Princeton Schools

There are few towns in the world as synonymous with education as Princeton. The world famous University that straddles the southern half of the downtown area is a world renowned University, producing a seemingly endless list of Senators, Nobel Prize winners and economists.

The Princeton Public Education system is also nothing short of excellent. The Princeton school district serves nearly 3,100 students and includes, four elementary schools, the John Witherspoon middle school, the Princeton charter school (k-8) and the Princeton High School. The Princeton school district is consistently among the highest ranked in the state.

In addition:

• The Princeton Friends School, co-educational, Quaker, Pre-K through 8.
• Princeton Montessori School, co-ed, Infant through 8.
• The Waldorf School of Princeton, a Rudolph Steiner School, Infant through 8.
• Chapin School, co-ed, Pre-K through 8.
• Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, all boys, Catholic, pre-K through 8.
• The Princeton French School, co-ed, K through 8, instruction in French and English.
• St. Pauls School, co-ed, Catholic, parochial, K-8.
• American Boychoir School (ABS), all boys, 3 through 8, boarding and day.
• Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, all girls, Catholic, pre- K through 12, college prep 9-12.
• Princeton Day School (PDS), co-ed, K through 12, college prep 9-12.
• The Lewis School, co-ed, K-12, college prep, for dyslexic and learning-different students.
• The Hun School, co-ed, 6 through 12, college prep, boarding for grades 9-12.
• The Lawrenceville School, co-ed, 9 through 12 and a post-grad year, college prep, boarding and day.

Colleges and Universities

Princeton University is a dominant feature of the community. Its main campus has its historic center on Nassau Street in the borough and stretches south into the township. Its James Forrestal satellite campus is located in Plainsboro Township and some playing fields (and half of the University’s Lake Carnegie) lie within adjacent West Windsor Township.

Westminster Choir College, part of Rider University, is located in the Borough. The remainder of Rider University is located in Lawrence Township.

Princeton Theological Seminary’s academic campus is located in the Borough, and a residential campus is located just outside the Township in West Windsor Township.

The Institute for Advanced Study is in the Township and maintains extensive land holdings (the “Institute Woods”) in the Township.

Mercer County Community College in West Windsor is the nearest public college to serve Princeton residents.

Primary and Secondary Schools

Public Schools

The six public schools of the Princeton Regional Schools district serve both the borough and the township, including four elementary schools: Community Park (http://cp.prs.k12.nj.us/), Johnson Park (http://jp.prs.k12.nj.us/), Littlebrook (http:/ /lb.prs.k12.nj.us/) and Riverside (http://rs.prs.k12.nj.us/); one middle school: John Witherspoon Middle School and one high school: Princeton High School.

The high school is located in the borough; the other schools are in the township. The high school also serves students from Cranbury Township as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

In the early 1990s, redistricting occurred between the Community Park and Johnson Park School districts, as the population with both districts had increased due to residential development.

Concerns were also raised about the largely white, wealthy student population attending Johnson Park (JP) and the more racially and economically diverse population at Community Park (CP).

As a result of the redistricting, portions of the affluent Western Section neighborhood were redistricted to CP and portions of the racially & economically diverse John Witherspoon neighborhood were redistricted to JP.

The Princeton Charter School (grades K-8) is located in the Township. The school operates under a charter granted by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education. The school is a public school that operates independently of the Princeton Regional Schools and is funded on a per student basis by locally-raised tax revenues.

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Princeton High School as the 6th best high school in New Jersey in its 2008 rankings of the “Top High Schools” in New Jersey.

Private Schools

Several private schools are located in the Township: American Boychoir School, Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, Princeton Day School, Princeton Friends School and Hun School of Princeton.

St. Paul School (k-8) and the Lewis School and Diagnostic Clinic are located in the Borough. Schools that are outside the Township and Borough but have Princeton mailing addresses include Chapin School and Princeton Junior School in Lawrence Township, the Waldorf School of Princeton and Princeton Montessori School in Montgomery Township, and Eden Institute in West Windsor Township.

Public Libraries

The Princeton Public Library located in the borough, serves the borough and the township. The current facility was opened in April 2004 as part of the on-going downtown redevelopment project and replaced a building dating from 1966. The library itself was founded in 1909.

Sister Cities

• Colmar, France
• Pettoranello del Molise, Italy
• Yoshkar-Ola, capital of the Mari El

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