Trenton Public School District

Summary:

The Trenton Public School District operates 24 schools serving over 8,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. While the district as a whole struggles, with a 0-star rating and ranking 613 out of 613 districts in New Jersey, a few standout schools demonstrate that academic success is possible within the district.

Gershom Mott Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, and George Washington Elementary School have the highest 3rd grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. In contrast, most other elementary and middle schools in the district struggle, with single-digit proficiency rates.

The district faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low graduation rates, and extremely low test scores, particularly at the high school level. However, the success of a few schools suggests that with the right interventions and support, academic performance can be improved across the Trenton Public School District.

District Detail

108 North Clinton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08609

(609) 656-4900

SchoolDigger Rank:
613^th of 613 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,108

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 9
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)							NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)			NJSLA Geometry (2024)			NJSLA Algebra II (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Daylight/Twilight High School	Public	9-12	135 E. Hanover Street	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 256-8190	617	38	16.4	31.3%	7 (1.1%)	152 (24.6%)	452 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	8.5	415^th of 426 public high schools	2.6%		10.2	405^th of 422 public high schools	4.0%	10																		0.0	0.0							$13,864	$2,099	$11,765
Trenton Central High School - Main Campus	Public	10-12	400 Chambers Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 557-8247	2,138	155	13.8	38.8%	19 (0.9%)	677 (31.7%)	1,421 (66.5%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	10 (0.5%)	14.6	375^th of 426 public high schools	12.0%					(n/a)			2.9																		0.8	0.8		16.7	16.7	$11,800	$286	$11,514
Paul S. Robeson Elementary School	Public	K-3	350 Cuyler Avenue	Trenton	08629	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4920	367	29	12.6	38.7%	4 (1.1%)	77 (21.0%)	279 (76.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2.9	1335^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.2%					(n/a)				2.7							6.0
Grace A Dunn Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Dayton Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4700	681	53	12.8	40.7%	5 (0.7%)	89 (13.1%)	577 (84.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	7.8	728^th of 743 public middle schools	2.0%		8.5	726^th of 748 public middle schools	2.9%	2		0.9						6.5	10.2						5.0	1.0	30.8		30.8							$10,513	$799	$9,714
Cadwalader Elementary School	Public	K-3	501 Edgewood Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4850	185	15	12.3	33.0%	5 (2.7%)	131 (70.8%)	42 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	5	1318^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.5%					(n/a)				11.5							7.7
Dr. Crosby Copeland Junior Elementary	Public	K-3	1200 Brunswick Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4690	319	23	13.8	52.0%	4 (1.3%)	197 (61.8%)	112 (35.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	4.6	1321^st of 1338 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.7	1325^th of 1342 public elementary schools	1.3%	4				8.2							9.9															$11,353	$835	$10,518
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-3	200 William Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4720	400	30	13.5	57.3%	4 (1.0%)	53 (13.3%)	334 (83.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	5.6	1307^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.2	1203^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	10.4%	104				10.5							12.1															$8,740	$491	$8,249
Ulysses S. Grant School	Public	4-6	159 N Clinton Avenue	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4730	572	45	12.8	49.1%	6 (1.0%)	145 (25.3%)	417 (72.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	2.4				8.0	7.3	11.0					7.4	3.8	3.8												$12,611	$924	$11,687
Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-3	500 Rutherford Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4740	295	26	11.3	74.2%	1 (0.3%)	224 (75.9%)	59 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	3.8	1330^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.2	1300^th of 1342 public elementary schools	3.1%	30				7.9							6.3															$9,710	$883	$8,827
Battle Monument Intermediate School	Public	4-6	145 Pennington Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 503-9941	490	33	15.0	70.0%	3 (0.6%)	145 (29.6%)	338 (69.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	2.6				2.6	8.3	4.9					0.6	3.2	1.3
Gershom Mott Elementary School	Public	K-3	45 Stokely Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4830	366	30	12.2	56.8%	6 (1.6%)	49 (13.4%)	307 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	5.9	1303^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	2.6%		11.9	1207^th of 1342 public elementary schools	10.1%	96				7.6							15.4															$10,180	$673	$9,507
