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Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

Q: How many students attend Trenton Central High School - Main Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,097 students attended Trenton Central High School - Main Campus.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Trenton Central High School - Main Campus?

Students at Trenton Central High School - Main Campus are 67% Hispanic, 31% African American, 1% White.

Q: What schools feed into Trenton Central High School - Main Campus?

Trenton Central High School - Main Campus is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School Elementary : Carroll Robbins Elementary School Elementary : Darlene C. McKnight Elementary Elementary : Dr. Crosby Copeland Junior Elementary Elementary : Franklin Elementary School Elementary : George Washington Elementary School Elementary : Gershom Mott Elementary School Elementary : Patton J. Hill Elementary School Elementary : William Harrison Elementary School Middle : Battle Monument Intermediate School Middle : Clara Parker Intermediate School Middle : Grace A Dunn Middle School Middle : Grant Intermediate School Middle : Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School

Public Grades 10-12

Summary

Trenton Central High School - Main Campus is a public high school serving grades 10-12 in Trenton, New Jersey, with a total enrollment of 2,255 students. The school is part of the Trenton Public School District, which is ranked 613 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Trenton Central High School - Main Campus consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New Jersey high schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very low academic performance compared to other schools in the state. The school struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quartile for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, as well as for English Language Learners and Special Education students. Trenton Central High School - Main Campus has a four-year graduation rate of around 60-91%, which is significantly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate ranges from 1.2% to 10.1% in recent years. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 49.0%, much higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools like Ewing High School, Hamilton East - Steinert, and Lawrence High School, Trenton Central High School - Main Campus performs significantly worse, with lower academic outcomes and higher rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout. The school's persistent low performance suggests the need for comprehensive, data-driven interventions and support to improve outcomes for its diverse student population.

2,097

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,800

Per pupil spending ?

70.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Chambers Street
Trenton, NJ 08611

(609) 557-8247

District: Trenton Public School District

Feeder schools for Trenton Central High School - Main Campus:

Elementary:	Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School
	Carroll Robbins Elementary School
	Darlene C. McKnight Elementary
	Dr. Crosby Copeland Junior Elementary
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	Franklin Elementary School
	George Washington Elementary School
	Gershom Mott Elementary School
	Patton J. Hill Elementary School
	William Harrison Elementary School
Middle:	Battle Monument Intermediate School
	Clara Parker Intermediate School
	Grace A Dunn Middle School
	Grant Intermediate School
	More...
	Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

African American:

31.1%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2012 → 2nd in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (18% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (79% vs 91%)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

New Jersey avg57%

Not ranked this year

Trenton Central High School - Main Campus did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

609^th of 609Trenton Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	6.8	419 of 429	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	396 of 405	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	378 of 416	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	382 of 415	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	370 of 411	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	384 of 409	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	359 of 406	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	388 of 411	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.1	382 of 396	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	382 of 388	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.5	372 of 378	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	352 of 371	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.3	358 of 370	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.3	353 of 359	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.7	349 of 361	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.7	346 of 357	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.3	338 of 351	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.0	329 of 348	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.8	333 of 343	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	282 of 283	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	269 of 282	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	244 of 247	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	248 of 254	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	233 of 266	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	144 of 191	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	104 of 138	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	61 of 146	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	5.8	407 of 420	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	386 of 402	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	363 of 408	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	387 of 403	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	4.5	398 of 403	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	361 of 374	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	318 of 364	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	306 of 368	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	6.9	349 of 358	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	315 of 326	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	294 of 347	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	307 of 345	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	4.3	415 of 419	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	393 of 402	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	363 of 407	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	379 of 405	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	22.5	318 of 355	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2018)10th percentile~ school

Female (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-41 vs state

Mathematics14%-44 vs state

Science2%-29 vs state

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Bad area and a school condition like nothing else that the state refuses to change. Close Quote

