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Enrollment
657
Elementary
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341770000147
Village Elementary School
601 NEW VILLAGE ROAD, West Windsor, NJ 08550 · (609) 716-5200 · Mercer County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
11.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
50 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 329 | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 328 | 50% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
74.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.4% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.3% | 70.6% |
% 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Village Elementary School
Village Elementary School's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Elementary School this school | 657 | 7.6% | 69.6% |
| Dutch Neck Elementary School West Windsor | 557 | 8.6% | 64.2% |
| Maurice Hawk Elementary School West Windsor | 723 | 11.3% | 71.5% |
| Mount Prospect Elementary School Basking Ridge | 522 | 0.6% | 86.4% |
| Millstone River School PLAINSBORO | 772 | 10.5% | 62.0% |
| Oak Tree Elementary School MONROE TOWNSHIP | 578 | 7.6% | 78.6% |
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 Village Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #160 of 1,290 | #8 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #162 of 1,319 ▲ 44 | #7 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #177 of 1,319 ▼ 1 | #5 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #158 of 1,562 | #4 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #690 of 1,390 | #27 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #770 of 1,392 | #37 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.6% | #1,302 of 1,481 | #55 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #447 of 798 | #13 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
657
+40 (+6%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 657 | 58.2 | 11.3:1 | 8% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 58.2 | 11.3:1 | 7% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 58.3 | 10.9:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 53 | 11.6:1 | 4% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 57.8 | 12.6:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 54 | 13.2:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 722 | 41 | 17.6:1 | 2% (17) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Village Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (726 to 657); teachers up 1% (57.8 to 58.2).
About Village Elementary School
Village Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in West Windsor, New Jersey. The latest federal count shows 657 students in grades 4 through 5. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students, so this school is 62% bigger than average.
Within West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, Village Elementary School is one of 10 schools. The district enrolls 8,831 students.
Village Elementary School is 67% Asian by enrollment. Other reported shares: 15% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. That compares with about 12% Asian among all Mercer County residents. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 11.3 students per teacher and 58.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. About 8% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Mercer County average 48%.
The allk12 Grade for Village Elementary School is A-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Village Elementary School, the prediction is 62.0% and the result is 69.6%.
Within Mercer County, the median household income is $100,645, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Village Elementary School, Mercer County has 109 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Thomas R Grover Middle School, is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Village Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Village Elementary School's enrollment climbed 6%, to 657.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School SouthHigh · 1,627 students
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School NorthHigh · 1,510 students
- Thomas R Grover Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,183 students
- Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,029 students
- Millstone River SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Maurice Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 723 students
Other schools in West Windsor
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School SouthHigh · 1,627 students
- Thomas R Grover Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,183 students
- Maurice Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 723 students
- Dutch Neck Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Other Village Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Village Elementary. Village Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Village Elementary SchoolSkillman, NJ · 591 students
- VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHILTON, NY · 972 students
- Village ElementaryVictorville, CA · 763 students
- VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUNRISE, FL · 654 students
- Village Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas R Grover Middle School0.3 mi · 1,183
- Dutch Neck Elementary School0.8 mi · 557
- Melvin H. Kreps Middle School1.9 mi · 1,160
- Robbinsville High School2.5 mi · 1,046
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South2.6 mi · 1,627
- Maurice Hawk Elementary School2.8 mi · 723
Frequently asked questions
About Village Elementary SchoolHow large is Village Elementary School?
Village Elementary School enrolls approximately 657 students in grades 04-05.
Is Village Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Village Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Village Elementary School have?
Village Elementary School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Village Elementary School?
Village Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 67% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Village Elementary School in?
Village Elementary School is part of West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District.
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