Editing Plainsboro Township, New Jersey (section)

=== Public schools ===
[[File:Schools signs of the Marillac campus at St. Joseph's Seminary (Princeton, New Jersey).jpg|thumb|The campus of the former [[Saint Joseph's Seminary (Plainsboro, New Jersey)|St. Joseph's Seminary]] is home to a number of private schools]]
Plainsboro Township and [[West Windsor Township, New Jersey|West Windsor Township]] are part of a combined school district, the [[West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District]], which serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] from the two communities.<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=6c82966230db4424bbf2482b4f68ab49 West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], West Windsor-Plainsboro School District. Accessed December 12, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Composition: The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of West Windsor and Plainsboro Township."</ref> The district has four elementary schools (grades Pre-K/K–3), two upper elementary schools (grades 4 and 5), two middle schools (grades 6–8) and two high schools (grades 9–12).<ref>[https://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/about_us About Us], West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022. "Ten schools will serve our students. Three elementary schools - Dutch Neck Elementary School, Maurice Hawk Elementary School, and Wicoff Elementary School - accommodate kindergarten through Grade 3. Town Center Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through Grade 2. Millstone River School serves students in Grades 3 through Grade 5, and Village School serves children in Grades 4 and 5. Students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 are assigned to one of two middle schools - Community Middle School and Thomas R. Grover Middle School. Two high schools, High School North and High School South, serve students in Grades 9 through 12."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 9,386 students and 773.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3417700&DistrictID=3417700 District information for West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417700 School Data for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
Dutch Neck Elementary School<ref>[https://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/schools/dutch_neck_elementary Dutch Neck Elementary School], West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref> (located in West Windsor: 704 students; in grades K-3), 
Maurice Hawk Elementary School<ref>[https://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/schools/maurice_hawk_elementary/ Maurice Hawk Elementary School], West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref> (West Windsor: 723; K-3), 
Town Center Elementary School<ref>[https://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/schools/town_center_elementary/ Town Center Elementary School], West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref> (Plainsboro: 431; PreK-2), 
J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School<ref>[https://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/schools/wicoff_elementary/ J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School], West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref> (Plainsboro: 349; K-3), 
Millstone River School<ref>[https://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/schools/millstone_river_school/ Millstone River School], West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref> (Plainsboro: 967; 3-5), 
Village School<ref>[http://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/schools/village_school/ Village School], West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref> (West Windsor: 617; 4-5), 
Community Middle School<ref>[http://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/schools/community_middle_school/ Community Middle School], West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref> (Plainsboro: 1,131; 6-8), 
Thomas R. Grover Middle School<ref>[http://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/schools/grover_middle_school/ Thomas Grover Middle School], West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref> (West Windsor: 1,208; 6-8), 
[[West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North]]<ref>[https://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/schools/high_school_north/ West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North], West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref> (Plainsboro: 1,521; 9-12) and 
[[West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South]]<ref>[https://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/schools/high_school_south/ West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South], West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref> (West Windsor: 1,649; 9-12).<ref>[https://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/schools Schools], West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.mercercounty.org/home/showpublisheddocument/19752/637756867571870000#page=30 ''2021-2022 Charter and Public Schools Directory''], [[Mercer County, New Jersey]]. Accessed December 12, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/21/5715 School Performance Reports for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5715 New Jersey School Directory for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The district is overseen by a directly elected nine-member [[board of education]] whose members are allocated to the two constituent municipalities based on population, with four of the nine seats allocated to Plainsboro.<ref>[http://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/about_us/board_of_education Board of Education], [[West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District]]. Accessed March 15, 2020. "Members of the Board of Education are elected by qualified voters in the communities of West Windsor and Plainsboro Townships. Members are elected to three-year terms and normally three seats are up for election each spring. The Board of Education is composed of four elected representatives from Plainsboro and five elected representatives from West Windsor, all of whom serve without remuneration."</ref>

In 2005, Community Middle School received first place at the national "[[Science Olympiad]]" competition and took first place for a second time in 2007. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North was the 32nd-ranked public high school, and South was 62nd-ranked, in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide, in ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's ''Top Public High Schools''.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/the-top-new-jersey-high-schools-alphabetical.html "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', August 16, 2012. Accessed October 22, 2013.</ref>

Three of the district's schools have been recognized by the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. [[West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South]] was recognized during the 1992–1993 school year and Maurice Hawk Elementary School was recognized in 1993–1994,<ref name=blueribbon>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326055622/http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf |date=March 26, 2009 }}, [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed April 17, 2011.</ref> while [[West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North]] was recognized in the 2006–2007 school year.<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2006/2006-schools.html Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized in 2006], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed April 17, 2011.</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the [[Middlesex County Magnet Schools]], a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its schools in [[East Brunswick Magnet School|East Brunswick]], [[Edison Academy Magnet School|Edison]], [[Perth Amboy Magnet School|Perth Amboy]], [[Piscataway Magnet School|Piscataway]] and [[Woodbridge Academy Magnet School|Woodbridge Township]], with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/news/g66l-2019/02/1b0ab48c995308/how-to-get-your-kid-a-seat-in-one-of-njs-hardesttogetinto-high-schools.html "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 23, 2019. Accessed February 8, 2025. "Middlesex County has two stand-alone career academies for high-achieving students: the Academy for Science, Math and Engineering Technology, located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge. How to apply: Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year."</ref><ref>[https://www.mcmsnj.net/about About Our Schools], [[Middlesex County Magnet Schools]]. Accessed February 8, 2025. "These high schools are free public schools that offer hands-on, integrated learning opportunities for students in grades 9-12 interested in all types of careers as well as higher education. Any student who resides anywhere in Middlesex County's 25 municipalities student may apply to the school district. If accepted, the home school district will permit the student to attend and will organize daily transportation at no cost to the student's family."</ref>