Best Public Schools in Trenton, New Jersey

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2019)								NJSLA Mathematics (2019)						NJSLA Algebra I (2019)				NJSLA Geometry (2019)			NJSLA Algebra II (2019)		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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 10th 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Daylight/Twilight High School	Public	6-12	1001 West State Street	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4850	891	64	14.0	47.5%	5 (0.6%)	230 (25.8%)	653 (73.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8	405^th of 416 public high schools	2.6%		9.8	407^th of 415 public high schools	1.9%	2								0.0								0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			$13,864	$2,099	$11,765
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	401-411 Brunswick Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4791	836	52	16.2	74.9%	9 (1.1%)	318 (38.0%)	504 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1.2	1360^th of 1360 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.3	1346^th of 1353 public elementary schools	0.5%	14	2.1	8.0	8.6						6.1	2.9	2.5													$9,252	$754	$8,498
Trenton Central High School - Main Campus	Public	10-12	400 Chambers Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 278-7260	1,833	146	12.5	57.4%	11 (0.6%)	780 (42.6%)	1,025 (55.9%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.4%)	11.2	378^th of 416 public high schools	9.1%		12.9	382^nd of 415 public high schools	8.0%	4								15.0												2.2	2.2	7.1	7.1	$11,800	$286	$11,514
Dunn Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Dayton Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4700	909	70	12.9	78.0%	16 (1.8%)	148 (16.3%)	737 (81.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	4.8	731^st of 745 public middle schools	1.9%		5.9	692^nd of 716 public middle schools	3.4%	39				17.3	25.4	20.7						2.2	5.6	0.8	27.9			27.9						$10,513	$799	$9,714
Columbus Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Brunswick Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4690	412	30	13.7	74.3%	9 (2.2%)	216 (52.4%)	179 (43.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	11.4	1224^th of 1360 public elementary schools	10.0%		7.9	1263^rd of 1353 public elementary schools	6.7%	39	40.7	24.6	24.2						33.3	15.5	14.5													$11,353	$835	$10,518
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 William Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4720	420	30	14.2	79.8%	8 (1.9%)	69 (16.4%)	336 (80.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	11.2	1227^th of 1360 public elementary schools	9.8%		9.5	1239^th of 1353 public elementary schools	8.4%	12	28.2	34.4	25.3						35.2	26.6	9.3													$8,740	$491	$8,249
Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	159 N Clinton Avenue	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4730	654	48	13.7	88.5%	4 (0.6%)	213 (32.6%)	432 (66.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3.3	1336^th of 1360 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.7	1302^nd of 1353 public elementary schools	3.8%	34	7.1	18.6	16.8						18.8	12.0	8.0													$12,611	$924	$11,687
Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Rutherford Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4740	522	33	15.8	84.9%	2 (0.4%)	430 (82.4%)	87 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2.5	1351^st of 1360 public elementary schools	0.7%		2.5	1341^st of 1353 public elementary schools	0.9%	10	17.0	5.0	10.3						13.3	6.0	5.1													$9,710	$883	$8,827
Joyce Kilmer School	Public	K-8	1300 Stuyvesant Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4800	681	53	12.8	76.2%	2 (0.3%)	539 (79.1%)	133 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)								(n/a)				10.4	16.0	29.3						2.6	4.4	9.2										$14,475	$1,583	$12,892
Luis Munoz-Rivera Middle School	Public	6-8	400 N Montgomery Street	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4840	464	49	9.4	84.5%	3 (0.6%)	270 (58.2%)	187 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	5.7	724^th of 745 public middle schools	2.8%		5.4	698^th of 716 public middle schools	2.5%	26				14.1	22.0	26.0						7.1	6.1	3.7										$12,350	$994	$11,356
Mott Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Stokely Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4830	477	29	16.4	76.7%	5 (1.0%)	93 (19.5%)	371 (77.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	12.2	1210^th of 1360 public elementary schools	11.0%		9.8	1234^th of 1353 public elementary schools	8.8%	24	23.0	35.1	28.8						30.9	23.1	27.0													$10,180	$673	$9,507
P.J. Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1010 East State Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4980	810	54	15.1	71.6%	1 (0.1%)	296 (36.5%)	511 (63.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3.2	1343^rd of 1360 public elementary schools	1.3%		3.3	1329^th of 1353 public elementary schools	1.8%	14	11.2	13.3	13.3						8.9	14.1	12.6													$10,318	$806	$9,512
Clara Parker Elementary School	Public	K-5	401-411 Brunswick Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4791	526	40	13.3	79.5%	8 (1.5%)	166 (31.6%)	345 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	6.9	1284^th of 1360 public elementary schools	5.6%		16.9	1147^th of 1353 public elementary schools	15.2%	137	13.8	23.5	35.7						12.0	25.0	10.0													$9,719	$467	$9,252
Robbins Elementary School	Public	K-5	283 Tyler Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4910	558	40	13.9	80.8%	4 (0.7%)	65 (11.6%)	485 (86.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5	1305^th of 1360 public elementary schools	4.0%		4.9	1308^th of 1353 public elementary schools	3.3%	3	14.6	13.5	33.4						14.9	15.1	14.1													$8,534	$733	$7,801