Schools Near Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	2,097	157	13.3	70.9%	24 (1.1%)	652 (31.1%)	1,398 (66.7%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	16 (0.8%)								(n/a)	39.7	13.6		2.1															$11,800	$286	$11,514
New Jersey State Prison	Public	9-12	600 Cass Street	Trenton	08625	Mercer County	Office Of Educational Services Department Of Corrections	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 292-9700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Capital City 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	756	40	18.9	56.1%	8 (1.1%)	167 (22.1%)	564 (74.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)								(n/a)																			$13,864	$2,099	$11,765
Hamilton West-Watson	Public	9-12	2720 South Clinton Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4168	1,408	101	13.9	59.7%	313 (22.2%)	262 (18.6%)	766 (54.4%)	25 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.8%)	14.9	389^th of 434 public high schools	10.4%		16.4	377^th of 429 public high schools	12.1%	12	62.9	30.0		14.8				19.7				2.6	5.3	2.8	37.1	31.7		80.0	$9,849	$28	$9,821
Hamilton North - Nottingham	Public	9-12	1055 Klockner Road	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4161	1,147	89	12.8	57.0%	229 (20.0%)	303 (26.4%)	547 (47.7%)	27 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (3.4%)	19.4	362^nd of 434 public high schools	16.6%		17.9	370^th of 429 public high schools	13.8%	8	67.1	34.6		16.6				24.8				7.5		7.5	47.8	47.8			$10,323	$26	$10,297
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1555 Pennington Raod	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 619-2000	562	21	26.7	24.6%	3 (0.5%)	369 (65.7%)	170 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	12.8	402^nd of 434 public high schools	7.4%		11.8	398^th of 429 public high schools	7.2%	4	59.2	13.5	1.2	3.3	26.7	33.3	26.8	28.2	10.0	5.3	4.9		4.7	4.6					$8,463	$1,091	$7,372
Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	2525 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 671-5510	1,225	98	12.5	37.3%	455 (37.1%)	190 (15.5%)	293 (23.9%)	212 (17.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (5.9%)	53	180^th of 434 public high schools	58.5%		53.3	179^th of 429 public high schools	58.3%	1	86.4	57.0		40.2				50.5				13.1		13.1	62.3	61.6			$14,745	$110	$14,635
Ewing High School	Public	9-12	900 Parkway Ave	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	1,118	90	12.3	56.5%	198 (17.7%)	529 (47.3%)	293 (26.2%)	43 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.4%)	21.7	351^st of 434 public high schools	19.1%		24.9	332^nd of 429 public high schools	22.6%	19	64.3	41.7		20.8				23.4				7.8		7.7	31.8	31.8			$14,002	$194	$13,808
Ann Klein Forensic Center	Public	12	1610 Stuyvesant Ave	West Trenton	08625	Mercer County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 633-0883	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hamilton East - Steinert	Public	9-12	2900 Klockner Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4150	1,437	104	13.7	36.6%	738 (51.4%)	161 (11.2%)	430 (29.9%)	56 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (3.4%)	33	300^th of 434 public high schools	30.9%		29.7	313^th of 429 public high schools	27.0%	13	74.8	48.7		21.1				33.5				12.6		12.7	60.4	58.2	88.3	83.3	$9,572	$26	$9,546

Frequently Asked Questions about Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

How many students attend Trenton Central High School - Main Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,097 students attended Trenton Central High School - Main Campus.

What district is Trenton Central High School - Main Campus in?

Trenton Public School District

What schools feed into Trenton Central High School - Main Campus?

Trenton Central High School - Main Campus is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School
Elementary : Carroll Robbins Elementary School
Elementary : Darlene C. McKnight Elementary
Elementary : Dr. Crosby Copeland Junior Elementary
Elementary : Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : George Washington Elementary School
Elementary : Gershom Mott Elementary School
Elementary : Patton J. Hill Elementary School
Elementary : William Harrison Elementary School
Middle : Battle Monument Intermediate School
Middle : Clara Parker Intermediate School
Middle : Grace A Dunn Middle School
Middle : Grant Intermediate School
Middle : Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Trenton Central High School - Main Campus?

Students at Trenton Central High School - Main Campus are 67% Hispanic, 31% African American, 1% White.

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