Trenton City School District
Trenton City School District is located close to the center of New Jersey. Trenton City School District has 7.65 square miles of land area and 0.51 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Trenton City School District population is 84,913. Trenton City School District median household income is $36,601 in 2006-2010. Trenton City School District median house value is $131,000 in 2006-2010. On average, Trenton City School District is worse than the state average in quality.
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Trenton City School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
108 North Clinton Ave
Trenton NJ, 08609, Mercer County
Phone: 609-656-4900
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
| Total Students: | 11,274 | 11,138 | 11,449 |
| English Language Learner Students: | 1,335 | 1,203 | NA |
| Total Teachers: | 827.00 | 925.00 | 762.00 |
| Prekindergarten: | 28.00 | 41.00 | 36.00 |
| Kindergarten: | 46.00 | 43.00 | 48.00 |
| Elementary: | 402.00 | 379.00 | 62.00 |
| Secondary: | 272.00 | 375.00 | 378.80 |
| Ungraded: | 79.00 | 87.00 | 139.20 |
| Total Other Staff: | 829.00 | 506.00 | 567.00 |
| Instructional Aides: | 174.00 | 207.00 | 442.00 |
| Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 38.00 | 19.00 | 15.00 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 35.00 | 40.00 | 37.00 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 25.00 | NA | NA |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 10.00 | NA | NA |
| Other Guidance Counselors: | NA | 40.00 | NA |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 22.00 | 23.00 | 21.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | NA | NA | NA |
| District Administrators: | 6.00 | 8.00 | 3.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 56.00 | 0.00 | NA |
| School Administrators: | 55.00 | 49.00 | 3.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | 51.00 | 25.00 | NA |
| Student Support Services: | 106.00 | 135.00 | 46.00 |
| Other Support Services: | 286.00 | 0.00 | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.63 | 12.04 | 15.02 |
Schools
| Cadwalader | ![]() | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 501 Edgewood Ave, Trenton NJ 08618 |
| Columbus | ![]() | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 1200 Brunswick Ave, Trenton NJ 08638 |
| Daylight Twilight High School | ![]() | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 720 Bellevue Ave, Trenton NJ 08618 |
| Franklin | ![]() | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 200 William St, Trenton NJ 08610 |
| Grace A Dunn Middle School | ![]() | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 401 Dayton St, Trenton NJ 08610 |
| Grant | ![]() | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 159 North Clinton Ave, Trenton NJ 08609 |
| Gregory | ![]() | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 500 Rutherford Ave, Trenton NJ 08618 |
| Harrison | ![]() | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 461 Genessee St, Trenton NJ 08611 |
| Hedgepeth Williams School | ![]() | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 301 Gladstone Ave, Trenton NJ 08629 |
| Jefferson | ![]() | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 1 Whittlesey Rd, Trenton NJ 08618 |
| Joyce Kilmer | ![]() | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 1300 Stuyvesant Ave, Trenton NJ 08618 |
| Luis Munoz Rivera Elementary | ![]() | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 400 North Montgomery St, Trenton NJ 08618 |
| Monument | ![]() | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 145 Pennington Ave, Trenton NJ 08618 |
| Mott | ![]() | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 45 Stokely Ave, Trenton NJ 08611 |
| P J Hill | ![]() | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 1010 East State St, Trenton NJ 08609 |
| Parker | ![]() | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 333 South Broad St, Trenton NJ 08611 |
| Robbins | ![]() | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 283 Tyler St, Trenton NJ 08609 |
| Stokes | ![]() | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 915 Parkside Ave, Trenton NJ 08618 |
| Trenton Central High | ![]() | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 400 Chambers St, Trenton NJ 08609 |
| Trenton Central Hs West | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 101west State St, Trenton NJ 08618 | |
| Washington | ![]() | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 331 Emory Ave, Trenton NJ 08611 |
| Wilson | ![]() | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 175 Girard Ave, Trenton NJ 08638 |
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
| ASK Test | |||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.5% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33.1% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28.3% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26.6% | 63.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.4% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.3% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.9% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.5% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.9% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.7% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27.8% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.8% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.2% | 62.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.9% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.0% | 79.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.7% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 90.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23.1% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.8% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26.0% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25.2% | 60.