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Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School

Q: Is Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School a good school?

Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School?

Students at Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School are 69% African American, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Public Grades K-3

1252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School is a public elementary school in Trenton, New Jersey, serving 295 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.

Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with a 0 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance for different student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, special education, and low-income students, is also very low compared to state averages. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 42.2% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby Parkway Elementary School in the Ewing Township School District has significantly better performance metrics than the Trenton public schools, while the Village Charter School also outperforms the Trenton public schools. This suggests that school choice may be a factor in student performance, and that socioeconomic factors may be significantly impacting the academic outcomes at Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School.

311

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,710

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Rutherford Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618-4459

(609) 656-4740

District: Trenton Public School District

Students who attend Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.1%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg10%

New Jersey avg47%

1,252^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary Schools in the Trenton Public School District

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	10.1	1252 of 1347	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1330 of 1338	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1300 of 1342	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1338 of 1345	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1283 of 1317	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	1351 of 1360	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	1341 of 1353	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.8	1340 of 1352	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	1327 of 1346	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.8	1354 of 1357	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.7	1357 of 1363	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	1346 of 1367	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	1352 of 1363	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.2	1314 of 1360	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.9	1248 of 1354	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.1	1329 of 1346	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.9	1322 of 1338	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.5	1282 of 1329	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	1274 of 1314	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.8	1189 of 1303	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.4	1190 of 1298	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.8	1061 of 1204	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	325 of 463	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.1	448 of 469	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	423 of 463	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	476 of 494	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	401 of 456	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	497 of 522	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	446 of 517	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1181 of 1326	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1265 of 1317	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1272 of 1318	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	1296 of 1326	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1245 of 1290	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	1303 of 1331	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	1293 of 1333	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	38.8	577 of 982	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	856 of 1023	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	848 of 939	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	761 of 910	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	769 of 863	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	754 of 839	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	833 of 948	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	931 of 942	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1212 of 1318	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1284 of 1313	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1210 of 1315	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1293 of 1324	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1224 of 1297	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1304 of 1335	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	1310 of 1334	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	13.1	903 of 949	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	807 of 868	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	965 of 1007	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)41st percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)5th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics22%-28 vs state

English Language Arts18%-27 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	353	26	13.5	84.1%	2 (0.6%)	191 (54.1%)	145 (41.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	3.2	1343^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.6	1321^st of 1338 public elementary schools	1.3%	22			4.9						9.4								$11,353	$835	$10,518

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School?

Students at Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School are 69% African American, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School.

Is Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School a good school?

Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School in?

Trenton Public School District

What schools do graduates of Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

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