Top Ranked Hightstown Private Schools (2026)

Peddie School

Gr: 9-12 | 532 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Sports: 15 | Extracurriculars: 44

201 S Main St

Hightstown, NJ 08520

(609) 944-7555

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Apple Montessori Schools East Windsor

Gr: NS-K

Montessori School

300D Princeton Hightstown Road

Hightstown, NJ 08520

(609) 301-5711

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Kids Kottage Learning Center

Gr: PK-K | 110 students

Daycare / Preschool

659 Abbington Dr Ste 404

Hightstown, NJ 08520

(609) 371-0439

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Learning Experience- The

Gr: K | 20 students

Daycare / Preschool

761 Route 33 W Ste 400 Bldg D

Hightstown, NJ 08520

(609) 426-1145

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Hightstown, New Jersey Private Schools (Closed)

E Windsor Knowledge Beginnings

Gr: NS | 31 students

Daycare / Preschool

300D Princeton Hightstown Rd

Hightstown, NJ 08520

(609) 448-4333

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Knowledge Beginnings

Gr: NS-PK

Daycare / Preschool

300 D Princeton-Hightstown Rd.

Hightstown, NJ 08520

(609) 448-4333

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Hightstown, NJ Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+100.0% (+2 schools) 10-yr

662

Students

+386.8% (+526 students) 10-yr

$58,100

Avg. Tuition

+3.6% (+$2,000) 9-yr

Avg. Class Size

59%

Students of Color

+5,800.0% (+58.0 pp) 10-yr

6:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-25.0% (-2.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Hightstown)

This State (NJ)

# Schools

4 Schools

1,372 Schools

# Students

662 Students

216,378 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	221	168	179
2024	221	165	172
2023	189	164	174
2022	177	167	185
2021	177	165	180
2020	177	160	171
2019	195	164	175
2018	195	164	172
2017	564	167	180
2016	333	166	178
2015	136	154	167

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% Students of Color

59%

40%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	59%	40%	34%
2024	59%	39%	34%
2023	60%	40%	33%
2022	41%	38%	33%
2021	41%	39%	32%
2020	41%	39%	32%
2019	27%	38%	31%
2018	27%	37%	31%
2017	41%	38%	32%
2016	33%	38%	32%
2015	1%	37%	32%

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0.74

0.63

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	0.74	0.63	0.65
2024	0.74	0.64	0.65
2023	0.75	0.65	0.65
2022	0.68	0.65	0.64
2021	0.68	0.65	0.64
2020	0.68	0.65	0.64
2019	0.56	0.65	0.63
2018	0.56	0.65	0.63
2017	0.34	0.64	0.61
2016	0.31	0.65	0.61
2015	0.40	0.65	0.61

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# American Indian Students

n/a

942 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

201 Students

11,318 Students

% Asian Students

30%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	30%	6%	5%
2024	30%	6%	5%
2023	27%	6%	5%
2022	14%	6%	4%
2021	14%	5%	4%
2020	14%	5%	4%
2019	5%	5%	4%
2018	5%	5%	4%
2017	6%	5%	4%
2016	5%	5%	4%
2015	1%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

32 Students

15,574 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	5%	8%	9%
2024	5%	7%	9%
2023	5%	7%	9%
2022	5%	7%	8%
2021	5%	8%	9%
2020	5%	8%	9%
2019	2%	8%	8%
2018	2%	8%	8%
2017	2%	8%	8%
2016	2%	8%	8%

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# Black Students

66 Students

14,113 Students

% Black Students

10%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	10%	6%	7%
2024	10%	7%	7%
2023	9%	7%	8%
2022	12%	8%	7%
2021	12%	8%	7%
2020	12%	8%	8%
2019	6%	9%	7%
2018	6%	9%	7%
2017	7%	9%	7%
2016	6%	9%	7%

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# White Students

225 Students

116,209 Students

% White Students

34%

54%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	34%	53%	52%
2024	34%	53%	52%
2023	32%	51%	52%
2022	50%	52%	54%
2021	50%	52%	54%
2020	50%	52%	54%
2019	61%	52%	56%
2018	61%	52%	56%
2017	81%	53%	58%
2016	83%	53%	58%
2015	74%	51%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

