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Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1056^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities is an elementary school serving 434 students in grades K-8 in Trenton, New Jersey. The school is part of the Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities District, which is ranked 508 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics significantly lower than the state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.3% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state's target of 10% or less. While the school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, this has not translated into better academic performance.

The challenges faced by Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities are not unique, as the nearby schools in the Trenton and surrounding areas also perform poorly compared to the state averages. This suggests that the issues are likely systemic within the broader Trenton education system. Addressing the underlying socioeconomic factors and systemic challenges may be necessary to drive meaningful improvements in student outcomes at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities.

545

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,952

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

643 Indiana Ave
Trenton, NJ 08638

(609) 394-7727

District: Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.7%

Asian:

26.4%

American Indian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2021 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,056^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

517^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

508^th of 609Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities 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	22.4	1056 of 1347	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	940 of 1338	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1020 of 1342	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1072 of 1345	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1048 of 1317	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	308 of 463	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	198 of 469	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	205 of 463	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	290 of 494	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	246 of 456	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	364 of 522	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	260 of 517	49.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	345 of 597	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	374 of 559	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	423 of 489	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	247 of 411	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	324 of 463	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	346 of 434	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1051 of 1326	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	891 of 1317	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	977 of 1318	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1061 of 1326	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1029 of 1290	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1087 of 1331	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1147 of 1333	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	543 of 1032	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	401 of 989	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	550 of 982	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	580 of 953	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	513 of 896	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	529 of 899	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	611 of 870	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	614 of 1023	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	246 of 839	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	19.6	760 of 948	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	670 of 942	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	965 of 1318	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	900 of 1313	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	977 of 1315	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	998 of 1324	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1000 of 1297	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1086 of 1335	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1091 of 1334	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	626 of 1023	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	445 of 989	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	461 of 958	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	559 of 949	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	897 of 1007	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	733 of 1001	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	517 of 752	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	502 of 743	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	544 of 748	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	545 of 745	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	516 of 652	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	503 of 745	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	487 of 716	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.8	531 of 712	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.3	561 of 713	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	619 of 713	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.9	645 of 717	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	655 of 704	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.1	616 of 677	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.6	659 of 684	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.0	663 of 677	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	244 of 359	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	137 of 352	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	248 of 361	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	257 of 356	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	172 of 291	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	167 of 326	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.7	62 of 326	81.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	317 of 343	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	284 of 320	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	249 of 270	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	93 of 197	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	507 of 728	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	450 of 717	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	567 of 720	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	575 of 726	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	509 of 625	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	436 of 703	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	473 of 680	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	287 of 608	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	271 of 589	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	365 of 587	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	326 of 591	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	297 of 480	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	210 of 524	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	194 of 504	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	281 of 613	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	279 of 541	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	494 of 726	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	508 of 719	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	477 of 718	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	484 of 730	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	465 of 635	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	494 of 697	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	431 of 675	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	448 of 507	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	478 of 510	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	435 of 535	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	411 of 492	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts38%-15 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

Science13%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, October 1, 2011

Finally! A school in Trenton that is committed to giving kids a great education! My daughter attended this school and made great progress. At her previous school the teachers treated her like "a problem" and threatened to hold her back. When I transferred her to Paul Robeson the teachers AND administrators immediately took the time to get to know her and help her and she graduated in June with her class. Be aware though, they don't mess around with discipline. They don't allow kids to mouth off to teachers or play around in class and they readily suspend kids who don't follow the rules. Parents have to come in for a conference every time to have the kid "re-admitted." 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
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
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
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
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
Slackwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2060 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5580	251	24	10.5	59.8%	89 (35.5%)	28 (11.2%)	93 (37.1%)	37 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	31.6	934^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.7%		57.4	572^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.2%	362			32.2						42.0								$16,162	$474	$15,688
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 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
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
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
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2069 Greenwood Avenue	Hamilton	08609	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4151	270	20	13.5	83.3%	9 (3.3%)	119 (44.1%)	134 (49.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	17.1	1144^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.1%		16.8	1121^st of 1338 public elementary schools	16.2%	23	12.2		31.4	22.4	38.6				30.1	22.0	18.0						$10,973	$1,204	$9,769

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