Mercer County schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 16 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 | Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy Pennington · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County | High | 83.0% | +29.9pp |
| 2 | West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South West Windsor · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | High | 81.4% | +28.3pp |
| 3 | Princeton High School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | High | 75.4% | +22.3pp |
| 4 | Robbinsville High School ROBBINSVILLE · Robbinsville Public School District | High | 71.8% | +18.7pp |
| 5 | Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy Trenton · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County | High | 68.4% | +15.3pp |
| 6 | Hopewell Valley Central High School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | High | 65.5% | +12.4pp |
| 7 | Lawrence High School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | High | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 8 | Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy Pennington · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County | High | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 9 | Achievers Early College Prep Charter School Trenton · Achievers Early College Prep Charter School | High | 47.7% | -5.4pp |
| 10 | Hightstown High School HIGHTSTOWN · East Windsor Regional School District | High | 37.8% | -15.3pp |
| 11 | Hamilton East - Steinert HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 33.5% | -19.6pp |
| 12 | Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School Ewing · Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School | High | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 13 | Hamilton North - Nottingham HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 24.8% | -28.3pp |
| 14 | Ewing High School EWING · Ewing Township School District | High | 23.4% | -29.7pp |
| 15 | Hamilton West-Watson HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 16 | Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy Trenton · Trenton Public School District | High | 10.5% | -42.6pp |
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.