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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
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
About Community Park School
Community Park School is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in PRINCETON, New Jersey, run under Princeton Public School District, serveing 316 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 405.
Princeton Public School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,668 students. Community Park School is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, Community Park School shows that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, 5% Black. Compared to Mercer County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mercer County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Community Park School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.8%; this one delivers 63.3%.
In the broader community, census data for Mercer County shows the typical household earns roughly $100,645 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Community Park School is one of 110 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students).
Nearest neighbor: Princeton High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Community Park School. On composite proficiency, Community Park School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 73.8%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Community Park School has ticked down 16%, going from 376 students in 2018 to 316 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 19% to 27% across the same window.
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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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