Top Ranked Pennington 草榴社区 Schools (2026-27)

Laurel School Of Princeton, The

Gr: 1-8 | 21 students

Extracurriculars: 4

Special Education School

800 North Road

Pennington, NJ 08534

(609) 566-6000

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The Pennington School

Gr: 6-12 | 541 students

Avg. class size: 13 students

Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 1

Methodist

112 W Delaware Avenue

Pennington, NJ 08534

(609) 737-6128

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Cambridge School

Gr: K-12 | 110 students

Avg. class size: 7 students

Sports: 8

Special Education School

100 Straube Center Blvd

Pennington, NJ 08534

(609) 730-9553

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Child Development Center Bms

Gr: K-1 | 65 students

Daycare / Preschool

311 Pennington Rocky Hill Rd

Pennington, NJ 08534

(609) 818-6200

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The Learning Experience

Gr: NS-K | 49 students

Daycare / Preschool

795 Denow Rd Bldg B

Pennington, NJ 08534

(609) 737-2300

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Pennington Montessori School

Gr: K | 27 students

Avg. class size: 14 students

Montessori School

4 Tree Farm Rd

Pennington, NJ 08534

(609) 737-1331

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The Village Learning Center

Gr: PK-K | 118 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 2

Daycare / Preschool

15 Yard

Pennington, NJ 08534

(609) 737-7877

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Pennington, NJ 草榴社区 School Trends (10-Year)

草榴社区 Schools

+16.7% (+1 school) 10-yr

931

Students

+90.4% (+442 students) 10-yr

$53,817

Avg. Tuition

+55.5% (+$19,217) 9-yr

Avg. Class Size

24%

Students of Color

-42.9% (-18.0 pp) 10-yr

6:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-60.0% (-9.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Pennington)

This State (NJ)

# Schools

7 Schools

1,374 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of 草榴社区 Schools
Year	Pennington, NJ Total Schools
2025	7
2024	7
2023	7
2022	8
2021	8
2020	8
2019	6
2018	6
2017	6
2016	6
2015	6

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# Students

931 Students

216,366 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per 草榴社区 School
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	137	168	179
2024	137	165	172
2023	152	164	174
2022	144	167	185
2021	144	165	180
2020	143	160	171
2019	170	164	175
2018	167	164	172
2017	164	167	180
2016	163	166	178
2015	82	154	167

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% Students of Color

24%

40%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	23%	40%	34%
2024	23%	39%	34%
2023	26%	40%	33%
2022	22%	38%	33%
2021	22%	39%	32%
2020	22%	39%	32%
2019	28%	38%	31%
2018	18%	37%	31%
2017	34%	38%	32%
2016	34%	38%	32%
2015	42%	37%	32%

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0.60

0.63

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	0.59	0.63	0.65
2024	0.59	0.64	0.65
2023	0.53	0.65	0.65
2022	0.59	0.65	0.64
2021	0.59	0.65	0.64
2020	0.59	0.65	0.64
2019	0.49	0.65	0.63
2018	0.49	0.65	0.63
2017	0.52	0.64	0.61
2016	0.52	0.65	0.61
2015	0.48	0.65	0.61

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# American Indian Students

n/a

942 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

15 Students

11,318 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	5%	6%	5%
2024	5%	6%	5%
2023	1%	6%	5%
2022	2%	6%	4%
2021	2%	5%	4%
2020	2%	5%	4%
2019	2%	5%	4%
2018	2%	5%	4%
2017	3%	5%	4%
2016	3%	5%	4%
2015	3%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

12 Students

15,574 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	3%	8%	9%
2024	3%	7%	9%
2023	2%	7%	9%
2022	2%	7%	8%
2021	2%	8%	9%
2020	2%	8%	9%
2019	1%	8%	8%
2018	1%	8%	8%
2017	1%	8%	8%
2016	1%	8%	8%
2015	1%	8%	8%

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# Black Students

9 Students

14,112 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	2%	6%	7%
2024	2%	7%	7%
2023	2%	7%	8%
2022	8%	8%	7%
2021	8%	8%	7%
2020	8%	8%	8%
2019	2%	9%	7%
2018	2%	9%	7%
2017	2%	9%	7%
2016	2%	9%	7%
2015	1%	9%	8%

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# White Students

144 Students

116,208 Students

% White Students

41%

54%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	39%	53%	52%
2024	39%	53%	52%
2023	35%	51%	52%
2022	37%	52%	54%
2021	37%	52%	54%
2020	37%	52%	54%
2019	31%	52%	56%
2018	31%	52%	56%
2017	33%	53%	58%
2016	33%	53%	58%
2015	28%	51%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

