Mercer County schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 93 schools in Mercer County, New Jersey with reported English Language Arts scores. New Jersey state average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton Charter School PRINCETON · Princeton Charter School | Elementary | 94.6% | +41.5pp |
| 2 | Princeton Middle School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Middle | 85.3% | +32.2pp |
| 3 | Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy Pennington · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County | High | 83.0% | +29.9pp |
| 4 | Riverside School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Elementary | 82.9% | +29.8pp |
| 5 | West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South West Windsor · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | High | 81.4% | +28.3pp |
| 6 | Stony Brook Elementary School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 81.0% | +27.9pp |
| 7 | Thomas R Grover Middle School West Windsor · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | Middle | 80.2% | +27.1pp |
| 8 | Bear Tavern Elementary School TITUSVILLE · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +23.0pp |
| 9 | Princeton High School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | High | 75.4% | +22.3pp |
| 10 | Timberlane Middle School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Middle | 75.0% | +21.9pp |
| 11 | Village Elementary School West Windsor · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | Elementary | 74.4% | +21.3pp |
| 12 | Maurice Hawk Elementary School West Windsor · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | Elementary | 74.3% | +21.2pp |
| 13 | Yardville Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 72.9% | +19.8pp |
| 14 | Littlebrook School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Elementary | 72.8% | +19.7pp |
| 15 | Robbinsville High School ROBBINSVILLE · Robbinsville Public School District | High | 71.8% | +18.7pp |
| 16 | Pace Charter School of Hamilton HAMILTON TWP · Pace Charter School of Hamilton | Elementary | 71.3% | +18.2pp |
| 17 | Hopewell Elementary School HOPEWELL · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 70.4% | +17.3pp |
| 18 | Pond Road Middle School ROBBINSVILLE · Robbinsville Public School District | Middle | 68.6% | +15.5pp |
| 19 | Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy Trenton · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County | High | 68.4% | +15.3pp |
| 20 | Yardville Heights Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 67.1% | +14.0pp |
| 21 | Toll Gate Grammar School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 66.4% | +13.3pp |
| 22 | Hopewell Valley Central High School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | High | 65.5% | +12.4pp |
| 23 | Community Park School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Elementary | 65.2% | +12.1pp |
| 24 | Johnson Park School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Elementary | 64.5% | +11.4pp |
| 25 | Sharon School ROBBINSVILLE · Robbinsville Public School District | Elementary | 64.5% | +11.4pp |
| 26 | Lawrence Middle School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Middle | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 27 | Morgan Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 28 | Dutch Neck Elementary School West Windsor · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | Elementary | 58.2% | +5.1pp |
| 29 | Melvin H. Kreps Middle School EAST WINDSOR · East Windsor Regional School District | Middle | 55.7% | +2.6pp |
| 30 | Langtree Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 54.6% | +1.5pp |
| 31 | Robinson Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 54.4% | +1.3pp |
| 32 | Ben Franklin Elementary LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 33 | Lawrence Intermediate School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Middle | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 34 | Lawrence High School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | High | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 35 | Sayen Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 50.4% | -2.7pp |
| 36 | Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy Pennington · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County | High | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 37 | Mercerville Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 38 | Francis Lore Elementary School EWING · Ewing Township School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 39 | Lawrenceville Elementary School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Elementary | 49.2% | -3.9pp |
| 40 | Alexander Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 48.2% | -4.9pp |
| 41 | University Heights Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 47.9% | -5.2pp |
| 42 | Achievers Early College Prep Charter School Trenton · Achievers Early College Prep Charter School | High | 47.7% | -5.4pp |
| 43 | Foundation Academy Charter School Trenton · Foundation Academy Charter School | Combined | 47.7% | -5.4pp |
| 44 | Perry L. Drew Elementary School EAST WINDSOR · East Windsor Regional School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 45 | Eldridge Park School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Elementary | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 46 | McGalliard Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 44.0% | -9.1pp |
| 47 | Sunnybrae Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 43.4% | -9.7pp |
| 48 | Albert E Grice Middle School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Middle | 41.5% | -11.6pp |
| 49 | Gilmore J Fisher Middle School EWING · Ewing Township School District | Middle | 41.5% | -11.6pp |
| 50 | Emily C. Reynolds Middle School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Middle | 41.4% | -11.7pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NJSLA % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available NJSLA English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Mercer County, New Jersey with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the New Jersey statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full New Jersey ranking.