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Cadwalader Elementary School

Public Grades K-3

1340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Cadwalader Elementary School is a public elementary school in Trenton, New Jersey, serving 185 students from kindergarten to 3rd grade. The school is part of the Trenton Public School District, which is ranked 609 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cadwalader Elementary School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with only 6.5% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 9.6% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively. The school also faces significant challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 42.2% in recent years, and a high-poverty student population, with 32.97% to 90.05% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, Cadwalader Elementary School is located in close proximity to two higher-performing public charter schools, The Village Charter School and Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities, which have significantly better academic performance, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This highlights the stark contrast in educational opportunities and outcomes within the same geographic area.

200

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 Edgewood Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618

(609) 656-4850

District: Trenton Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.5%

Hispanic:

34.5%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2006 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (8% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg10%

New Jersey avg47%

1,340^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2025	3.5	1340 of 1347	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1318 of 1338	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.3	1335 of 1367	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.1	1330 of 1363	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.0	1315 of 1360	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	1295 of 1354	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.0	1269 of 1346	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.7	1303 of 1338	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.2	1198 of 1329	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.5	1102 of 1314	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.4	1121 of 1303	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.7	1039 of 1298	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	4.5	1119 of 1204	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	397 of 463	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	426 of 469	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1242 of 1326	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1281 of 1317	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1006 of 1023	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	831 of 939	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	1296 of 1318	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1224 of 1313	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	825 of 989	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)17th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics10%-40 vs state

English Language Arts6%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	200	16	12.5	80.0%	3 (1.5%)	121 (60.5%)	69 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	3.5	1340^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.5%		5	1318^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.5%	22			6.5						9.6
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	311	24	12.9	91.0%	3 (1.0%)	215 (69.1%)	73 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	10.1	1252^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	7.1%		3.8	1330^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.6%	78			18.2						21.5								$9,710	$883	$8,827
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	347	27	12.8	82.7%	7 (2.0%)	175 (50.4%)	152 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	3.3	1342^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.8	1320^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.3%	22			7.7						7.4
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	468	33	14.1	85.7%	4 (0.9%)	165 (35.3%)	282 (60.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	2	1347^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.4	1337^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.1%	10			2.7						2.7
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	446 Parkway Avenue	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	418	38	11.1	64.8%	35 (8.4%)	190 (45.5%)	162 (38.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	10.2	1250^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.2%		14.2	1161^st of 1338 public elementary schools	13.2%	89	4.2		23.0	34.9	19.1				17.7	19.0	8.3						$16,070	$242	$15,828
The Village Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	The Village Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 695-0110	361	31	11.6	83.7%	4 (1.1%)	340 (94.2%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14	1191^st of 1347 public elementary schools	11.6%		15.6	1137^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.0%	54	5.0	2.8	30.0	37.5	25.0	24.4	25.6	44.4	27.5	22.5	15.0	9.7	23.3	19.4			$10,151	$975	$9,176
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Public, Charter	K-8	643 Indiana Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-7727	545	33	16.5	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	396 (72.7%)	144 (26.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	1056^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.6%		30.3	940^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.7%	116	11.6	13.6	15.1	46.9	30.8	46.0	42.1	41.9	18.5	35.8	20.5	21.6	19.7	11.3	100.0	100.0	$12,952	$1,300	$11,652
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	459	38	12.2	85.2%	6 (1.3%)	38 (8.3%)	405 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	6.6	1301^st of 1347 public elementary schools	3.4%		6	1301^st of 1338 public elementary schools	2.8%				7.6						20.2								$8,534	$733	$7,801
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	350	26	13.7	78.6%	3 (0.9%)	99 (28.3%)	240 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	2.4	1345^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.9	1334^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.3%	11			2.2						6.5								$9,392	$641	$8,751
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	555	41	13.7	87.2%	5 (0.9%)	116 (20.9%)	424 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3	1344^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.2%		2.7	1336^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.1%	8			4.8						8.6								$10,318	$806	$9,512

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What district is Cadwalader Elementary School in?

Trenton Public School District

Is Cadwalader Elementary School a good school?

Cadwalader Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Cadwalader Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Cadwalader Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cadwalader Elementary School?

Students at Cadwalader Elementary School are 61% African American, 35% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

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