Princeton Charter School

Princeton Charter School

Address
Princeton Charter School
100 Bunn Drive Princeton, NJ
Coordinates	40°22′09.2″N 74°39′25.3″W / 40.369222°N 74.657028°W / 40.369222; -74.657028Coordinates: 40°22′09.2″N 74°39′25.3″W / 40.369222°N 74.657028°W / 40.369222; -74.657028
Information
Type	Charter School
Established	1997
Headmaster	Lawrence D. Patton
Faculty	38 (on FTE basis)
Enrollment	348 (2014-15)
Student to teacher ratio	9:1
Campus	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Color(s)	Red/Black
Mascot	Hawk
Website	princetoncharter.org

The Princeton Charter School is a K-8 Charter school in Princeton, New Jersey. Admission to the school is by lottery, available to all residents of the town, and free of charge. The school was founded in 1997, following the passage, by the New Jersey Legislature of the Charter School Program Act of 1995. From the original class of 72, the school has grown to around 340 students. Students from the school go on to Princeton High School or one of several private schools in and around Princeton.^[1] The Charter School is the top academic performer statewide, exceeding 100% of other public schools in standardized testing.^[2]

Panorama of the campus

References

↑ "History and Mission". Princeton Charter School.
↑ "New Jersey Department of Education, School Report Card" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Education School Report Card. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

External Links

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Official Website

Princeton, New Jersey

Areas

Historic Districts	Princeton Historic District Stony Brook Village Jugtown King's Highway Kingston Mill Mountain Avenue

Former municipalities	Borough of Princeton Princeton Township

Education

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 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

Other

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

Shopping, and Dining	Nassau Street Palmer Square Elements Hoagie Haven Nassau Club Nassau Inn Peacock Inn Princeton Record Exchange Triumph Brewing

Performing Arts	McCarter Theatre Alexander Hall 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 Chapin School Educational Testing Service Forrestal Village MarketFair Mall Princeton Airport Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Robert Wood Johnson Foundation St. Joseph's Seminary (in Plainsboro; defunct) Sarnoff Corporation Terhune Orchards Washington Road Elm Allée

See also: Princeton University and National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey

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