Princeton Charter School

Princeton Charter School is a primary school of mid-sized scale in PRINCETON, New Jersey, overseen by Princeton Charter School, instructing 423 students in grades K through 8.

Operationally, Princeton Charter School answers to Princeton Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Princeton Charter School records that the largest single group is Asian at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 26% White, 13% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Princeton Charter School shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 8% of students at Princeton Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Mercer County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Princeton Charter School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 61.9%; Princeton Charter School posts 89.1%, +27.2 points above that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Mercer County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $100,645 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Princeton Charter School is one of 110 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students).

Nearest neighbor: Princeton Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Princeton Charter School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 70.0%.

Princeton Charter School operates from an inner-city location. Princeton Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Princeton Charter School's enrollment has increased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 423). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 49% to 26%.

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