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.3% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.0% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.2% | 80.6% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34.9% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 12.1% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 29.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 23.8% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 24.9% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36.5% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27.5% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32.0% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34.3% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 77.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38.4% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 29.3% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 29.8% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19.7% | 63.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22.7% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20.5% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 27.5% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25.8% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 21.6% | 65.7% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.3% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 82.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.7% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.2% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25.9% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.2% | 71.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.6% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.0% | 81.2% |
| GEPA Test | |||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 21.9% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.0% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.6% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.2% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.3% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11.5% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14.3% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12.7% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19.0% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.7% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.5% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.2% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.5% | 78.9% |
| HSPA Test | |||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 37.8% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 49.4% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 51.5% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 44.1% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 89.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 17.0% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 21.6% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 30.5% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 28.0% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 19.5% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 21.4% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 19.4% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 26.5% | 75.2% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 21.9% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
School District Fiscal Information
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
| Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
| Total Revenue: | $343,625,000 | $30,852 | $349,157,000 | $30,497 | $332,659,000 | $27,602 | |||
| Federal: | $21,155,000 | $1,899 | 6.2% | $18,145,000 | $1,585 | 5.2% | $18,776,000 | $1,558 | 5.6% |
| State: | $296,055,000 | $26,581 | 86.2% | $301,031,000 | $26,293 | 86.2% | $283,782,000 | $23,546 | 85.3% |
| Local: | $26,415,000 | $2,372 | 7.7% | $29,981,000 | $2,619 | 8.6% | $30,101,000 | $2,498 | 9.0% |
| Total Expenditures: | $345,544,000 | $31,024 | $353,880,000 | $30,909 | $341,590,000 | $28,343 | |||
| Total Current Expenditures: | $230,149,000 | $20,663 | $291,437,000 | $25,455 | $289,051,000 | $23,984 | |||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $124,516,000 | $11,179 | 54.1% | $161,865,000 | $14,138 | 55.5% | $171,692,000 | $14,246 | 59.4% |
| Student and Staff Support: | $35,367,000 | $3,175 | 15.4% | $56,307,000 | $4,918 | 19.3% | $48,627,000 | $4,035 | 16.8% |
| Administration: | $19,674,000 | $1,766 | 8.5% | $19,854,000 | $1,734 | 6.8% | $18,506,000 | $1,536 | 6.4% |
| Operations, Food, Other: | $50,592,000 | $4,542 | 22.0% | $53,411,000 | $4,665 | 18.3% | $50,226,000 | $4,167 | 17.4% |
| Total Capital Outlay: | $28,636,000 | $2,571 | $39,839,000 | $3,480 | $29,767,000 | $2,470 | |||
| Construction: | $28,485,000 | $2,557 | $39,298,000 | $3,432 | $2,000 | $0 | |||
| Total Other: | $154,000 | $14 | $141,000 | $12 | $266,000 | $22 | |||
| Interest on Debt: | $1,162,000 | $104 | $1,200,000 | $105 | $1,295,000 | $107 | |||
| Total Salary: | $135,298,000 | $12,147 | $136,203,000 | $11,896 | $145,427,000 | $12,067 | |||
| Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $80,088,000 | $7,191 | 59.2% | $81,721,000 | $7,138 | 60.0% | $94,413,000 | $7,834 | 64.9% |
| Other Salary: | $55,210,000 | $4,957 | 40.8% | $54,482,000 | $4,759 | 40.0% | $51,014,000 | $4,233 | 35.1% |
| Total Benefit: | $60,100,000 | $5,396 | $67,140,000 | $5,864 | $63,176,000 | $5,242 | |||
| Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $33,568,000 | $3,014 | 55.9% | $38,643,000 | $3,375 | 57.6% | $39,819,000 | $3,304 | 63.0% |
| Other Benefit: | $26,532,000 | $2,382 | 44.1% | $28,497,000 | $2,489 | 42.4% | $23,357,000 | $1,938 | 37.0% |
* Trenton City School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.
(281 out of 283, bottom 1%)