Patton J. Hill Elementary School	Public	K-3	1010 East State Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4980	542	40	13.7	64.6%	4 (0.7%)	122 (22.5%)	408 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2.7	1336^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.5	1329^th of 1342 public elementary schools	1.0%	7				0.9							6.5															$10,318	$806	$9,512
Clara Parker Intermediate School	Public	4-6	820 South Warren Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4880	565	38	14.8	49.4%	6 (1.1%)	96 (17.0%)	454 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)								(n/a)	3.8				12.4	16.9	10.7					9.5	8.5	6.9												$9,719	$467	$9,252
Carroll Robbins Elementary School	Public	K-3	283 Tyler Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4910	460	37	12.4	54.3%	5 (1.1%)	36 (7.8%)	415 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	6	1301^st of 1338 public elementary schools	2.8%		5.8	1307^th of 1342 public elementary schools	2.6%	6				8.8							14.7															$8,534	$733	$7,801
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-3	331 Emory Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4960	316	22	14.3	33.9%	6 (1.9%)	21 (6.6%)	284 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5.3	1313^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.9%		14.6	1159^th of 1342 public elementary schools	13.6%	154				6.2							14.4															$8,112	$485	$7,627
Darlene C. McKnight Elementary	Public	K-3	175 Girard Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4970	341	27	12.8	44.6%	3 (0.9%)	108 (31.7%)	226 (66.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2.9	1334^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.2	1330^th of 1342 public elementary schools	0.9%	4				3.8							5.5															$9,392	$641	$8,751
Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School	Public	4-6	301 Gladstone Ave	Trenton	08629	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4760	639	41	15.5	57.9%	6 (0.9%)	127 (19.9%)	502 (78.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)	2.3				5.8	7.8	7.3					3.7	3.2	3.8												$11,121	$984	$10,137
William Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-3	461 Genessee Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4750	251	19	13.2	59.4%	4 (1.6%)	12 (4.8%)	231 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	3.6	1333^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.7	1326^th of 1342 public elementary schools	1.2%	7				3.4							9.5															$9,599	$796	$8,803
Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy	Public, Alternative	9	500 Perry Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4900	837	59	14.3	43.7%	10 (1.2%)	275 (32.9%)	547 (65.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)								(n/a)										17.5								1.4	1.4	0.0		0.0	26.9		26.9	$10,105	$213	$9,892
Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School	Public	K-3	401 North Montgomery St	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4841	456	35	13.2	32.2%	5 (1.1%)	164 (36.0%)	278 (61.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	2.4	1337^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.1%		3.3	1341^st of 1342 public elementary schools	0.1%	4				1.0							4.5
Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1300 Stuyvesant Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4800	530	36	14.7	61.7%	8 (1.5%)	318 (60.0%)	195 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)								(n/a)	2.3				5.8	4.7	8.8					4.1	2.8	4.4
Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Public	7-8	401-411 Brunswick Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4900	610	47	12.9	57.4%	4 (0.7%)	215 (35.2%)	388 (63.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7.6	733^rd of 743 public middle schools	1.3%		8.8	721^st of 748 public middle schools	3.6%	12		0.0						5.1	12.9						4.6	1.9	20.7		20.7
Joseph Stokes Elementary School	Public	K-3	915 Parkside Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4930	344	25	13.7	27.9%	8 (2.3%)	187 (54.4%)	144 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	4.8	1320^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.3%		3.3	1340^th of 1342 public elementary schools	0.1%	20				9.8							9.2
Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Public	7-8	1001 West State St	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4770	445	36	12.3	61.3%	3 (0.7%)	268 (60.2%)	172 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7.6	732^nd of 743 public middle schools	1.5%		7.9	734^th of 748 public middle schools	1.9%	2		0.4						6.6	6.4						6.1	1.5	20.0		20.0
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1 Whittlesey Road	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4660	342	29	12.0	71.1%	2 (0.6%)	254 (74.3%)	79 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)								(n/a)	0.0				6.8	1.0	4.1					0.8	0.0	0.9

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
The Village Charter School	0.93 mi	1	516^th
Foundation Academy Charter School	1 mi	1
Ewing Township School District	1.05 mi	5	538^th
Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	1.12 mi	21
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	1.6 mi	1	591^st

Trenton Public School District

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