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Enrollment
1,510
High
DISTRICT 1,569 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341770000191
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
90 GROVERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO, NJ 08536 · (609) 716-5100 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,510 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of New Jersey public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
95 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 369 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 384 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 373 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 384 | 25% |
Student demographics
39%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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
84.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 84 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 are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.3% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.1% | 59.0% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North this school | 1,510 | 6.3% | 72.5% |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South West Windsor | 1,627 | 9.3% | 73.6% |
| John P. Stevens High School EDISON | 2,687 | 16.0% | 73.7% |
| South Brunswick High School MONMOUTH JUNCTION | 2,666 | 16.5% | 58.9% |
| Montgomery High School Skillman | 1,611 | 7.8% | 75.9% |
| Bergen County Academies Hackensack | 1,130 | 9.7% | 98.0% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #31 of 397 | #4 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #25 of 400 ▲ 40 | #3 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #30 of 395 ▲ 15 | #2 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,510 | #79 of 442 | #13 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #235 of 388 | #15 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #306 of 389 | #23 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.3% | #357 of 405 | #28 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #126 of 173 | #16 of 22 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,510
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+94% since 2000-01, when it was 778
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 1,510 | 117.5 | 12.8:1 | 6% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 1,499 | 118.9 | 12.6:1 | 4% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 1,486 | 121.1 | 12.3:1 | 4% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 1,521 | 121 | 12.6:1 | 6% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 1,448 | 115.8 | 12.5:1 | 6% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 1,414 | 118 | 12.0:1 | 7% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 1,598 | 111 | 14.4:1 | 5% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 61 | 12.8:1 | 2% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,448 to 1,510); teachers up 1% (115.8 to 117.5).
About West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North sits in PLAINSBORO, New Jersey, and is classified as a high school. The school counted 1,510 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 63% more students than the average for high schools in New Jersey (about 929).
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is one of 10 schools in West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, which enrolls 8,831 students in total.
The share of Asian students at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is 77%, a majority. Smaller groups are 13% White, 4% Black, and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Middlesex County is roughly 26% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
There are about 12.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, which has 117.5. That is in line with the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is about 6%. The rate at public schools in Middlesex County averages 42%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North lands at A, ahead of 92% of New Jersey public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is 9.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.5% actual, 62.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
The county, Middlesex County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $111,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 214, with about 129,255 students.
Community Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,521 to 1,510, a small change.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School SouthHigh · 1,627 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
- Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
Other schools in PLAINSBORO
- Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,029 students
- Millstone River SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Town Center Elementary School at PlainsboroElementary · 439 students
- J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Community Middle School0.2 mi · 1,029
- Millstone River School0.3 mi · 772
- J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School0.8 mi · 334
- Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro1.2 mi · 439
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South1.5 mi · 1,627
- Maurice Hawk Elementary School1.8 mi · 723
Frequently asked questions
About West Windsor-Plainsboro High School NorthHow large is West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North?
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North enrolls approximately 1,510 students in grades 09-12.
Is West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North have?
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North employs 117 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North?
At West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, the student body is approximately 13% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 77% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North in?
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is part of West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.