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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
Enrollment
1,510
High
DISTRICT 1,569 · STATE 929
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
Grade 9
369
Grade 10
384
Grade 11
373
Grade 12
384
Student demographics
White
19913%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 37%
Hispanic
614%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 35%
Black
644%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 14%
Asian
1,15777%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 10%
Two+
252%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
80053%
Female
70947%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English 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.

Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,510
+62 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.5:1
% White
13%
was 23%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
4%
was 9%
% Asian
77%
was 63%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North operates as a sprawling high school in PLAINSBORO, New Jersey, part of West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,510 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 63% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Within West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, which oversees 10 schools and 8,831 students, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North logs that the largest single group is Asian, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% White, 4% Black, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North shows 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Middlesex County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.7%, the actual is 72.5%, a residual of +9.8 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

Nearest neighbor: Community Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 71.0%.

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 1,448 students in 2018 compared to 1,510 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked up from 63% to 77% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Middlesex County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
District
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
Address
90 GROVERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO, NJ 08536
Phone
(609) 716-5100
County
Middlesex County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,510
Teachers (FTE)
117
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
95 (6%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
341770000191
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
Other schools in PLAINSBORO
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
How 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.
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