Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08611

Zip code 08611 is reported to have seven schools—four elementary, one middle, and two high schools—but only six profiles are supplied, covering schools from elementary through high school. Across the four elementary schools, the 2025–2026 third-grade averages were 15% in ELA and 24% in math, versus state results of 48% and 49%; the two high schools averaged 50% in 11th-grade ELA and 32% in math, versus 76% and 61% statewide. The clearest overall concern is that proficiency generally trails state results, especially in third grade and high-school math.

Results vary sharply by school and grade. International Charter School of Trenton led fifth grade in 2025–2026, with 56% in ELA and 61% in math, while Clara Parker Intermediate School had 7% and 10%; the gaps were 49 and 51 points. International Charter was 4 points above the state in fifth-grade ELA and 16 points above in math, while Clara Parker was 45 and 36 points below. In third grade, George Washington Elementary School led ELA at 21%, and International Charter led math at 33%; Gershom Mott Elementary School had the lowest ELA result at 9%, and William Harrison Elementary School the lowest math at 18%. Among high schools, Achievers Early College Prep Charter School led Trenton Central High School - Main Campus in 11th-grade ELA, 58% to 41%, and math, 34% to 30%; both remained below state results.

Recent changes are mixed rather than a clear area-wide trend: the four-school third-grade ELA average fell 3 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while math rose 3 points. Washington improved by 17 points in ELA and 11 in math, while Mott fell 13 and 6 points, respectively. At high schools, Trenton Central’s 11th-grade math rose 17 points, while Achievers’ ELA fell 16 points. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide ranking percentiles were 31 for International Charter and 21 for Achievers, compared with 8 for Trenton Central and Washington and 3 for Mott and Harrison. All six schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025, with shares from 71% at Trenton Central to 97% at International Charter; these figures describe school context, not a cause of test results.