292 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

138 Students

58,691 Students

% of Others Students

21%

27%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	21%	27%	26%
2024	21%	27%	26%
2023	26%	29%	25%
2022	19%	27%	25%
2021	19%	27%	25%
2020	19%	27%	24%
2019	26%	26%	24%
2018	26%	26%	23%
2017	4%	25%	22%
2016	4%	25%	22%
2015	25%	28%	21%

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# Teachers

103 Teachers

20,264 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

6:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	6:1	11:1	11:1
2024	6:1	11:1	11:1
2023	9:1	11:1	11:1
2022	8:1	11:1	11:1
2021	8:1	11:1	11:1
2020	8:1	11:1	12:1
2019	9:1	11:1	12:1
2018	9:1	11:1	12:1
2017	7:1	11:1	12:1
2016	7:1	11:1	12:1
2015	8:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

73%

53%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	73%	54%	55%
2024	73%	53%	54%
2023	73%	54%	54%
2022	73%	54%	54%
2021	73%	53%	54%
2020	73%	52%	54%
2019	73%	53%	53%
2018	73%	53%	53%
2017	73%	52%	53%
2016	73%	50%	52%

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Average Class Size

12 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	12	14	15
2024	12	14	15
2023	12	14	15
2022	12	14	15
2021	12	14	15
2020	12	14	15
2019	11	14	15
2018	12	14	15
2017	12	14	15
2016	12	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

18 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	18	15	13
2024	18	14	12
2023	18	14	11
2022	18	13	11
2021	18	13	11
2020	18	13	11
2019	12	12	11
2018	18	12	11
2017	18	11	10
2016	18	10	10

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Average SAT score

1310

(Out of 1600)

1260

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	1310	1262	1233
2024	1310	1251	1230
2023	1310	1246	1228
2022	1310	1237	1229
2021	1310	1243	1229
2020	1310	1248	1226
2019	1310	1260	1226
2018	1310	1259	1226
2017	1310	1256	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	27	29	26
2024	27	28	26
2023	27	28	26
2022	27	28	26
2021	27	28	26
2020	27	28	25
2019	27	28	25
2018	27	27	25
2017	27	26	25
2016	27	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$58,100

$18,784

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Tuition Cost Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	$58,100	$18,947	$15,012
2024	$58,100	$15,878	$13,254
2023	$58,100	$15,215	$12,626
2022	$58,100	$14,919	$12,187
2021	$58,100	$13,993	$11,800
2020	$58,100	$13,826	$11,512
2019	$34,700	$13,406	$11,293
2018	$58,100	$13,176	$11,017
2017	$58,100	$13,780	$10,708
2016	$56,100	$13,054	$10,356

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Average % on Financial Aid

40%

27%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	40%	27%	34%
2024	40%	27%	34%
2023	40%	27%	34%
2022	40%	26%	33%
2021	40%	27%	33%
2020	40%	27%	32%
2019	40%	27%	31%
2018	40%	26%	30%
2017	40%	25%	30%
2016	40%	24%	29%

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Average Endowment Size

$297 million

$59.32 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	$297 M	$56 M	$60 M
2024	$297 M	$97 M	$59 M
2023	$297 M	$79 M	$71 M
2022	$297 M	$89 M	$76 M
2021	$297 M	$94 M	$71 M
2020	$297 M	$94 M	$74 M
2019	$297 M	$94 M	$78 M
2018	$297 M	$127 M	$67 M
2017	$297 M	$83 M	$83 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

22%

78%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Hightstown, NJ Avg	New Jersey (NJ)	National
2025	22%	77%	81%
2024	22%	78%	85%
2023	22%	80%	85%
2022	22%	79%	85%
2021	22%	79%	85%
2020	22%	79%	85%
2019	22%	79%	85%
2018	22%	79%	85%
2017	22%	79%	85%
2016	22%	79%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

44 extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

15 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Hightstown, NJ?

The private schools in Hightstown, NJ is Peddie School.

How many private schools are located in Hightstown?

4 private schools are located in Hightstown.

What percentage of students in Hightstown go to private school?

12% of all K-12 students in Hightstown are educated in private schools (compared to the NJ state average of 14%).

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