School Expansion Success: Princeton Charter School

When demand for its educational services and an overall expansion mode brought 76 new students to Princeton Charter School – a free K-8 public school that has been providing Princeton families with an educational choice for their children since 1997 – some students were at first displaced into trailer-style classrooms.

That scenario has since been remedied: A $5.6 million, 8,028-square-foot addition, which commenced construction in November 2020 and was completed in early 2022, includes two new fourth-grade classrooms, two new fifth-grade classrooms, and an expanded cafeteria. Of the project’s $5.6 million cost, approximately $1 million was used for stormwater-related site remediation; monies were obtained via Princeton Charter School’s operating budget. Meanwhile, the school hired five new full-time equivalent employees to meet student population and facility needs.

Among the most highly rated public schools in New Jersey, Princeton Charter School fosters a top-tier educational experience for Princeton Borough students and has experienced so much demand that it has never been necessary for it to enroll students from surrounding municipalities.

Architect

Farewell Architects LLC

Princeton

Builder

Scozzari Builders, Inc.

Trenton

Nominator

Nicholas P. Scozzari,
Superintendent
Scozzari Builders, Inc.

Trenton