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	331 Emory Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4960	448	24	18.6	82.8%	4 (0.9%)	69 (15.4%)	372 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19.1	1130^th of 1360 public elementary schools	16.9%		6.1	1296^th of 1353 public elementary schools	4.2%	166	29.9	50.0	24.2						30.3	46.6	13.6													$8,112	$485	$7,627
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 Girard Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4970	575	36	15.9	72.9%	3 (0.5%)	106 (18.4%)	463 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2.5	1350^th of 1360 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.7	1284^th of 1353 public elementary schools	5.1%	66	9.5	6.8	15.5						13.3	3.7	9.7													$9,392	$641	$8,751
Hedgepeth Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Gladstone Ave	Trenton	08629	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4760	669	53	12.6	83.3%	4 (0.6%)	218 (32.6%)	440 (65.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6.8	711^th of 745 public middle schools	4.6%		9.1	658^th of 716 public middle schools	8.1%	53				16.5	22.3	24.9						11.4	8.9	6.4	57.1			57.1						$11,121	$984	$10,137
Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	461 Genessee Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4750	268	20	13.4	73.1%	5 (1.9%)	53 (19.8%)	208 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6	1294^th of 1360 public elementary schools	4.9%					(n/a)	14.7	33.3	31.8						8.8	15.2	2.3													$9,599	$796	$8,803
International Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	105 Grand Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	International Charter School of Trenton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-3111	90	8	10.7	91.1%	0 (0.0%)	16 (17.8%)	74 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	1163^rd of 1360 public elementary schools	14.5%		6.9	1281^st of 1353 public elementary schools	5.3%	118	22.2	17.6							55.6	5.9														$12,829	$1,245	$11,584
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	358	30	11.9	67.9%	0 (0.0%)	340 (95.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	47.7	749^th of 1360 public elementary schools	44.9%		41.9	833^rd of 1353 public elementary schools	38.4%	84	35.9	72.2	46.2	69.3	76.5	60.0			66.6	61.1	28.2	23.0	23.5	45.0										$10,151	$975	$9,176
Foundation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	363 West State Street	Trenton	08608	Mercer County	Foundation Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 920-9200	1,086	79	13.7	85.0%	5 (0.5%)	568 (52.3%)	496 (45.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)								(n/a)	30.3	39.3	31.4	43.5	62.9	61.6	41.3	72.8	54.5	63.1	39.5	22.4	46.9	14.3	69.0	25.0		48.2	75.0	17.4	39.2	67.7	67.7	$11,069	$878	$10,191
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Public, Charter	3-8	643 Indiana Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-7727	381	33	11.5	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	72 (18.9%)	306 (80.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.2	503^rd of 745 public middle schools	32.5%		34.8	487^th of 716 public middle schools	32.0%	16		52.0	37.0	32.9	66.6	54.9				29.7	17.8	13.1	29.3	29.6										$12,952	$1,300	$11,652
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	544 Chestnut Ave	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 429-0279	172	5	14.4	80.8%	1 (0.6%)	50 (29.1%)	121 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				28.6								8.6
Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy	Public	9-12	1085 Old Trenton Road	Trenton	08690	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical Schools of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 586-5144	96	9	10.8	28.1%	17 (17.7%)	16 (16.7%)	33 (34.4%)	28 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	58.4	126^th of 416 public high schools	69.7%					(n/a)							70.8	94.5								25.0		25.0			41.2			$6,185		$6,185
Marie H Katzenbach High School	Public	9-12	320 Sullivan way	Trenton	08628	Mercer County	Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 530-3130	50			20.0%	8 (16.0%)	14 (28.0%)	26 (52.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Marie H Katzenbach Elementary/ Middle School for the Deaf	Public	PK, KG-8	320 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08628	Mercer County	Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 530-3120	25			16.0%	7 (28.0%)	5 (20.0%)	10 (40.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)
McVs Assunpink Center	Public	9-12	1085 Old Trenton Road	Trenton	08690	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical Schools of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 586-5144	71	8	8.7	56.3%	2 (2.8%)	53 (74.6%)	15 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)																								$22,784		$22,784

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ewing	1.65 mi	6	480^th
Hamilton	2.1 mi	28	399^th
Lawrenceville	2.51 mi	7	271^st
Pennington	4.62 mi	7	169^th
Bordentown	5.94 mi	9

Best Public Schools in Trenton, NJ

Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy

The Village Charter School

Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Washington Elementary School

International Charter School

Mott Elementary School

Columbus Elementary School

Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

Franklin Elementary School

Daylight/Twilight High School

Clara Parker Elementary School

Hedgepeth Williams Middle School

Harrison Elementary School

Luis Munoz-Rivera Middle School

Robbins Elementary School

Dunn Middle School

Grant Elementary School

P.J. Hill Elementary

Wilson Elementary School

Gregory Elementary School

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School

Achievers Early College Prep Charter School

Foundation Academy Charter School

Joyce Kilmer School

Marie H Katzenbach Elementary/ Middle School for the Deaf

Marie H Katzenbach High School

McVs Assunpink Center

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