Princeton Public Schools

Princeton Public Schools
Princeton Public Schools
	25 Valley Road; Princeton, NJ 08540
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Steve Cochrane
Business administrator	Stephanie Kennedy
Schools	6
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,347 (as of 2011-12)
Faculty	296.9 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio	11.27:1
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	http://www.princetonk12.org/
	Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.; *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

Princeton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Students from Cranbury Township attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.^[3] The district administration building is at 25 Valley Road in Princeton.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 3,347 students and 296.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.27:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.^[4]

Residents of Princeton University's housing complexes for graduate students with families, Butler Apartments,^[5] Lawrence Apartments,^[6] and Stanworth Apartments,^[7] are zoned to the district.^[8]

Awards and recognition

In 2000-01, the district was recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education with the Best Practices award for its Jefferson Debates Citizenship / Character Education program for students in Grades 6-8.^[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[10]) are:^[11]

Elementary Schools

Community Park Elementary School^[12] (grades K-5; 305 students)
- Dineen Gruchacz, Principal
Johnson Park Elementary School^[13] (PreK-5; 351)
- Dr. Robert Ginsberg, Principal
Littlebrook Elementary School^[14] (PreK-5; 342)
- Anna Kosek, Principal
Riverside Elementary School^[15] (PreK-5; 255)
- William Cirullo, Principal

Middle School

John Witherspoon Middle School^[16] with 719 students in grades 6-8
- Jason Burr, Principal

High School

Princeton High School^[17] with 1,375 students in grades 9-12
- Gary Snyder, Principal

Former schools

Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children, educated the African-American students of Princeton from 1858 until desegregation in 1948.

Valley Road School educated children in Princeton Township from 1918 until 1980 when it was converted to offices. It was the first school constructed in the former Princeton Township by the regional district and became the district's first integrated elementary school in 1948.^[18]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[19]^[20]

Steve Cochrane, Superintendent
Stephanie Kennedy, Business Administrator

References

^ ^a ^b District information for Princeton School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 29, 2014.
^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
^ Princeton Public Schools 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 22, 2015. "The Princeton Public Schools are committed to preparing every child to change the world. That change may come in the form of art or music, science or technology, political action or social justice. As we strive to serve the more than 3500 students from the Princeton and Cranbury communities, we do so knowing that our work with them in the classroom, on the athletic field, and on the stage matters deeply to each one and to the larger society into which they will graduate."
^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2005.
^ Campus Map Butler Apartments, Princeton University. Accessed February 10, 2012.
^ Campus Map Lawrence Apartments, Princeton University. Accessed February 10, 2012.
^ Campus Map Stanworth Apartments, Princeton University. Accessed February 10, 2012.
^ Residency Manual." (Archive) Princeton Public Schools. Accessed February 10, 2012.
^ New Jersey Best Practices Award recipient 2000-01, accessed December 6, 2007
^ School Data for the Princeton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 29, 2014.
^ New Jersey School Directory Listings for the Princeton Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 29, 2014.
^ Community Park Elementary School, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.
^ Johnson Park Elementary School, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.
^ Littlebrook Elementary School, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.
^ Riverside Elementary School, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.
^ Witherspoon Middle School, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.
^ Princeton High School, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.
^ Valley Road School, Preservation New Jersey. Accessed November 25, 2015. "When it opened in 1918, the school became the first regional school in Princeton Township, and in 1948 it became the first integrated elementary school in Princeton (the high school had been integrated since 1915)."
^ Key District Personnel, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.
^ New Jersey School Directory for Mercer County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 29, 2014.

External links

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[NCES-1] District information for Princeton School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 29, 2014.

[2] Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.

[3] Princeton Public Schools 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 22, 2015. "The Princeton Public Schools are committed to preparing every child to change the world. That change may come in the form of art or music, science or technology, political action or social justice. As we strive to serve the more than 3500 students from the Princeton and Cranbury communities, we do so knowing that our work with them in the classroom, on the athletic field, and on the stage matters deeply to each one and to the larger society into which they will graduate."

[4] NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2005.

[5] Campus Map Butler Apartments, Princeton University. Accessed February 10, 2012.

[6] Campus Map Lawrence Apartments, Princeton University. Accessed February 10, 2012.

[7] Campus Map Stanworth Apartments, Princeton University. Accessed February 10, 2012.

[8] Residency Manual." (Archive) Princeton Public Schools. Accessed February 10, 2012.

[9] New Jersey Best Practices Award recipient 2000-01, accessed December 6, 2007

[10] School Data for the Princeton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 29, 2014.

[11] New Jersey School Directory Listings for the Princeton Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 29, 2014.

[12] Community Park Elementary School, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.

[13] Johnson Park Elementary School, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.

[14] Littlebrook Elementary School, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.

[15] Riverside Elementary School, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.

[16] Witherspoon Middle School, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.

[17] Princeton High School, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.

[18] Valley Road School, Preservation New Jersey. Accessed November 25, 2015. "When it opened in 1918, the school became the first regional school in Princeton Township, and in 1948 it became the first integrated elementary school in Princeton (the high school had been integrated since 1915)."

[19] Key District Personnel, Princeton Public Schools. Accessed August 29, 2014.

[20] New Jersey School Directory for Mercer County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 29, 2014.

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v t e Princeton, New Jersey
Historic districts	Princeton Historic District Stony Brook Village Jugtown King's Highway Kingston Mill Mountain Avenue
Former municipalities	Borough of Princeton Princeton Township
Public schools	Princeton Public Schools Princeton High School Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children (defunct) Princeton Charter School
Independent schools	Hun School Lewis School Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart Princeton Day Princeton Friends Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science St. Paul's Stuart Country Day
Colleges and universities	Princeton University (people) Princeton Theological Seminary Westminster Choir College Evelyn College for Women (defunct)
Other education	Institute for Advanced Study Princeton Community Japanese Language School Princeton Public Library Princeton University Art Museum Witherspoon Institute
Places of worship	Miller Chapel Nassau Christian Center Nassau Presbyterian Princeton United Methodist Princeton University Chapel Stone Hill Church Stony Brook Meeting House Trinity Episcopal
Parks and recreation	Delaware and Raritan Canal Herrontown Woods Arboretum Jasna Polana Lake Carnegie Marquand Park Mountain Lakes Preserve Princeton Battlefield
Economy	Nassau Street Palmer Square Elements Hoagie Haven Nassau Club Nassau Inn Peacock Inn Princeton Record Exchange Triumph Brewing Princeton Shopping Center Tiger Transit
Performing arts	Alexander Hall Garden Theatre McCarter Theatre Princeton Symphony Orchestra Williamson Voices
Media	I Grew Up in Princeton Comedy Minus One Princeton Community Television Princeton Packet Town Topics
Other landmarks	Albert Einstein House Drumthwacket Joseph Henry House Donald Grant Herring Estate Maclean House Maybury Hill Mercer Oak Morven Nassau Hall Princeton Battle Monument Princeton Cemetery Princeton Railroad Station Prospect House Tusculum Cottage Club Washington Oak Westland Mansion
Princeton addressed landmarks outside the municipality	American Boychoir School (defunct) Chapin School Educational Testing Service Forrestal Village MarketFair Mall Princeton Airport Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center (formerly located on Witherspoon Street, now in neighboring Plainsboro) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Robert Wood Johnson Foundation St. Joseph's Seminary (in Plainsboro; defunct) Sarnoff Corporation Terhune Orchards Washington Road Elm Allée Wilberforce School
See also: Princeton University and National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey

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