J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School

Set in PLAINSBORO, New Jersey, J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School is a compact primary school, overseen by West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. It instructs 334 students across grades K through 3.

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 8,831 students; J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Asian, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 10% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Middlesex County's rate of about 42%.

After controlling for student poverty, J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.7%; this one delivers 74.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Middlesex County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), of which J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School is one.

Millstone River School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 72.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 26%: 449 students in 2018 compared to 334 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 80% to 71%.

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