 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #254 of 798 | #5 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
316
-60 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.5:1
% White
50%
was 55%
% Hispanic
27%
was 19%
% Black
5%
was 7%
% Asian
10%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 316 | 28.1 | 11.3:1 | 17% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 28.5 | 10.3:1 | 16% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 33 | 8.7:1 | 15% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 35.7 | 10.5:1 | 19% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Community Park School.
About Community Park School
Community Park School operates as a small elementary school in PRINCETON, New Jersey. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 316 students. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 22% smaller than that.
Princeton Public School District serves 3,668 students across 6 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Community Park School is White (50%). Enrollment also includes 27% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. County-wide, about 46% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Community Park School comes in at 66%.
Teachers at the school number 28.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.3:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 11.4:1. The school's lunch program data list 17% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mercer County is 48%.
Community Park School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.3% and a predicted 56.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Mercer County show that median household income is about $100,645, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Community Park School is one of 110 public schools in Mercer County, which together enroll about 58,647 students.
Nearby, Princeton High School is about 0.5 miles away. Community Park School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 73.8% on proficiency, and Community Park School is below that at 63.3%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Community Park School had 376 students in 2017-18 and 316 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Hispanic share, which grew from 19% to 27%.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Princeton Public School District
- Princeton High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Princeton Middle SchoolMiddle · 794 students
- Littlebrook SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Johnson Park SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Riverside SchoolElementary · 306 students
Other schools in PRINCETON
- Princeton High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Princeton Middle SchoolMiddle · 794 students
- Princeton Charter SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Littlebrook SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Johnson Park SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Riverside SchoolElementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- Princeton High School0.5 mi · 1,518
- Princeton Middle School0.5 mi · 794
- Princeton Charter School0.9 mi · 423
- Johnson Park School1.3 mi · 360
- Littlebrook School1.4 mi · 374
- Riverside School1.5 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Community Park SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Community Park School?
Community Park School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Community Park School serve?
Community Park School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Community Park School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Community Park School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Community Park School?
At Community Park School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Community Park School?
Community Park School is overseen by Princeton Public School District in Mercer County.
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