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Trenton Public School District

At a glance

609^thof 609 New Jersey districts▲ 2

Better than 0% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 13 Middle 9 High 2 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

108 North Clinton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08609·(609) 656-4900·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 0% of districts

Schools

13,549

Students

Top rankedGershom Mott Elementary School1198^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Gershom Mott Elementary School up 105 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School 11.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

0★

9 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Trenton Public School District operates 25 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district as a whole is ranked 609 out of 609 in New Jersey and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant challenges in student achievement.

A few schools stand out as relative bright spots within the district. Franklin Elementary School, Gershom Mott Elementary School, and Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School have higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd grade students compared to the district and state averages. However, across the district, proficiency rates on state assessments are very low, with only 42.4% of 11th graders at Trenton Central High School proficient in ELA and just 11.2% proficient in Math, far below state averages.

The Trenton Public School District faces significant challenges, including high rates of poverty, chronic absenteeism, and low academic performance. Addressing these systemic issues will be critical to improving educational outcomes for students in the district. While a few elementary schools show promise, the district as a whole has a long way to go in providing a quality education for all its students.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Capital City High School	Public	9-12	135 E. Hanover Street	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 256-8190	756	40	18.9	56.1%	8 (1.1%)	167 (22.1%)	564 (74.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)								(n/a)																										$13,864	$2,099	$11,765
Trenton Central High School - Main Campus	Public	10-12	400 Chambers Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 557-8247	2,097	157	13.3	70.9%	24 (1.1%)	652 (31.1%)	1,398 (66.7%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	16 (0.8%)								(n/a)	39.7	13.6			2.1																					$11,800	$286	$11,514
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
Grace A Dunn Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Dayton Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4700	703	50	14.2	77.1%	8 (1.1%)	86 (12.2%)	605 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6.5	747^th of 752 public middle schools	0.7%		7.8	728^th of 743 public middle schools	2.0%	19				0.4						8.9	11.2						6.2	0.5	14.3		14.3					$10,513	$799	$9,714
Cadwalader Elementary School	Public	K-3	501 Edgewood Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4850	200	16	12.5	80.0%	3 (1.5%)	121 (60.5%)	69 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	3.5	1340^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.5%		5	1318^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.5%	22						6.5							9.6
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
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
Grant Intermediate School	Public	4-6	159 N Clinton Avenue	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4730	610	49	12.5	87.2%	8 (1.3%)	139 (22.8%)	455 (74.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)			0.9				7.3	7.9	6.5					3.5	5.6	3.2										$12,611	$924	$11,687
Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-3	500 Rutherford Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4740	311	24	12.9	91.0%	3 (1.0%)	215 (69.1%)	73 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	10.1	1252^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	7.1%		3.8	1330^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.6%	78						18.2							21.5													$9,710	$883	$8,827
Battle Monument Intermediate School	Public	4-6	145 Pennington Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 503-9941	499	32	15.5	87.8%	1 (0.2%)	151 (30.3%)	340 (68.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)								(n/a)			2.3				5.7	3.0	4.7					6.2	1.1	2.3
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
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
Clara Parker Intermediate School	Public	4-6	820 South Warren Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4880	583	40	14.5	88.2%	6 (1.0%)	88 (15.1%)	479 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)								(n/a)			3.5				9.0	10.2	20.6					6.8	8.9	6.2										$9,719	$467	$9,252
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
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
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
Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School	Public	4-6	301 Gladstone Ave	Trenton	08629	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4760	668	41	16.2	78.0%	2 (0.3%)	109 (16.3%)	548 (82.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)								(n/a)			4.6				9.9	10.6	5.7					4.1	7.6	5.5										$11,121	$984	$10,137
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
Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy	Public, Alternative	9	500 Perry Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4900	890	60	14.9	64.7%	8 (0.9%)	273 (30.7%)	601 (67.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)								(n/a)												10.5								6.0	6.0	5.4	5.4	31.8	31.8	$10,105	$213	$9,892
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
Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1300 Stuyvesant Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4800	546	36	15.1	82.2%	6 (1.1%)	317 (58.1%)	209 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)								(n/a)			1.1				15.2	2.2	9.6					7.1	1.6	1.8
Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Public	7-8	401-411 Brunswick Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4900	650	50	13.1	75.8%	5 (0.8%)	206 (31.7%)	426 (65.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	7.8	736^th of 752 public middle schools	2.1%		7.6	733^rd of 743 public middle schools	1.3%	3				0.6						9.9	11.9						5.0	1.7	16.7		16.7
Joseph Stokes Elementary School	Public	K-3	915 Parkside Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4930	347	27	12.8	82.7%	7 (2.0%)	175 (50.4%)	152 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	3.3	1342^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.8	1320^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.3%	22						7.7							7.4
Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Public	7-8	1001 West State St	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4770	474	39	12.1	82.7%	5 (1.1%)	292 (61.6%)	167 (35.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	8.1	733^rd of 752 public middle schools	2.5%		7.6	732^nd of 743 public middle schools	1.5%	1				1.2						9.2	9.8						11.2	1.5	12.1		12.1
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1 Whittlesey Road	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4660	329	30	11.1	78.4%	3 (0.9%)	205 (62.3%)	113 (34.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)								(n/a)			3.3				2.8	4.5	4.9					2.7	6.4	0.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Foundation Academy Charter School	0.79 mi	1
Office Of Educational Services Department Of Corrections	1.02 mi	7
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	1.08 mi	1	435^th
International Charter School of Trenton	1.28 mi	1	520^th
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	1.33 mi	1	508^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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