Fast Facts About PJS
Type of school?
Private (independent) elementary and preschool – we are a coeducational and nondenominational day school.
Location?
On seven beautiful acres at 90 Fackler Road, between Princeton and Lawrenceville, NJ.
Grades available?
Preschool (beginning age 2) through Fifth Grade.
Number of students?
100-125 in preschool through Fifth Grade.
Student-to-faculty ratio?
Preschool: 9-to-1; Elementary school: 15-to-1. (Note that these are maximum allowable ratios; classes may be below this maximum at any given time.)
Number of faculty and staff?
There are a total of 30 faculty and staff members, 62% of which have been affiliated with PJS for over five years.
Principal?
Silvana G. Nazzaro Clark is our Head of School.
Curriculum?
Language arts, math, science, geography, social studies, art, drama, music, earth science (Learning Through Landscapes), Windows to the World global literature program, sports, Spanish, and creative computer technology.
Financial aid?
Approximately 27% of PJS students qualify and receive need-based financial aid.
Extracurricular clubs?
Baseball, Cooking, Arts & Crafts, PJS Choir, Book Club, Student Council, History, Soccer, Running & Fitness, Photography, and Press Club. (Read more…)
After school child care?
Preschool afternoon program, elementary school afternoon program, vacation child care.
Towns represented?
Approximately 23, including Bordentown, Burlington, Cranbury, East Windsor, Ewing, Flemington, Florence, Franklin Park, Furlong, Hamilton, Hopewell, Lambertville, Langhorne, Lawrenceville, Manalapan, Moorestown, New Hope, North Brunswick, Pennington, Princeton, Princeton Junction, Ringoes, Robbinsville, Skillman, Titusville, Trenton, West Windsor, and Yardley.
Other countries represented?
Australia, China, England, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, South Korea, Thailand.
Accreditations?
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS), Music Together.
Memberships?
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS), Organizing Action for Sustainability in Schools (OASIS), Common Ground.
When founded?
1983.
Schedule a tour of PJS today and learn more about our preschool and elementary school programs! Contact our Admissions Coordinator, Courtney Shannon, at admissions@pjs.org or 609-924-9126, ext. 103.
