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P.J. Hill Elementary Primary School
1010 East State St
Trenton NJ, 08609, Mercer County
Phone: 609-656-4980
Ranking:
(1,824 out of 1,847, bottom 1%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 49 | 54 | 47 | 37 | 39 | 58 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 443 | 670 | 538 | 506 | 600 | 587 | 562 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 76 | 17.2% | 76 | 11.3% | 38 | 7.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 75 | 12.5% | 75 | 12.8% | 74 | 13.2% |
Grade 1: | 79 | 17.8% | 65 | 9.7% | 71 | 13.2% | 77 | 15.2% | 91 | 15.2% | 70 | 11.9% | 71 | 12.6% |
Grade 2: | 59 | 13.3% | 60 | 9.0% | 63 | 11.7% | 87 | 17.2% | 64 | 10.7% | 74 | 12.6% | 45 | 8.0% |
Grade 3: | 56 | 12.6% | 60 | 9.0% | 72 | 13.4% | 58 | 11.5% | 66 | 11.0% | 48 | 8.2% | 55 | 9.8% |
Grade 4: | 56 | 12.6% | 76 | 11.3% | 54 | 10.0% | 48 | 9.5% | 40 | 6.7% | 51 | 8.7% | 61 | 10.9% |
Grade 5: | 63 | 14.2% | 66 | 9.9% | 44 | 8.2% | 43 | 8.5% | 55 | 9.2% | 56 | 9.5% | 49 | 8.7% |
Ungraded: | 54 | 12.2% | 68 | 10.1% | 54 | 10.0% | 25 | 4.9% | 29 | 4.8% | 37 | 6.3% | 33 | 5.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 252 | 56.9% | 351 | 52.4% | 280 | 52.0% | 252 | 49.8% | 301 | 50.2% | 305 | 52.0% | 292 | 52.0% |
Female: | 191 | 43.1% | 319 | 47.6% | 258 | 48.0% | 254 | 50.2% | 299 | 49.8% | 282 | 48.0% | 266 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 86 | 19.4% | 130 | 19.4% | 84 | 15.6% | 83 | 16.4% | 83 | 13.8% | 81 | 13.8% | 56 | 10.0% |
Black: | 342 | 77.2% | 519 | 77.5% | 432 | 80.3% | 401 | 79.2% | 502 | 83.7% | 493 | 84.0% | 496 | 88.3% |
White: | 4 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.4% |
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 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 379 | 85.6% | 593 | 88.5% | 443 | 82.3% | 319 | 63.0% | 441 | 73.5% | 434 | 73.9% | 352 | 62.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 3.4% | 27 | 4.0% | 21 | 3.9% | 13 | 2.6% | 52 | 8.7% | 53 | 9.0% | 39 | 6.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.04 | 12.41 | 11.55 | 13.68 | 15.38 | 8.40 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 53.5% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 62.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 59.7% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 59.6% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.9% | 66.9% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 33.1% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 28.3% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 26.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32.0% | 31.5% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37.3% | 33.7% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29.6% | 51.1% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.2% | 58.3% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 67.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 62.9% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 62.4% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23.4% | 43.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.7% | 41.9% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22.5% | 40.5% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 44.0% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 42.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.9% | 49.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 57.7% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 61.4% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24.6% | 50.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.8% | 54.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 59.7% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.9% | 27.8% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.6% | 25.8% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12.9% | 25.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15.4% | 21.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10.5% | 17.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31.0% | 36.7% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.7% | 38.8% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.3% | 53.4% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19.1% | 47.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.2% | 60.0% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29.2% | 52.9% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.4% | 34.9% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.2% | 38.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 37.0% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.8% | 35.7% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 40.5% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.0% | 54.3% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.8% | 51.8% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.4% | 58.7% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 54.1% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 69.1% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 76.5% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 61.8% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 67.1% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 64.3% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 62.6% | 88.8% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22.6% | 29.8% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 26.0% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 21.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12.9% | 18.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32.8% | 53.4% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28.6% | 42.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32.1% | 40.3% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 45.0% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31.8% | 50.2% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 49.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 38.2% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 34.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 12.5% | 12.1% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 24.5% | 29.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 23.8% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28.6% | 24.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 30.4% | 23.3% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 36.5% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 27.5% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 22.2% | 32.0% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 34.3% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28.5% | 36.7% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 36.0% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 38.4% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.9% | 29.3% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26.2% | 27.3% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 29.8% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 17.4% | 19.7% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22.6% | 18.6% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25.0% | 20.8% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44.5% | 22.7% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19.1% | 20.5% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19.1% | 27.5% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 25.8% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 17.4% | 21.6% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20.0% | 21.2% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 13.5% | 19.9% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 43.8% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 44.3% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 46.3% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34.8% | 46.8% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 43.9% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 42.9% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.3% | 22.7% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.8% | 29.2% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 25.9% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.8% | 33.2% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26.7% | 26.4% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.6% | 23.0% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 45.7% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 48.2% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.5% | 43.6% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.4% | 44.0% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.6% | 39.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.2% | 35.9% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 37.3% | 73.7% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.5% | 24.7% | 68.4% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 33.5% | 78.9% |
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* P.J. Hill Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.