Summary:
The area’s list contains one school, International Charter School of Trenton, serving kindergarten through grade 5, with 108 students. Its latest test results cover grades 3–5 in English language arts (ELA) and math, and grade 5 in science. Because it is the only school listed, there is no school-to-school comparison. The clearest finding is a sharp divide within the school: grade 5 results were much stronger than those in grades 3 and 4.
Grade 5 stands out at the top in 2025–2026: 61% of students were proficient in math, 16 percentage points above the state, and 56% were proficient in ELA, 4 points above the state. Grade 4 math is the sharpest low point, at 0% proficient, 47 points below the state; grade 3 ELA was 17%, 31 points below, and grade 4 ELA was 11%, 35 points below. Across grades 3–5, the school’s average ELA result was 28%, compared with 49% statewide, while its math average was 32%, compared with 47% statewide. Grade 5 science reached 22%, still 5 points below the state.
Results changed unevenly between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026: grade 5 ELA rose 44 percentage points and grade 5 math rose 39, while grade 4 ELA fell 50 points and grade 4 math fell 28, to 0%. Grade 5 science improved by 11 points, narrowing its gap with the state from 19 points to 5. SchoolDigger’s ranking rose to the 31st percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026, from the 25th percentile and 1 star the prior year; it was at the 29th percentile and 1 star in 2023–2024. Context measures for 2024–2025 include a student–teacher ratio of 11.7 and 97% free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism was 13%, compared with 14% statewide.
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