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Princeton, New Jersey · ZIP 08542

Schools Near Princeton

OverviewCrime DataSchools

Overall ScoreiWeighted average of two sub-scores: Crime & Safety (53%) and Schools (47%). Affordability is shown as context and is not weighted into the overall.

84OUT OF 100

Good

Crime & SafetyiBased on the best available local, FBI agency, county, or state-remainder reported-crime tier. Higher scores mean a lower reported rate relative to the applicable benchmark.

95

95/100

Excellent

SchoolsiBased on reported math and reading proficiency plus grade-band coverage. Nearby or county-level estimates are used when ZIP-level reporting is sparse; if no proficiency signal is available, the score is limited to grade-band coverage.

72

72/100

Good

AffordabilityiHow the available home value or price metric compares within the state — a higher score means more affordable, lower means pricier. It is context only.

38

38/100

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Nearby Neighborhoods

Princeton, New JerseyPrincetonZIP 08540
88▲4 vs here
Rocky Hill, New JerseyRocky HillZIP 08553
78▼6 vs here
Skillman, New JerseySkillmanZIP 08558
80▼4 vs here
Plainsboro, New JerseyPlainsboroZIP 08536
63▼21 vs here

Area School Performance

Schools Listed

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Avg Math Proficiency

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Avg Reading Proficiency

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Estimated School Score

72/100

School-level data for this ZIP code is not yet available. Coverage expands as NCES data is processed for additional districts.

About School Ratings

Directory and enrollment data comes from NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency uses U.S. Department of Education EDFacts SY 2021–22 results and reflects state-defined assessment standards, which are not directly comparable across states.

No SY 2021–22 math or reading proficiency is reported for schools in this ZIP. The displayed 72/100 fallback uses nearby or county proficiency where available and otherwise grade-band coverage only; it is not a direct academic-performance rating for this ZIP.