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Trenton Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 2,990 students in Trenton Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle Schools in Trenton Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 4% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
29 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
15,119 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
1,124 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Trenton Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 58% has decreased from 70% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#642 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
3%
23%
Graduation Rate
58%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.72
# American Indian Students
7 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
25 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
9%
# Hispanic Students
9,389 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
62%
38%
# Black Students
5,378 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
36%
18%
# White Students
164 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
1%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
16 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
140 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
1,339
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,354
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,353
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,325
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,295
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,227
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,237
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,106
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,114
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
868
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
925
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
966
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
833
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
177
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,092 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has declined by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,849 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has declined by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$379 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$361 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,092
$26,931
Spending / Student
$23,849
$25,828
Best Trenton Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Luis Munoz-rivera MiddleSchool
(Math: 6% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
400 N Montgomery Street
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-4840
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-4840
Grades: 6-8
| 500 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Grace A Dunn Middle School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
401 Dayton Street
Trenton, NJ 08610
(609) 656-4700
Trenton, NJ 08610
(609) 656-4700
Grades: 7-8
| 681 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Joyce Kilmer School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1300 Stuyvesant Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-4800
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-4800
Grades: K-8
| 754 students
Rank: n/an/a
1001 West State St
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-4770
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 656-4770
Grades: 7-8
| 445 students
Rank: n/an/a
401-411 Brunswick Ave
Trenton, NJ 08638
(609) 656-4900
Trenton, NJ 08638
(609) 656-4900
Grades: 7-8
| 610 students
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