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The Village Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

The Village Charter School is an elementary school located in Trenton, New Jersey, serving 359 students from kindergarten to 8th grade. While it is a public charter school, the school's performance has consistently fallen below state averages across key academic metrics.

The Village Charter School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 24.4% to 44.4%, compared to the state average of 44.9% to 57.1%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 9.7% to 27.5%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 49.8%. The school's performance in Science is also notably lower, with only 5% and 2.8% of 5th and 8th-grade students, respectively, scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 30.1% and 19%. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 10.3% to 19.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby public schools, such as the Ewing Township School District and the Trenton Public School District, The Village Charter School's performance is generally lower. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the ELA proficiency rates at the nearby Ewing Township schools ranged from 27.9% to 55.6%, and the Mathematics proficiency rates ranged from 17.7% to 44.5%, significantly higher than The Village Charter School. The nearby Trenton public schools, such as Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School and Dr. Crosby Copeland Junior Elementary, also have lower academic performance compared to the state averages, but their proficiency rates are still higher than those of The Village Charter School.

361

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,151

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Sullivan Way
Trenton, NJ 08638

(609) 695-0110

District: The Village Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.2%

Hispanic:

4.7%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,191^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

601^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

566^th of 609The Village Charter School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1191 of 1347	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1137 of 1338	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1120 of 1342	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	950 of 1345	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1011 of 1317	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	749 of 1360	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	833 of 1353	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.1	944 of 1352	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.2	948 of 1346	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	1060 of 1357	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	1128 of 1363	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	1176 of 1367	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	1232 of 1363	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	1186 of 1360	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.7	1239 of 1354	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	1233 of 1346	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	1285 of 1338	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.2	1247 of 1329	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.6	1296 of 1314	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	73.7	368 of 1303	71.8%	★★★★☆
2004	50.0	814 of 1298	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	42.8	799 of 1204	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	246 of 463	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	278 of 469	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	239 of 463	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	165 of 494	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	175 of 456	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	80 of 522	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	97 of 517	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1143 of 1326	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	982 of 1317	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1037 of 1318	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	888 of 1326	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	879 of 1290	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	715 of 1331	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	886 of 1333	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	776 of 1023	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.4	225 of 948	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	222 of 942	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1110 of 1318	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1177 of 1313	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1112 of 1315	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	952 of 1324	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1041 of 1297	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	754 of 1335	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	739 of 1334	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	913 of 1023	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	601 of 752	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	464 of 743	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	534 of 748	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	414 of 745	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	393 of 652	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	341 of 745	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	458 of 716	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.9	516 of 712	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	553 of 713	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.5	475 of 713	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.1	570 of 717	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	560 of 704	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	553 of 677	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	586 of 684	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.7	616 of 677	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	621 of 664	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.9	574 of 640	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.0	565 of 631	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	597 of 615	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	207 of 359	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	195 of 352	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	136 of 361	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	66 of 356	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	53 of 291	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	37 of 326	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	72 of 326	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	495 of 728	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	437 of 717	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	452 of 720	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	339 of 726	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	339 of 625	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	357 of 703	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	504 of 680	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	422 of 613	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.4	93 of 584	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	138 of 549	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	90 of 467	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	80 of 541	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	40.6	310 of 522	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	665 of 726	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	463 of 719	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	550 of 718	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	478 of 730	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	398 of 635	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	326 of 697	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	367 of 675	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)47th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-23 vs state

Mathematics20%-21 vs state

Science4%-21 vs state

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I have 2 kids VCS. I absolutely love the teachers and their devotion to the children. Close Quote

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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
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	361	31	11.6	83.7%	4 (1.1%)	340 (94.2%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14	1191^st of 1347 public elementary schools	11.6%		15.6	1137^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.0%	54	5.0	2.8	30.0	37.5	25.0	24.4	25.6	44.4	27.5	22.5	15.0	9.7	23.3	19.4			$10,151	$975	$9,176
Marie H Katzenbach Elementary School for the Deaf	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08628	Mercer County	Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 530-3130	22			22.7%	4 (18.2%)	6 (27.3%)	9 (40.9%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)
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
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	446 Parkway Avenue	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	418	38	11.1	64.8%	35 (8.4%)	190 (45.5%)	162 (38.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	10.2	1250^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.2%		14.2	1161^st of 1338 public elementary schools	13.2%	89	4.2		23.0	34.9	19.1				17.7	19.0	8.3						$16,070	$242	$15,828
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
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
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
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
William L Antheil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	339 Ewingville Road	Ewing	08638	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	746	68	11.0	57.0%	141 (18.9%)	271 (36.3%)	245 (32.8%)	34 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.8%)	28.2	983^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.0%		22.6	1036^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.6%	53	21.6		27.9	44.3	43.6				33.6	29.9	32.4						$16,183	$243	$15,940
Francis Lore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13 Westwood Drive	Ewing	08628	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	505	42	12.0	49.1%	118 (23.4%)	182 (36.0%)	129 (25.5%)	33 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	41.2	794^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.1%		32.4	910^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.0%	116	25.6		41.6	55.6	52.4				36.0	44.5	32.6						$11,727	$173	$11,554

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The Village Charter School ranks in the bottom 11.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended The Village Charter School.

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Students at The Village Charter School are 94% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% White.

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