292 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

174 Students

58,685 Students

% of Others Students

49%

27%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	51%	27%	26%
2024	51%	27%	26%
2023	60%	29%	25%
2022	51%	27%	25%
2021	51%	27%	25%
2020	51%	27%	24%
2019	64%	26%	24%
2018	64%	26%	23%
2017	61%	25%	22%
2016	61%	25%	22%
2015	67%	28%	21%

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# Teachers

169 Teachers

20,263 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

6:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	6:1	11:1	11:1
2024	6:1	11:1	11:1
2023	6:1	11:1	11:1
2022	6:1	11:1	11:1
2021	6:1	11:1	11:1
2020	6:1	11:1	12:1
2019	8:1	11:1	12:1
2018	8:1	11:1	12:1
2017	6:1	11:1	12:1
2016	6:1	11:1	12:1
2015	15:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

63%

53%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	63%	54%	55%
2024	63%	53%	54%
2023	63%	54%	54%
2022	62%	54%	54%
2021	62%	53%	54%
2020	61%	52%	54%
2019	49%	53%	53%
2018	49%	53%	53%
2017	49%	52%	53%
2016	44%	50%	52%
2015	10%	51%	52%

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Average Class Size

12 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	12	14	15
2024	12	14	15
2023	12	14	15
2022	12	14	15
2021	12	14	15
2020	12	14	15
2019	12	14	15
2018	12	14	15
2017	12	14	15
2016	12	14	15
2015	12	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

45 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	45	15	13
2024	45	14	12
2023	45	14	11
2022	45	13	11
2021	45	13	11
2020	20	13	11
2019	20	12	11
2018	20	12	11
2017	20	11	10
2016	20	10	10

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Average SAT score

1293

(Out of 1600)

1260

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SAT Score Trends (2023-2025)
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	1293	1262	1233
2024	1293	1251	1230
2023	1293	1246	1228

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2023-2025)
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	27	29	26
2024	27	28	26
2023	27	28	26

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$53,817

$18,745

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Tuition Cost Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	$52,050	$18,947	$15,012
2024	$48,800	$15,878	$13,254
2023	$48,800	$15,215	$12,626
2022	$48,496	$14,919	$12,187
2021	$48,496	$13,993	$11,800
2020	$47,996	$13,826	$11,512
2019	$39,650	$13,406	$11,293
2018	$39,650	$13,176	$11,017
2017	$38,100	$13,780	$10,708
2016	$34,600	$13,054	$10,356

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Average % on Financial Aid

33%

27%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	33%	27%	34%
2024	33%	27%	34%
2023	33%	27%	34%
2022	24%	26%	33%
2021	24%	27%	33%
2020	24%	27%	32%
2019	30%	27%	31%
2018	30%	26%	30%
2017	27%	25%	30%
2016	22%	24%	29%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$30,000

$16,021

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	$30,000	$16,414	$7,073
2024	$30,000	$16,167	$6,930
2023	$30,000	$8,892	$6,469
2022	$30,000	$8,911	$6,289
2021	$30,000	$8,292	$6,055
2020	$30,000	$8,259	$5,921
2019	$30,000	$8,310	$5,795
2018	$30,000	$8,039	$5,456
2017	$18,000	$7,673	$5,319
2016	$18,000	$7,478	$5,105

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Average Endowment Size

$42.5 million

$54.78 million

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Endowment Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	$42 M	$52 M	$39 M
2024	$42 M	$97 M	$39 M
2023	$42 M	$79 M	$39 M
2022	$41 M	$89 M	$40 M
2021	$41 M	$94 M	$40 M
2020	$41 M	$94 M	$40 M
2019	$41 M	$94 M	$40 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

62%

78%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pennington, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	62%	77%	81%
2024	62%	78%	85%
2023	62%	80%	85%
2022	63%	79%	85%
2021	63%	79%	85%
2020	63%	79%	85%
2019	65%	79%	85%
2018	65%	79%	85%
2017	67%	79%	85%
2016	68%	79%	85%
2015	100%	79%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

3 extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

9 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Pennington, NJ?

The private schools in Pennington, NJ include Laurel School Of Princeton, The and The Pennington School.

How many private schools are located in Pennington?

7 private schools are located in Pennington.

How diverse are private schools in Pennington?

Pennington private schools are approximately 24% minority students, which is lower than the New Jersey private school average of 40%.

What percentage of students in Pennington go to private school?

24% of all K-12 students in Pennington are educated in private schools (compared to the NJ state average of 14%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Pennington?

14% of private schools in Pennington are religiously affiliated (most commonly Methodist).

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