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William Harrison Elementary School

Public Grades K-3

1290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

William Harrison Elementary School serves 243 students in grades K–3 in Trenton, within the Trenton Public School District. The supplied NJSLA results cover third grade: in 2025–2026, 13% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 18% in math. The most important finding is that both results remain far below state proficiency: Harrison trails the state by 35 percentage points in ELA and 31 points in math.

Math is Harrison’s relative strength, while ELA is weaker in nearby and district comparisons. Among nine nearby schools with results for the same grade and year, the averages were 16% in ELA and 19% in math; Harrison was below both averages and ranked fourth-lowest in ELA and fifth-lowest in math among the ten schools including Harrison. Within the district, Harrison’s math result was higher than the peer average (18% versus 17%), while its ELA result was lower (13% versus 15%). So Harrison is not the lowest-performing local school in either subject, but several nearby schools had higher results.

Results have improved over the four years shown: ELA rose from 3% to 13%, and math from 10% to 18%, narrowing Harrison’s state gaps in both subjects. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also rose from the 0th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 3rd percentile in 2025–2026, though the current rating is still 0 stars. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 12.1, below the nearby-school average of 13.0; 89% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with an 85% nearby average. Older SchoolDigger rankings showed stronger relative standing for African American students (21st percentile in 2020–2021, compared with 0 overall) and Special Education Students (26th percentile in 2020–2021, then 13th in 2021–2022). These subgroup rankings are older, and the supplied test results cover third grade only.

243

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,062

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (16% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg14%

New Jersey avg49%

1,290^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Trenton Public School District

604^th of 607Trenton 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
2026	6.3	1290 of 1331	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.3	566 of 581	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.3	1264 of 1311	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.5	943 of 991	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.0	951 of 1002	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.1	1262 of 1306	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics18%-31 vs state

English Language Arts13%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)			NJSLA Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	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%)	6.3	1290^th of 1331 public elementary schools	3.1%		4	1333^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.0%	43		13.3			17.8			$22,062	$1,569	$20,493
International Charter School of Trenton	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%)	29.7	925^th of 1331 public elementary schools	30.5%		25.8	1014^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.7%	89	22.3	16.7	11.1	55.5	33.3	0.0	61.2	$15,290	$1,597	$13,693
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%)	11.3	1219^th of 1331 public elementary schools	8.4%		3.9	1335^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.9%	116		21.4			23.8			$20,152	$1,560	$18,592
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%)	12.2	1198^th of 1331 public elementary schools	10.0%		11.8	1214^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%	16		24.7			22.5			$23,399	$1,666	$21,733
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%)	5.8	1293^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	2.9%		13.1	1198^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.1%	95		8.9			19.1			$22,822	$1,557	$21,265
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%)	5.2	1303^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	2.1%		6.6	1301^st of 1347 public elementary schools	3.4%	2		14.5			13.0			$22,814	$1,657	$21,157
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%)	8.7	1255^th of 1331 public elementary schools	5.7%		8.3	1277^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.2%	22	8.0	16.7	9.4	26.0	21.7	7.8	20.0	$13,075	$1,048	$12,027
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%)								(n/a)								$16,266	$810	$15,456
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%)	3.9	1322^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	0.7%		2.1	1346^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.1%	24		12.7			8.9			$22,052	$1,585	$20,467
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%)	4.2	1318^th of 1331 public elementary schools	1.0%		3	1344^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.2%	26		10.2			12.6			$22,904	$1,600	$21,304

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