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Trenton Public School District Schools
Trenton Public School District is a public school district in New Jersey, based in Mercer County (Trenton). SchoolGrade grades 17 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Trenton Public School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Trenton Public School District
17 of 17 schools in Trenton Public School District carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 3F: 13
Best schools in Trenton Public School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C- Trenton Central High School Main Campus (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D Mott Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Franklin Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Gregory Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Robbins Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Harrison Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Washington Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Trenton Central High School 9th Grade Academy (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Clara Parker Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Hedgepeth Williams Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Trenton Public School District
High schools (3)
- F Daylighttwilight High School, Trenton
- F Trenton Central High School 9th Grade Academy, Trenton
- C- Trenton Central High School Main Campus, Trenton
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- F Dunn Middle School, Trenton
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- F Clara Parker Elementary School, Trenton
- F Columbus Elementary School, Trenton
- D- Franklin Elementary School, Trenton
- F Grant Elementary School, Trenton
- D- Gregory Elementary School, Trenton
- F Harrison Elementary School, Trenton
- F Hedgepeth Williams Elementary School, Trenton
- F Monument Elementary School, Trenton
- D Mott Elementary School, Trenton
- F Pj Hill Elementary, Trenton
- F Robbins Elementary School, Trenton
- F Washington Elementary School, Trenton
- F Wilson Elementary School, Trenton
Where Trenton Public School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Trenton (17)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Jersey
- County: Mercer County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 15,459 students with 976 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,691 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3416290
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Ewing Township School District (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Hamilton Township Public School District (23 schools, 5 mi)
- Lawrence Township Public School District (7 schools, 5 mi)
- Bordentown Regional School District (5 schools, 6 mi)
- Robbinsville Public School District (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Florence Township School District (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Hopewell Valley Regional School District (6 schools, 10 mi)
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District (10 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Trenton Public School District
How many schools are in Trenton Public School District?
SchoolGrade grades 17 public schools in Trenton Public School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Trenton Public School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Trenton.
How good are the schools in Trenton Public School District?
Across the 17 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 10.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 10.1%. 24% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Trenton Public School District?
15,459 students were enrolled in Trenton Public School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Trenton Public School District?
Trenton Public School District is in New Jersey, based in Mercer County, with its district office in Trenton. Its boundary covers about 7.6 sq mi.