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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 08629

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Summary:

The 08629 zip code in New Jersey is home to a single middle school, Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School, which is part of the Trenton Public School District. This school has consistently low academic performance, with students scoring significantly below state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's statewide ranking places it in the bottom quartile of New Jersey middle schools, and it has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School faces several challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, with 14.9% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also serves a high-poverty student population, with 57.9% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite relatively high per-student spending of $11,121 in the 2018-2019 school year, the school's academic performance remains significantly below state averages.

The data suggests that the Trenton Public School District, of which Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School is a part, is also struggling, as it is ranked 609 out of 609 districts in New Jersey. Addressing the challenges faced by this school and the broader district will likely require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, resource allocation, and a focus on improving teaching and learning practices.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School	Public	4-6	301 Gladstone Ave	Trenton	08629	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4760	668	41	16.2	78.0%	2 (0.3%)	109 (16.3%)	548 (82.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)								(n/a)	4.6	9.9	10.6	5.7	4.1	7.6	5.5	$20,189	$1,708	$18,481

Cities Near Zip Code 08629

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hamilton	0.3 mi	27	445^th
Trenton	0.38 mi	38	504^th
Lawrenceville	2.35 mi	7	314^th
Ewing	3.01 mi	5	493^rd
West Trenton	4.21 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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