Faina Sechzer - Princeton, Montgomery, Hopewell, NJ Real Estate Expert

The subject of schools in Princeton , Montgomery , West Windsor and other surrounding towns is inextricable tied to many parents' decision where to live. For this reason it's one of the very important considerations for many of my readers and clients.
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This weekend is difficult for my family as my boys are preparing to go to school away from home. With truck loads of socks and other "important items" waiting to be marked, I was reflecting on the important decisions parents have to make when it comes to school choice.

Excellent public schools is why many parents are attracted to greater Princeton area. Parents also have other choices. Some of the best private schools are in Princeton as well. What some out of state prospective home buyers may not know about is the Princeton Charter school.

Here is how NJ Monthly describes this school:
" Set at the southernmost end of an expansive, tree-fringed campus, the Princeton Charter School reflects the community it serves: comfortable, safe, and geographically removed from the turmoil of the states urban communities and inner-city public schools. This is not your typical charter school, at least not in New Jersey, where the vast majority are in economically depressed urban neighborhoods. But it is proof that top-rated schools and stratospheric SAT scores do not necessarily guarantee community satisfaction. Even in Princeton, it appears, parents are hungry for alternatives to the status quo."

"The founders who wrote the charter wanted a more rigorous education for their children and felt that in some cases the education their children got was too dependent on which teacher they were assigned," says Charles Marsee, the schools retiring head of school.

The curriculum concentrates on English and math, with a strong emphasis on writing; this is the kind of place where kids still learn how to diagram a sentence and are expected to do long division without a calculator. Test scores bear out the programs success. For the past five years, the middle school has had the highest number of "advanced proficient" scores in math and science in the state.

For that, Marsee credits the curriculum and the schools quality of instruction. "Weve been very good and very fortunate in bringing together an outstanding faculty," he says. "

"Last year, the Center for Education Reform, an organization promoting school choice, named Princeton Charter and the Hoboken Charter School among the best in the nation."

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Ettl Farm Neighborhood

Ettl Farm is one of the most popular Princeton neighborhoods. It was built in 1995 by Toll Brothers and is reflective of the style of large stately houses built by this builder. There are approximately 117 Princeton homes in this development located off Rosedale road. This community is popular with corporate relocation home buyers and others relocating to Princeton New Jersey. I see continual demand for the homes in Ettl Farm for Princeton homes for sale. At the time of this article there are no houses on the market in Ettl Farm Princeton neigborhood.

The major streets in the development are Christopher Drive, Walker Rd and Stone Cliff. The houses backing to the woods are usually considered premium locations compared to the houses backing to the open space. Many Ettl Farm houses on the Stone Cliff Road are considered premium because they back to the woods (houses with even numbers) and have walk out basements, because of the topography of the street.

In many of such houses you could find finished basements with such amenities as spas, saunas, game rooms, gyms, and even second kitchens. Often there is a separate entry to the basement.

This layout makes these homes convenient for buyers of Princeton real estate who may have children, need space for visitors, enjoy the additional entertaining spaces.

Ettl Farm homes for sale range in price from $1,250,000 to $1,570,00 in 2008, when 5 houses were sold. While there are Princeton homes for sale languishing on the market, houses in Ettl Farms have all sold, when priced correctly. The time to sell these Princeton properties ranged for 28 days to 170 days.

Children who live in Ettl Farm attend Johnson Park elementary school, John Witherspoon elementary and Princeton High schools.

Princeton school system provides bus transportation for Johnson Park elementary and John Witherspoon middle school students who live more than two miles form school, and High School students who live more than two and one-half miles from school. Bus passes are mailed out the third week of August. If you are new to the district, please contact the Transportation Coordinator at 806-4209.

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