Dunn Middle School
401 Dayton St
Trenton NJ, 08610, Mercer County
Phone: 609-656-4700
Ranking: (1,800 out of 1,847, bottom 3%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Trenton City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 79 | 66 | 57 | 42 | 39 | 57 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 901 | 880 | 269 | 445 | 599 | 603 | 590 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 268 | 29.7% | 272 | 30.9% | 8 | 3.0% | 58 | 13.0% | 169 | 28.2% | 160 | 26.5% | 159 | 26.9% |
Grade 7: | 272 | 30.2% | 278 | 31.6% | 50 | 18.6% | 189 | 42.5% | 172 | 28.7% | 177 | 29.4% | 186 | 31.5% |
Grade 8: | 271 | 30.1% | 241 | 27.4% | 156 | 58.0% | 157 | 35.3% | 190 | 31.7% | 209 | 34.7% | 186 | 31.5% |
Ungraded: | 90 | 10.0% | 89 | 10.1% | 55 | 20.4% | 41 | 9.2% | 68 | 11.4% | 57 | 9.5% | 59 | 10.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 463 | 51.4% | 455 | 51.7% | 152 | 56.5% | 242 | 54.4% | 310 | 51.8% | 281 | 46.6% | 284 | 48.1% |
Female: | 438 | 48.6% | 425 | 48.3% | 117 | 43.5% | 203 | 45.6% | 289 | 48.2% | 322 | 53.4% | 302 | 51.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 14 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.9% | 16 | 3.6% | 28 | 4.7% | 22 | 3.6% | 15 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 591 | 65.6% | 569 | 64.7% | 177 | 65.8% | 274 | 61.6% | 365 | 60.9% | 379 | 62.9% | 343 | 58.1% |
Black: | 263 | 29.2% | 257 | 29.2% | 79 | 29.4% | 134 | 30.1% | 173 | 28.9% | 167 | 27.7% | 196 | 33.2% |
White: | 30 | 3.3% | 37 | 4.2% | 7 | 2.6% | 18 | 4.0% | 30 | 5.0% | 34 | 5.6% | 35 | 5.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 769 | 85.3% | 746 | 84.8% | 200 | 74.3% | 364 | 81.8% | 438 | 73.1% | 415 | 68.8% | 288 | 48.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 6.8% | 68 | 7.7% | 15 | 5.6% | 42 | 9.4% | 40 | 6.7% | 51 | 8.5% | 34 | 5.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.41 | 13.33 | 4.72 | 10.72 | 15.36 | 8.90 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34.0% | 34.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 13.7% | 12.1% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 23.2% | 29.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 29.4% | 23.8% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21.2% | 24.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 29.8% | 23.3% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33.4% | 36.5% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32.0% | 27.5% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37.8% | 32.0% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.6% | 34.3% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 36.7% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 36.0% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.3% | 38.4% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 29.3% | 29.3% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25.8% | 27.3% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.4% | 29.8% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19.8% | 19.7% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 17.5% | 18.6% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22.1% | 20.8% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 16.7% | 22.7% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22.5% | 20.5% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.7% | 27.5% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 33.8% | 25.8% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 27.6% | 21.6% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.6% | 21.2% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25.2% | 19.9% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 43.8% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.4% | 44.3% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 46.3% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.1% | 46.8% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 43.9% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.6% | 42.9% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.7% | 22.7% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 29.2% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.1% | 25.9% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.9% | 33.2% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34.3% | 26.4% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 23.0% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 45.7% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 48.2% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.3% | 43.6% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.5% | 44.0% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.4% | 39.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 35.9% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19.7% | 21.9% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18.2% | 22.0% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.8% | 23.6% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.7% | 31.2% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.0% | 37.3% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13.2% | 11.5% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14.2% | 14.3% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16.6% | 12.7% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.8% | 19.0% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 21.3% | 24.7% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27.6% | 24.5% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.3% | 25% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.8% | 31.1% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 35.2% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.8% | 33.5% | 78.9% |
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* Dunn Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.