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Trenton Central High School - Main Campus
400 Chambers St
Trenton NJ, 08609, Mercer County
Phone: 609-278-7260
Ranking: 
(336 out of 346, bottom 3%)*
(336 out of 346, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 178 | 170 | 142 | 113 | 123 | 182 | 179 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,821 | 1,949 | 964 | 1,400 | 1,741 | 2,376 | 2,478 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 518 | 28.4% | 682 | 35.0% | 99 | 10.3% | 200 | 14.3% | 601 | 34.5% | 829 | 34.9% | 782 | 31.6% |
| Grade 10: | 535 | 29.4% | 531 | 27.2% | 276 | 28.6% | 515 | 36.8% | 432 | 24.8% | 618 | 26.0% | 669 | 27.0% |
| Grade 11: | 370 | 20.3% | 335 | 17.2% | 284 | 29.5% | 386 | 27.6% | 305 | 17.5% | 450 | 18.9% | 431 | 17.4% |
| Grade 12: | 328 | 18.0% | 314 | 16.1% | 284 | 29.5% | 299 | 21.4% | 351 | 20.2% | 446 | 18.8% | 485 | 19.6% |
| Ungraded: | 70 | 3.8% | 87 | 4.5% | 21 | 2.2% | NA | NA | 52 | 3.0% | 33 | 1.4% | 111 | 4.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 928 | 51.0% | 1,005 | 51.6% | 477 | 49.5% | 685 | 48.9% | 841 | 48.3% | 1,084 | 45.6% | 1,128 | 45.5% |
| Female: | 893 | 49.0% | 944 | 48.4% | 487 | 50.5% | 715 | 51.1% | 900 | 51.7% | 1,292 | 54.4% | 1,346 | 54.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 17 | 0.9% | 32 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.5% | 26 | 1.9% | 31 | 1.8% | 25 | 1.1% | 24 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 867 | 47.6% | 848 | 43.5% | 400 | 41.5% | 556 | 39.7% | 652 | 37.4% | 713 | 30.0% | 715 | 28.9% |
| Black: | 904 | 49.6% | 1,037 | 53.2% | 528 | 54.8% | 796 | 56.9% | 1,016 | 58.4% | 1,591 | 67.0% | 1,685 | 68.0% |
| White: | 31 | 1.7% | 29 | 1.5% | 19 | 2.0% | 21 | 1.5% | 42 | 2.4% | 46 | 1.9% | 52 | 2.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,428 | 78.4% | 1,478 | 75.8% | 529 | 54.9% | 596 | 42.6% | 880 | 50.5% | 1,196 | 50.3% | 1,049 | 42.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 112 | 6.2% | 140 | 7.2% | 55 | 5.7% | 60 | 4.3% | 113 | 6.5% | 193 | 8.1% | 189 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.23 | 11.46 | 6.78 | 12.39 | 14.15 | 10.90 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 39.9% | 37.8% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.0% | 49.4% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 51.9% | 51.5% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 44.5% | 40.8% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 51.2% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 44.9% | 44.1% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 48.4% | 45.9% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 56.7% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 61.8% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 65.3% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 67.9% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 18.9% | 17.0% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 23.9% | 21.6% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 31.5% | 30.5% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 31.2% | 28.0% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 20.2% | 19.5% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 21.9% | 21.4% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 20.5% | 19.4% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 28.5% | 27.3% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 22.9% | 26.5% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 34.0% | 38.1% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 36.4% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 23.4% | 21.9% | 72.7% |
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* Trenton Central High School - Main Campus was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.