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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Mercer County, New Jersey

17 public high schools in Mercer County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Trenton Central High School - Main Campus leads the list at 2.0%, against a median of 28.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Mercer County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

2.0%

Median % Proficient

28.3%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Trenton Central High School - Main Campus	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	High	70.9%	2,097	2.0%
2	Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	High	64.7%	890	8.7%
3	Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School	Ewing, NJ	Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School	High	24.6%	562	13.4%
4	Hamilton North - Nottingham	HAMILTON, NJ	Hamilton Township Public School District	High	57.0%	1,147	18.5%
5	Hamilton West-Watson	HAMILTON, NJ	Hamilton Township Public School District	High	59.7%	1,408	18.6%
6	Ewing High School	EWING, NJ	Ewing Township School District	High	56.5%	1,118	19.4%
7	Hamilton East - Steinert	HAMILTON, NJ	Hamilton Township Public School District	High	36.6%	1,437	26.5%
8	Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy	Pennington, NJ	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	High	64.9%	111	28.3%
9	Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	Trenton, NJ	Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	High	78.3%	543	28.3%
10	Hightstown High School	HIGHTSTOWN, NJ	East Windsor Regional School District	High	47.4%	1,616	30.0%
11	Lawrence High School	LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ	Lawrence Township Public School District	High	37.3%	1,225	41.3%
12	Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy	Trenton, NJ	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	High	47.4%	137	49.4%
13	Princeton High School	PRINCETON, NJ	Princeton Public School District	High	13.8%	1,518	57.4%
14	Hopewell Valley Central High School	PENNINGTON, NJ	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	High	6.1%	1,068	59.0%
15	Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy	Pennington, NJ	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	High	39.7%	141	65.3%
16	Robbinsville High School	ROBBINSVILLE, NJ	Robbinsville Public School District	High	7.2%	1,046	66.2%
17	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South	West Windsor, NJ	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	High	9.3%	1,627	73.6%

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