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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 08611

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Schools

1,047

Students

Districts

Top rankedInternational Charter School of Trenton925^th of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

George Washington Elementary School up 116 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 08611 has four elementary schools: Gershom Mott Elementary School, George Washington Elementary School, and William Harrison Elementary School serve kindergarten through grade 3, while International Charter School of Trenton serves kindergarten through grade 5. The most important finding is that shared-grade results remain far below state proficiency: in 2025–2026, the four schools averaged 15% in grade 3 ELA versus 48% statewide, and 24% in math versus 49% statewide.

George Washington led grade 3 ELA in 2025–2026 with 21% proficient, 8 points above the other schools’ average and 27 points below the state; Gershom Mott had the lowest ELA result at 9%, 8 points below the other schools’ average. In math, International Charter led at 33%, 13 points above the other schools’ average, while William Harrison was lowest at 18%, 8 points below its peers’ average. International Charter’s grade 5 results also exceeded state proficiency in 2025–2026: 56% in ELA and 61% in math.

Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: George Washington rose 17 points in grade 3 ELA and 11 in math, while International Charter’s grade 3 ELA fell 22 points and its math was unchanged. The charter’s grade 4 results were much lower than its grade 5 results in 2025–2026: 11% in ELA and a reported 0% in math. SchoolDigger gives International Charter 2 stars and a 31st-percentile ranking; the other schools have 0 stars and rank between the 3rd and 8th percentiles. Student-teacher ratios range from 11.7 to 13.9. The free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–2025 ranged from 80% at George Washington to 97% at International Charter; these are contextual observations, not explanations for achievement. International Charter’s enrollment is 108, so its results may be sensitive to a limited number of tested students.

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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
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
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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 08611

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Trenton	0.17 mi	38	504^th
Hamilton	1.19 mi	27	445^th
Ewing	2.57 mi	5	493^rd
Lawrenceville	2.98 mi	7	314^th
West Trenton	3.54 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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