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Gershom Mott Elementary School

Public Grades K-3

1198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Gershom Mott Elementary School is a public elementary school in Trenton, New Jersey, serving 366 students in grades K-3. 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.

Gershom Mott Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years. The school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages, with only 21.7% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 24.7% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively. Gershom Mott also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 42.2% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

While Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School, Paul S. Robeson Elementary School, and William Harrison Elementary School also have low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism, Gershom Mott consistently ranks at the bottom of the group. The school's spending per student ($10,180 in 2018-2019) is higher than the state average, but this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes.

375

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,180

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 Stokely Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08611

(609) 656-4830

District: Trenton Public School District

Students who attend Gershom Mott Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clara Parker Intermediate School
	Grace A Dunn Middle School
High:	Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.1%

African American:

12.3%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Trenton Public School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg10%

New Jersey avg47%

1,198^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	13.1	1198 of 1347	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1303 of 1338	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1207 of 1342	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1221 of 1345	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1265 of 1317	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1210 of 1360	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1234 of 1353	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	1165 of 1352	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	1257 of 1346	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	1259 of 1357	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	1269 of 1363	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.8	1188 of 1367	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	1235 of 1363	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.8	1217 of 1360	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	1278 of 1354	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	1271 of 1346	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.9	1257 of 1338	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	1166 of 1329	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.1	1187 of 1314	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	23.8	1089 of 1303	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.8	1185 of 1298	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	20.1	982 of 1204	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	74.6	91 of 463	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	41.6	288 of 494	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	204 of 456	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	225 of 522	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	201 of 517	61.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	449 of 597	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	480 of 559	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	461 of 499	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	420 of 489	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	382 of 411	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	331 of 463	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	368 of 434	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1213 of 1326	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1224 of 1317	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1138 of 1318	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1198 of 1326	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1261 of 1290	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1141 of 1331	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1134 of 1333	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	11.8	904 of 989	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	832 of 982	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	787 of 953	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	879 of 896	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	677 of 899	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	702 of 870	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	708 of 1023	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	763 of 939	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	733 of 910	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	683 of 863	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	727 of 839	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	637 of 948	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	791 of 942	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1049 of 1318	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1263 of 1313	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1169 of 1315	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1149 of 1324	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1211 of 1297	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1208 of 1335	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1249 of 1334	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	13.7	925 of 1007	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	736 of 1001	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)80th percentile+70 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2024)9th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2019)8th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-25 vs state

English Language Arts22%-23 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
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	375	28	13.3	87.5%	4 (1.1%)	46 (12.3%)	319 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	13.1	1198^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.1%		5.9	1303^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	2.6%	105			21.7						24.7								$10,180	$673	$9,507
International Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	105 Grand Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	International Charter School of Trenton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-3111	108	9	11.7	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	101 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.8	1014^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.7%		29.3	952^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.8%	62	11.1		38.9	61.1	11.1				33.3	27.8	22.2						$12,829	$1,245	$11,584
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	243	20	12.1	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	239 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4	1333^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.0%		3.6	1333^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	0.4%				7.0						11.9								$9,599	$796	$8,803
Lalor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Barnt Deklyn Road	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4156	351	27	12.7	83.2%	14 (4.0%)	66 (18.8%)	257 (73.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	8.3	1277^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.2%		10.3	1231^st of 1338 public elementary schools	8.0%	46	8.5		10.1	20.0	26.6				8.4	13.7	18.4						$10,859	$1,035	$9,824
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	321	23	13.9	80.1%	4 (1.2%)	16 (5.0%)	296 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3.9	1335^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.3	1313^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.9%	22			4.6						13.2								$8,112	$485	$7,627
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	372	28	13.2	86.8%	5 (1.3%)	45 (12.1%)	313 (84.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	11.8	1214^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%		5.6	1307^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.3%	93			17.2						26.0								$8,740	$491	$8,249
Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Public, Charter	K-8	52 Lafayette Ave	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 599-1212	463	41	11.2	79.9%	32 (6.9%)	81 (17.5%)	336 (72.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	64.2	490^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.6%		71.1	405^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.7%	85	22.0	12.5	60.3	56.9	74.0	88.2	63.4	87.5	56.6	45.1	46.0	50.9	43.9	39.1	70.6	70.6	$10,730	$685	$10,045
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
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
George E. Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Park Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4169	545	38	14.2	83.7%	23 (4.2%)	100 (18.3%)	390 (71.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	10	1254^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.9%		10	1239^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.4%	15	10.6		15.4	20.3	33.3				14.0	10.8	17.1						$8,375	$1,259	$7,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Gershom Mott Elementary School

What district is Gershom Mott Elementary School in?

Trenton Public School District

What schools do graduates of Gershom Mott Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gershom Mott Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clara Parker Intermediate School
Middle : Grace A Dunn Middle School
High : Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

How many students attend Gershom Mott Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Gershom Mott Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Gershom Mott Elementary School?

Students at Gershom Mott Elementary School are 85% Hispanic, 12% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Gershom Mott Elementary School a good school?

Gershom Mott Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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