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Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy

๐Ÿ“ 500 Perry Street, Trenton, Mercer County, 08609

796
Pupils
13.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Trenton, Mercer County. The school has 796 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Trenton Public School District school district. It serves grades 9 in an urban setting. The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Trenton Public School District

Enrollment & staffing

Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy enrolls 796 students across grades 9. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 58 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.

Male students
437 (55%)
Female students
359 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
58
Student-teacher ratio
13.7:1
Grade span
9

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 1.1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino50764%
Black or African American27134%
Two or more races91.1%
White81%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

484 of the school's 796 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 460 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 9Title I

Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 15.

School district: Trenton Public School District

Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy is one of 25 schools in Trenton Public School District, based in Trenton, New Jersey. The district serves 15,964 students district-wide and employs 966 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 796 students, Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy is larger than the district average of about 639 students per school.

15,964
District students
25
Schools
966
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

31%
Reading proficient
4%
Math proficient
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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