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Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Ewing, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 591 students. The school is part of the Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School District, which is ranked 596 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 4.6% to 59.2% in English Language Arts and 4.7% to 13.5% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 17.9% to 80.7% and 20.7% to 58%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 91-92% in recent years, which is slightly below the state average, but its dropout rate has been relatively low at 0-1.2%. However, Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.1% to 16.6% in the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Lawrence High School, Trenton Central High School, and Ewing High School, Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates, graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism. The school's performance has remained relatively stagnant or even declined over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 357 out of 422 high schools in 2022-2023 to 402 out of 434 high schools in 2024-2025.

562

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,463

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1555 Pennington Raod
Ewing, NJ 08618

(609) 619-2000

District: Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.7%

Hispanic:

30.2%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2019 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (77% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg46%

Middle school

677^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 5% (2019) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

402^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

596^th of 609Trenton Stem-to-Civics 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	677 of 752	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	689 of 743	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	708 of 748	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	690 of 745	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	570 of 652	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	706 of 745	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	301 of 359	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	279 of 352	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	335 of 361	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	313 of 356	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	214 of 291	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	307 of 326	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	661 of 728	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	648 of 717	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	683 of 720	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	654 of 726	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	550 of 625	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	682 of 703	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	283 of 608	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	390 of 589	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	483 of 591	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	355 of 480	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	414 of 524	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	568 of 613	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	491 of 584	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	496 of 568	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	457 of 549	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	379 of 467	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	435 of 541	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	633 of 726	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	706 of 719	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	662 of 718	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	683 of 730	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	538 of 635	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	634 of 697	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	22.6	418 of 492	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	402 of 434	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	398 of 429	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	357 of 422	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	370 of 415	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	360 of 405	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	388 of 416	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	245 of 283	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	244 of 282	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	206 of 250	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	239 of 256	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	223 of 247	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	240 of 254	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	251 of 266	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	388 of 426	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	405 of 420	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	368 of 416	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	401 of 414	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	362 of 402	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	387 of 408	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	389 of 403	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	380 of 406	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	363 of 403	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	190 of 385	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.7	331 of 382	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	226 of 374	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.3	330 of 364	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	308 of 368	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	328 of 377	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	340 of 358	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	254 of 344	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	296 of 324	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	268 of 326	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	307 of 347	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	310 of 345	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	394 of 426	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	374 of 419	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	349 of 414	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	385 of 410	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	343 of 402	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	389 of 407	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	386 of 405	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	296 of 361	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	312 of 339	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	333 of 333	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	297 of 349	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	326 of 355	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2019)15th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

High school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+34 vs state

English Language Arts29%-26 vs state

Mathematics6%-29 vs state

Algebra I5%-32 vs state

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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)		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 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1555 Pennington Raod	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 619-2000	562	21	26.7	24.6%	3 (0.5%)	369 (65.7%)	170 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	12.8	402^nd of 434 public high schools	7.4%		11.8	398^th of 429 public high schools	7.2%	4	59.2	13.5	1.2	3.3	26.7	33.3	26.8	28.2	10.0	5.3	4.9		4.7	4.6			$8,463	$1,091	$7,372
Ewing High School	Public	9-12	900 Parkway Ave	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	1,118	90	12.3	56.5%	198 (17.7%)	529 (47.3%)	293 (26.2%)	43 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.4%)	21.7	351^st of 434 public high schools	19.1%		24.9	332^nd of 429 public high schools	22.6%	19	64.3	41.7		20.8				23.4				7.8		7.7	31.8	31.8	$14,002	$194	$13,808
Ann Klein Forensic Center	Public	12	1610 Stuyvesant Ave	West Trenton	08625	Mercer County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 633-0883	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Marie H Katzenbach Middle/High School	Public	6-12	320 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08628	Mercer County	Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 530-3130	33			9.1%	9 (27.3%)	7 (21.2%)	15 (45.5%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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
MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center	Public	11-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-9784	21	18	1.2	52.4%	8 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (57.1%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$11,242	$843	$10,399
Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy	Public	9-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-9784	111	7	16.0	64.9%	19 (17.1%)	19 (17.1%)	73 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.9	285^th of 434 public high schools	34.3%		31.8	297^th of 429 public high schools	30.8%	12	84.0	46.2		3.8				50.0				3.6		3.6			$6,008		$6,008
Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy	Public	9-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-9784	141	6	21.9	39.7%	32 (22.7%)	19 (13.5%)	66 (46.8%)	22 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.5	75^th of 434 public high schools	82.7%		86.3	31^st of 429 public high schools	92.8%	44		82.4		58.8				83.0				43.5		43.5	52.1	52.1	$4,422		$4,422
Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	2525 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 671-5510	1,225	98	12.5	37.3%	455 (37.1%)	190 (15.5%)	293 (23.9%)	212 (17.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (5.9%)	53	180^th of 434 public high schools	58.5%		53.3	179^th of 429 public high schools	58.3%	1	86.4	57.0		40.2				50.5				13.1		13.1	62.3	61.6	$14,745	$110	$14,635
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

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