The Pennington School
Pennington · NJ · Religious-affiliated · K-12 combined
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The Wilberforce School → Villa Victoria Academy → Villa Victoria Lower School → Stuart Country Day School Of The Sacred Heart → Cambridge School → Noor-Ul-Iman School → Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy-Upper → The Newgrange School →How The Pennington School compares for families
What families should know about The Pennington School.
- ▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: The Wilberforce School, Villa Victoria Academy, Villa Victoria Lower School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $24,406/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Their published matriculation list
Where the Class of 2026 enrolled
The Pennington School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 75 colleges, in the document's own order.
and 45 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by The Pennington School — Pennington School College Counseling page ↗. Found at: 'College Matriculation and More' section, 'Class of 2026 Matriculation List'.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.0%/year, projecting from 2022's 530 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At tuition per student, the 0 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $0/year in tuition upside.
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Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wilberforce School Princeton Junction |
Private | 7.7 | 191 | — |
| Villa Victoria Academy Ewing |
Private | 5.5 | 93 | -18.4% |
| Villa Victoria Lower School Trenton |
Private | 5.6 | 93 | — |
| Stuart Country Day School Of The Sacred Heart Princeton |
Private | 6.3 | 332 | -8.0% |
| Cambridge School Pennington |
Private | 0.3 | 123 | -8.9% |
| Noor-Ul-Iman School Monmouth Junction |
Private | 12.5 | 484 | -3.6% |
| Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy-Upper Hamilton |
Private | 8.6 | 194 | -4.0% |
| The Newgrange School Pennington |
Private | 1.6 | 83 | -9.8% |