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William Harrison Elementary School

Public Grades K-3

1333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

William Harrison Elementary School is a public elementary school in Trenton, New Jersey, serving 251 students from kindergarten to 3rd grade. The school is part of the Trenton Public School District, which is ranked among the lowest-performing districts in the state.

William Harrison Elementary School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with only 7% of 3rd-grade students proficient in English Language Arts and 11.9% proficient in mathematics, compared to state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 42.2% over the past few years, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 54.71% to 67.78% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While William Harrison Elementary School's performance is concerning, there are some nearby schools within the Trenton Public School District, such as Gershom Mott Elementary School and Franklin Elementary School, that have slightly higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies of these relatively higher-performing schools within the same district, and that targeted interventions and support could help drive improvement at William Harrison Elementary School.

243

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,599

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

461 Genessee Street
Trenton, NJ 08611

(609) 656-4750

District: Trenton Public School District

Students who attend William Harrison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grace A Dunn Middle School
High:	Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.4%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2019 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (9% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 38 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg10%

New Jersey avg47%

1,333^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 5% (2019) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Trenton Public School District

609^th of 609Trenton Public School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	1333 of 1347	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1333 of 1338	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1326 of 1342	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1313 of 1345	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	1314 of 1317	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	1294 of 1360	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	22.7	412 of 494	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	358 of 456	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	432 of 522	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	550 of 597	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	547 of 559	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	486 of 499	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	405 of 489	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	419 of 463	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	1291 of 1326	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	1270 of 1317	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1286 of 1318	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1273 of 1326	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	1283 of 1290	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	1261 of 1331	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	6.3	940 of 989	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	908 of 982	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	865 of 953	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	880 of 896	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	775 of 899	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	998 of 1023	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	841 of 939	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	731 of 863	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	755 of 839	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1268 of 1318	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1283 of 1313	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1243 of 1315	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	1264 of 1324	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1263 of 1297	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1253 of 1335	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	825 of 949	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	638 of 868	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)17th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2022)13th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)5th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics12%-38 vs state

English Language Arts7%-38 vs state

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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
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
International Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	105 Grand Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	International Charter School of Trenton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-3111	108	9	11.7	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	101 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.8	1014^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.7%		29.3	952^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.8%	62	11.1		38.9	61.1	11.1				33.3	27.8	22.2						$12,829	$1,245	$11,584
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
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
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
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
Lalor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Barnt Deklyn Road	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4156	351	27	12.7	83.2%	14 (4.0%)	66 (18.8%)	257 (73.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	8.3	1277^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.2%		10.3	1231^st of 1338 public elementary schools	8.0%	46	8.5		10.1	20.0	26.6				8.4	13.7	18.4						$10,859	$1,035	$9,824
Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Public, Charter	K-8	52 Lafayette Ave	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 599-1212	463	41	11.2	79.9%	32 (6.9%)	81 (17.5%)	336 (72.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	64.2	490^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.6%		71.1	405^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.7%	85	22.0	12.5	60.3	56.9	74.0	88.2	63.4	87.5	56.6	45.1	46.0	50.9	43.9	39.1	70.6	70.6	$10,730	$685	$10,045
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about William Harrison Elementary School

What district is William Harrison Elementary School in?

Trenton Public School District

Is William Harrison Elementary School a good school?

William Harrison Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend William Harrison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended William Harrison Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of William Harrison Elementary School attend?

Students who attend William Harrison Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grace A Dunn Middle School
High : Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

What is the racial makeup of William Harrison Elementary School?

Students at William Harrison Elementary School are 98% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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