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)
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
Daylight/Twilight High School	Public	9-12	501 Edgewood Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4850	345	38	9.0	72.0%	1 (0.3%)	140 (40.6%)	203 (58.8%)	1 (0.3%)			1 (0.3%)	8	404^th of 414 public high schools	2.4%		9.8	407^th of 415 public high schools	1.9%	3								0.0								0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	401-411 Brunswick Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4791	745	51	14.6	90.0%	8 (1.1%)	389 (52.2%)	339 (45.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)		3 (0.4%)	1.2	1356^th of 1356 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.3	1346^th of 1353 public elementary schools	0.5%	10	2.1	8.0	8.6						6.1	2.9	2.5
Trenton Central High School - Main Campus	Public	10-12	171 Division Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 278-7260	1,684	141	11.9	81.0%	20 (1.2%)	889 (52.8%)	763 (45.3%)	7 (0.4%)		1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	11.2	377^th of 414 public high schools	8.9%		12.9	382^nd of 415 public high schools	8.0%	5								15.0												2.2	2.2	7.1	7.1
Dunn Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Dayton Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4700	909	70	12.9	87.0%	16 (1.8%)	243 (26.7%)	639 (70.3%)	5 (0.6%)			6 (0.7%)	4.8	728^th of 742 public middle schools	1.9%		5.9	692^nd of 716 public middle schools	3.4%	36				17.3	25.4	20.7						2.2	5.6	0.8	27.9			27.9
Columbus Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Brunswick Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4690	382	31	12.3	85.0%	16 (4.2%)	161 (42.1%)	195 (51.0%)	3 (0.8%)			7 (1.8%)	11.4	1221^st of 1356 public elementary schools	10.0%		7.9	1263^rd of 1353 public elementary schools	6.7%	42	40.7	24.6	24.2						33.3	15.5	14.5
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 William Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4720	400	25	16.0	92.0%	14 (3.5%)	82 (20.5%)	297 (74.3%)	3 (0.8%)		1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	11.2	1224^th of 1356 public elementary schools	9.7%		9.5	1239^th of 1353 public elementary schools	8.4%	15	28.2	34.4	25.3						35.2	26.6	9.3
Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	159 N Clinton Avenue	Trenton	08609	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4730	503	46	11.0	94.0%	6 (1.2%)	165 (32.8%)	327 (65.0%)	1 (0.2%)			4 (0.8%)	3.3	1332^nd of 1356 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.7	1302^nd of 1353 public elementary schools	3.8%	30	7.1	18.6	16.8						18.8	12.0	8.0
Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Rutherford Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4740	538	36	14.9	92.0%		497 (92.4%)	35 (6.5%)		1 (0.2%)		6 (1.1%)	2.5	1347^th of 1356 public elementary schools	0.7%		2.5	1341^st of 1353 public elementary schools	0.9%	6	17.0	5.0	10.3						13.3	6.0	5.1
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Whittlesey Road	Trenton	08618	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4660	378	30	12.6	89.0%	4 (1.1%)	340 (89.9%)	28 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)		5 (1.3%)	3.7	1326^th of 1356 public elementary schools	2.2%		2.1	1349^th of 1353 public elementary schools	0.3%	23	14.5	10.8	12.8						20.3	12.5	12.2
Joyce Kilmer Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 Stuyvesant Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4800	388	36	10.7	89.0%	2 (0.5%)	355 (91.5%)	27 (7.0%)		1 (0.3%)		3 (0.8%)	6.3	715^th of 742 public middle schools	3.6%		4.6	707^th of 716 public middle schools	1.3%	8				10.4	16.0	29.3						2.6	4.4	9.2
Luis Munoz-Rivera Middle School	Public	6-8	400 N Montgomery Street	Trenton	08618	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4840	447	44	10.1	93.0%	7 (1.6%)	315 (70.5%)	120 (26.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)		3 (0.7%)	5.7	721^st of 742 public middle schools	2.8%		5.4	698^th of 716 public middle schools	2.5%	23				14.1	22.0	26.0						7.1	6.1	3.7
Mott Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Stokely Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4830	385	26	14.8	92.0%	14 (3.6%)	114 (29.6%)	250 (64.9%)	3 (0.8%)		1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	12.2	1207^th of 1356 public elementary schools	11.0%		9.8	1234^th of 1353 public elementary schools	8.8%	27	23.0	35.1	28.8						30.9	23.1	27.0
P.J. Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 East State Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4980	815	64	12.7	91.0%	6 (0.7%)	412 (50.6%)	389 (47.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)		5 (0.6%)	3.2	1339^th of 1356 public elementary schools	1.3%		3.3	1329^th of 1353 public elementary schools	1.8%	10	11.2	13.3	13.3						8.9	14.1	12.6
Parker Elementary	Public	K-5	820 S Warren St	Trenton	08611	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4880	473	44	10.8	89.0%	7 (1.5%)	205 (43.3%)	252 (53.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	6.9	1281^st of 1356 public elementary schools	5.5%		16.9	1147^th of 1353 public elementary schools	15.2%	134	13.8	23.5	35.7						12.0	25.0	10.0
