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KEY CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: 
Chapin School Princeton
4101 Princeton Pike
Princeton, NJ 08540

Main Phone Number: 609-924-2449

Frequently Called Extensions: 

  • Head of School: ext. 1726
  • Admission Office: ext. 1702
  • Development Office: ext. 
  • Business Office: ext. 1728
  • Technology Office: ext. 1704
  • Strategic Initiatives Office: ext. 1708
  • Upper School Office: ext.
  • Middle School Office: ext. 
  • Athletics: ext. 1706

CAMPUS

  • Chapin was founded in 1931
  • 14.5 Acres
  • 90,000 square feet of learning spaces
  • 1 School garden
  • 2 Technology centers
  • 3 Science labs
  • 1 Upper School Learning Commons
  • 1 Auditorium with stage and professional lighting and sound.
  • 1 Lower School STEAM workshop
  • 1 Full size gymnasium
  • 3 Athletic fields
  • 2 Outdoor classrooms

FACULTY

  • 37 full-time teachers
  • 5 part-time teachers
  • Average years of teaching experience = 10 years
  • 60% of faculty hold advanced degrees


 

AGES SERVED AND CLASS SIZES

Grades: Age 3 (Early Explorers) through Grade 8

Maximum Class Size:

  • Explorers: 7:1 student to teacher ratio
  • Kindergarten: 14 students per class
  • Grades 1-4: 16 students per class
  • Grades 5-8: 17 students per class
  • Smaller groups (8-10 students) for language arts and math instruction

SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACEMENT

Chapin students are prepared to be successful at the most prestigious secondary schools in the area. In the past five years, Chapin graduates were selected to attend the following secondary schools:

  • The Lawrenceville School
  • Deerfield Academy
  • Philips Exeter Academy
  • Peddie School
  • Hun School of Princeton
  • Pennington School
  • Princeton Day School
  • George School

 

ATHLETICS 

Grade 4:

  • Co-ed Cross Country

Grades 5-8

  • Cross Country: Co-ed
  • Soccer: Boys, Girls
  • Basketball: Boys, Girls
  • Lacrosse: Boys, Girls