TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in TRENTON, Florida, overseen by GILCHRIST. Current enrollment sits at 779 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% larger than the state mean of about 604.

TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by GILCHRIST, a district that teaches 2,858 students overall.

Demographically, TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Gilchrist County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Gilchrist County) shows that median household earnings sit near $63,523, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gilchrist County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,858 students), of which TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISE, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 782 students in 2018 compared to 779 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.