Robbins Elementary School	Public	K-5	283 Tyler Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4910	544	39	13.9	93.0%	7 (1.3%)	89 (16.4%)	439 (80.7%)	6 (1.1%)			3 (0.6%)	5	1301^st of 1356 public elementary schools	4.1%		4.9	1308^th of 1353 public elementary schools	3.3%	7	14.6	13.5	33.4						14.9	15.1	14.1
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	331 Emory Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4960	375	23	16.3	93.0%	8 (2.1%)	88 (23.5%)	272 (72.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	19.1	1127^th of 1356 public elementary schools	16.9%		6.1	1296^th of 1353 public elementary schools	4.2%	169	29.9	50.0	24.2						30.3	46.6	13.6
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Girard Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4970	447	38	11.7	93.0%	4 (0.9%)	118 (26.4%)	320 (71.6%)	2 (0.4%)		2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2.5	1346^th of 1356 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.7	1284^th of 1353 public elementary schools	5.1%	62	9.5	6.8	15.5						13.3	3.7	9.7
Hedgepeth Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Gladstone Ave	Trenton	08629	Mercer	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4760	611	49	12.5	93.0%	2 (0.3%)	251 (41.1%)	351 (57.4%)	5 (0.8%)		1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6.8	708^th of 742 public middle schools	4.6%		9.1	658^th of 716 public middle schools	8.1%	50				16.5	22.3	24.9						11.4	8.9	6.4	57.1			57.1
International Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	105 Grand Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer	International Charter School of Trenton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-3111	89	8	10.5	92.0%		20 (22.5%)	69 (77.5%)					16.3	1160^th of 1356 public elementary schools	14.5%		6.9	1281^st of 1353 public elementary schools	5.3%	121	22.2	17.6							55.6	5.9
The Village Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08638	Mercer	The Village Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 695-0110	359	35	10.2	70.0%	7 (1.9%)	335 (93.3%)	16 (4.5%)			1 (0.3%)		47.7	747^th of 1356 public elementary schools	44.9%		41.9	833^rd of 1353 public elementary schools	38.4%	86	35.9	72.2	46.2	69.3	76.5	60.0			66.6	61.1	28.2	23.0	23.5	45.0
Foundation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	363 West State Street	Trenton	08608	Mercer	Foundation Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 920-9200	1,036	74	14.0	80.0%	7 (0.7%)	540 (52.1%)	472 (45.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)								(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
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Public, Charter	4-8	643 Indiana Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-7727	380	30	12.6	95.0%	1 (0.3%)	100 (26.3%)	277 (72.9%)	2 (0.5%)				34.2	501^st of 742 public middle schools	32.5%		34.8	487^th of 716 public middle schools	32.0%	14		52.0	37.0	32.9	66.6	54.9				29.7	17.8	13.1	29.3	29.6
Marie H Katzenbach High School	Public	9-12	320 Sullivan way	Trenton	08628	Mercer	Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 530-3130	75			27.0%	14 (18.7%)	17 (22.7%)	40 (53.3%)	3 (4.0%)			1 (1.3%)								(n/a)
Marie H Katzenbach Elementary/ Middle School for the Deaf	Public	PK, KG-8	320 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08628	Mercer	Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 530-3120	12			33.0%	3 (25.0%)	1 (8.3%)	7 (58.3%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy	Public	9-12	1085 Old Trenton Road	Trenton	08690	Mercer	Area Vocational Technical Schools of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 586-5144	112	9	12.1	20.0%	27 (24.1%)	9 (8.0%)	27 (24.1%)	44 (39.3%)	1 (0.9%)		4 (3.6%)	58.4	125^th of 414 public high schools	69.8%					(n/a)							70.8	94.5								25.0		25.0			41.2
McVs Assunpink Center	Public	9-12	1085 Old Trenton Road	Trenton	08690	Mercer	Area Vocational Technical Schools of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 586-5144	45	8	5.3	33.0%	5 (11.1%)	36 (80.0%)	3 (6.7%)	1 (2.2%)											(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ewing	1.73 mi	6	483^rd
Hamilton	2.02 mi	28	402^nd
Mount Holly	2.16 mi	8	375^th
Lawrenceville	2.51 mi	7	272^nd
Pennington	4.66 mi	7	169^th

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

Parker Elementary

Hedgepeth Williams Middle School

Joyce Kilmer Middle School

Luis Munoz-Rivera Middle School

Robbins Elementary School

Dunn Middle School

Jefferson Elementary School

Grant Elementary School

P.J. Hill Elementary

Wilson Elementary School

Gregory Elementary School

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School

Foundation Academy Charter School

Marie H Katzenbach Elementary/ Middle School for the Deaf

Marie H Katzenbach High School

McVs Assunpink Center

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