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Patton J. Hill Elementary School

Q: Is Patton J. Hill Elementary School a good school?

Patton J. Hill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Patton J. Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Patton J. Hill Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Patton J. Hill Elementary School?

Students at Patton J. Hill Elementary School are 76% Hispanic, 21% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades K-3

1344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Patton J. Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-3 in Trenton, New Jersey, with 542 students. 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. Patton J. Hill Elementary School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey over the past decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 1-2% of all elementary schools in the state.

Patton J. Hill Elementary School has extremely low academic performance compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 4.8% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide, and only 8.6% were proficient in math, compared to 49.8% statewide. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34-42% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average of around 15%. Additionally, 64.58% of students at Patton J. Hill Elementary School qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, much higher than the state average.

The other elementary schools in the Trenton Public School District that are closest to Patton J. Hill Elementary School, such as Darlene C. McKnight Elementary, Carroll Robbins Elementary School, and Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School, all have similarly low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and serve high-poverty student populations. This suggests that the challenges facing Patton J. Hill Elementary School are systemic issues within the Trenton Public School District, and addressing these issues will be critical to improving outcomes for students in the area.

555

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,318

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1010 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08609-1506

(609) 656-4980

District: Trenton Public School District

Students who attend Patton J. Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grant Intermediate School
High:	Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.4%

African American:

20.9%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (7% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg10%

New Jersey avg47%

1,344^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	3.0	1344 of 1347	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	1336 of 1338	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1329 of 1342	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1319 of 1345	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1310 of 1317	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1343 of 1360	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1329 of 1353	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.5	1347 of 1352	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.1	1330 of 1346	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	1334 of 1357	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.4	1345 of 1363	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.0	1326 of 1367	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.4	1326 of 1363	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.9	1351 of 1360	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.4	1305 of 1354	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.3	1326 of 1346	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.4	1332 of 1338	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.7	1319 of 1329	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.1	1311 of 1314	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.0	1284 of 1303	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	1289 of 1298	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.9	1159 of 1204	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	426 of 463	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	460 of 469	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	454 of 463	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	434 of 494	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	373 of 456	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	501 of 522	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	450 of 517	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	543 of 597	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	442 of 499	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	432 of 489	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	377 of 411	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	403 of 463	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	396 of 434	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	1292 of 1326	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	1283 of 1317	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	1277 of 1318	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1270 of 1326	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	1289 of 1290	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1290 of 1331	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1282 of 1333	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	955 of 1032	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	941 of 989	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	901 of 982	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	866 of 953	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	890 of 896	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	801 of 899	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	764 of 870	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	1016 of 1023	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	849 of 939	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	780 of 910	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	743 of 863	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	766 of 839	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	825 of 948	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	909 of 942	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	1290 of 1318	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1285 of 1313	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1268 of 1315	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1272 of 1324	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1238 of 1297	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1294 of 1335	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1292 of 1334	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	13.7	899 of 949	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	839 of 868	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	964 of 1007	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	928 of 1001	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)9th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2022)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics9%-41 vs state

English Language Arts5%-40 vs state

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Schools Near Patton J. Hill Elementary School

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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
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
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	390	28	13.9	81.8%	5 (1.3%)	85 (21.8%)	295 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2.1	1346^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.9	1335^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.2%	11			2.3						4.5
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
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
Kuser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Newkirk Avenue	Hamilton	08629	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4155	512	38	13.3	80.3%	34 (6.6%)	143 (27.9%)	303 (59.2%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	9.1	1269^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.8%		13.1	1182^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	11.7%	87	14.9		13.5	22.7	18.0				14.6	13.5	18.7						$9,545	$1,106	$8,439
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2069 Greenwood Avenue	Hamilton	08609	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4151	270	20	13.5	83.3%	9 (3.3%)	119 (44.1%)	134 (49.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	17.1	1144^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.1%		16.8	1121^st of 1338 public elementary schools	16.2%	23	12.2		31.4	22.4	38.6				30.1	22.0	18.0						$10,973	$1,204	$9,769
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 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
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 Patton J. Hill Elementary School

What district is Patton J. Hill Elementary School in?

Trenton Public School District

Is Patton J. Hill Elementary School a good school?

Patton J. Hill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Patton J. Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Patton J. Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Patton J. Hill Elementary School?

Students at Patton J. Hill Elementary School are 76% Hispanic, 21% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Patton J. Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Patton J. Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grant Intermediate School
High : Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

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