West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North | |
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90 Grovers Mill Road Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536 United States |
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Type | Public high school |
Established | 1997 |
School district | West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District |
Principal | Dr. Jonathan Dauber |
Asst. principals | Peter James Melissa Levine |
Faculty | 124.5 FTEs |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,497 (as of 2014-15) |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.0:1 |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) |
Royal Blue and Silver |
Athletics conference | Colonial Valley Conference |
Team name | Northern Knights |
Rival | West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South |
Newspaper | The Knightly News |
Yearbook | Excalibur |
Website | Official Website |
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, also known as WW-P North, is a four-year public comprehensive high school located in Plainsboro Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades. The school joins West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South as the two secondary schools of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, a school district serving students from West Windsor Township (in Mercer County) and Plainsboro Township (in Middlesex County).
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,497 students and 124.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1. There were 42 students (2.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 35 (2.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North opened its doors in September 1997 and an addition was added in 2000. The first class to graduate was the Class of 2002. The facility covers 240,000 square feet (22,000 m2) and contains all core facilities. The school is located on an 80-acre (320,000 m2) tract on Grovers Mill Road in Plainsboro, across from Community Middle School and the Millstone River Upper Elementary School.
The school mascot is the Northern Knight, and the school colors are Royal Blue and Silver. The mascot was chosen as voted on by the original three graduating classes, the Classes of 2002, 2003, and 2004.
During the 2006-07 school year, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.