Mercer County schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 70 schools in Mercer County, New Jersey with reported Science scores. New Jersey state average: 26.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton Charter School PRINCETON · Princeton Charter School | Elementary | 82.8% | +56.0pp |
| 2 | Stony Brook Elementary School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 75.8% | +49.0pp |
| 3 | Riverside School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Elementary | 75.5% | +48.7pp |
| 4 | Toll Gate Grammar School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +44.6pp |
| 5 | West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South West Windsor · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | High | 68.4% | +41.6pp |
| 6 | Littlebrook School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Elementary | 67.9% | +41.1pp |
| 7 | Hopewell Valley Central High School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | High | 61.0% | +34.2pp |
| 8 | Hopewell Elementary School HOPEWELL · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +32.9pp |
| 9 | Bear Tavern Elementary School TITUSVILLE · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 59.4% | +32.6pp |
| 10 | Village Elementary School West Windsor · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | Elementary | 59.0% | +32.2pp |
| 11 | Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy Pennington · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County | High | 58.8% | +32.0pp |
| 12 | Princeton Middle School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Middle | 58.8% | +32.0pp |
| 13 | Robbinsville High School ROBBINSVILLE · Robbinsville Public School District | High | 57.3% | +30.5pp |
| 14 | Johnson Park School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Elementary | 56.3% | +29.5pp |
| 15 | Community Park School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Elementary | 52.2% | +25.4pp |
| 16 | Thomas R Grover Middle School West Windsor · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | Middle | 51.7% | +24.9pp |
| 17 | Princeton High School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | High | 50.0% | +23.2pp |
| 18 | Pond Road Middle School ROBBINSVILLE · Robbinsville Public School District | Middle | 41.8% | +15.0pp |
| 19 | Lawrence High School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | High | 40.2% | +13.4pp |
| 20 | Yardville Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 37.2% | +10.4pp |
| 21 | Sunnybrae Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 34.9% | +8.1pp |
| 22 | Sayen Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 34.7% | +7.9pp |
| 23 | Lawrence Intermediate School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Middle | 30.9% | +4.1pp |
| 24 | Hightstown High School HIGHTSTOWN · East Windsor Regional School District | High | 30.1% | +3.3pp |
| 25 | Timberlane Middle School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Middle | 28.8% | +2.0pp |
| 26 | Perry L. Drew Elementary School EAST WINDSOR · East Windsor Regional School District | Elementary | 27.7% | +0.9pp |
| 27 | Lawrence Middle School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Middle | 26.0% | -0.8pp |
| 28 | Francis Lore Elementary School EWING · Ewing Township School District | Elementary | 25.6% | -1.2pp |
| 29 | Langtree Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 22.3% | -4.5pp |
| 30 | William L Antheil Elementary School EWING · Ewing Township School District | Elementary | 21.6% | -5.2pp |
| 31 | Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy Trenton · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County | High | 21.2% | -5.6pp |
| 32 | Hamilton East - Steinert HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 21.1% | -5.7pp |
| 33 | Ewing High School EWING · Ewing Township School District | High | 20.8% | -6.0pp |
| 34 | Morgan Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 20.8% | -6.0pp |
| 35 | Melvin H. Kreps Middle School EAST WINDSOR · East Windsor Regional School District | Middle | 19.1% | -7.7pp |
| 36 | Pace Charter School of Hamilton HAMILTON TWP · Pace Charter School of Hamilton | Elementary | 17.8% | -9.0pp |
| 37 | Robinson Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 16.9% | -9.9pp |
| 38 | Hamilton North - Nottingham HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 16.6% | -10.2pp |
| 39 | Kisthardt Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 16.4% | -10.4pp |
| 40 | Klockner Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 16.1% | -10.7pp |
| 41 | McGalliard Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 16.1% | -10.7pp |
| 42 | Mercerville Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 15.7% | -11.1pp |
| 43 | Yardville Heights Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 15.1% | -11.7pp |
| 44 | Kuser Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 14.9% | -11.9pp |
| 45 | Hamilton West-Watson HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 14.8% | -12.0pp |
| 46 | Grace N. Rogers Elementary School HIGHTSTOWN · East Windsor Regional School District | Elementary | 14.4% | -12.4pp |
| 47 | Alexander Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 13.6% | -13.2pp |
| 48 | Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities TRENTON · Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities | Elementary | 12.6% | -14.2pp |
| 49 | Greenwood Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 12.2% | -14.6pp |
| 50 | University Heights Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 12.1% | -14.7pp |
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 Science 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.