Top 100 Best STEM High Schools –  West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North – US News & World Report – 68/100

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
90 GROVERS MILL RD
PLAINSBORO, NJ 08536

Phone: (609) 716-5100

District: West Windsor-Plainsboro R

Overview

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is ranked 16th within New Jersey. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is 62 percent. The student body makeup is 50 percent male and 50 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 60 percent. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is 1 of 2 high schools in the West Windsor-Plainsboro R.

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Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#229
State Rank
#16
STEM Rank
#68
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,598
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 60%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 5%
Full-Time Teachers 112
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Language 97%
Proficient in Math 93%
College Readiness Index 58.5
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Small Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding Yes
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 2
Total Students 3,204
Proficient in Language (district average) 97%
Proficient in Math (district average) 93%
College Readiness (district average) 61.5

Total Enrollment 1,598
9th Grade 389 Students
10th Grade 406 Students
11th Grade 393 Students
12th Grade 349 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 60%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 47%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0.1%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 6%
White Enrollment (% of total) 40%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 0.1%
Gender

Male (% of total) 50%
Female (% of total) 50%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 2%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 5%

Language Proficiency Distribution

Language proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s High School Proficiency Assessment test.

Total Students Tested 408
Partially Proficient 3%
Proficient 50%
Advanced 48%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s High School Proficiency Assessment test.

Total Students Tested 408
Partially Proficient 7%
Proficient 34%
Advanced 59%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 121.9
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 14.4
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 86.2
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 95.8
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -9.7
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 18.7
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 58.5
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 62%
Participant Passing Rate 93%
Exams Per Test Taker 4.1
Exam Pass Rate 89%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 57%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.9

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