Walter C. Black Elementary School

Walter C. Black Elementary School operates as a medium-sized primary school in HIGHTSTOWN, New Jersey, overseen by East Windsor Regional School District. Current enrollment sits at 510 students spanning grades K through 2. That puts it 26% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 6 schools in East Windsor Regional School District (5,006 students total), Walter C. Black Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Walter C. Black Elementary School lists that 42% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 27% White, 17% Asian, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

In terms of school funding signals, Walter C. Black Elementary School lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at Walter C. Black Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, Mercer County reports that the typical household earns roughly $100,645 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mercer County's 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students), Walter C. Black Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Grace N. Rogers Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Walter C. Black Elementary School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Walter C. Black Elementary School has edged down 8%, going from 557 students in 2018 to 510 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 33% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.