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How has Johnson Park School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341341000067
Johnson Park School
285 ROSEDALE ROAD, PRINCETON, NJ 08540 · (609) 806-4240 · Mercer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
76 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
64.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
72.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.8pp 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 73 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 72.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.2% | 71.1% |
% 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
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
Schools most like Johnson Park School
Johnson Park School's state test result (66.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Park School this school | 360 | 21.1% | 66.6% |
| Ben Franklin Elementary LAWRENCEVILLE | 342 | 21.3% | 55.0% |
| Lawrence Brook Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK | 362 | 25.4% | 66.0% |
| Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School Green Brook | 404 | 18.6% | 62.0% |
| Claremont Avenue Elementary School COLONIA | 306 | 24.8% | 62.6% |
| Memorial Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK | 408 | 24.8% | 57.6% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Johnson Park School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #203 of 1,290 | #9 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #197 of 1,319 ▼ 4 | #9 of 56 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #395 of 1,319 ▼ 174 | #14 of 56 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #849 of 1,562 | #29 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #203 of 1,390 | #5 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #35 of 1,392 | #1 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #1,017 of 1,481 | #45 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #499 of 798 | #19 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
360
+31 (+9%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 360 | 38.4 | 9.4:1 | 21% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 39.9 | 9.7:1 | 22% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 39.9 | 10.3:1 | 23% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 37 | 8.9:1 | 26% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 38.1 | 10.3:1 | 28% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 38 | 9.1:1 | 26% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 32 | 11.6:1 | 23% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 11% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson Park School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (391 to 360); teachers up 1% (38.1 to 38.4).
About Johnson Park School
Johnson Park School serves students in PRINCETON, New Jersey, as a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 360 students.
The 6 schools of Princeton Public School District, including Johnson Park School, enroll 3,668 students.
White students account for 37% of enrollment at Johnson Park School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 24% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 7% Black. Among people living in Mercer County, the White share is about 46%. The diversity index for Johnson Park School is 74%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Johnson Park School lists 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 9.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1. The school reported 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Mercer County, the school's rate is lower.
Johnson Park School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 86% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Johnson Park School would score about 54.6%. It scores 66.6%, 12.0 points above that figure.
The school's county is Mercer County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $100,645, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Johnson Park School shares Mercer County with 109 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Community Park School, is about 1.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Johnson Park School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
A 9% gain took enrollment from 329 in 2020-21 to 360 in 2024-25.
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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
- Community Park SchoolElementary · 316 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
- Community Park SchoolElementary · 316 students
- Riverside SchoolElementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- Community Park School1.3 mi · 316
- Princeton High School1.7 mi · 1,518
- Princeton Middle School1.8 mi · 794
- Princeton Charter School2.0 mi · 423
- Riverside School2.6 mi · 306
- Littlebrook School2.7 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson Park SchoolHow large is Johnson Park School?
Johnson Park School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Johnson Park School serve?
Johnson Park School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Johnson Park School have?
Johnson Park School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
How diverse is Johnson Park School?
Johnson Park School reports a student body of 37% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 24% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Johnson Park School?
Johnson Park School is overseen by Princeton Public School District in Mercer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.