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What's something TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
779
Elementary
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILCHRIST·NCES 120063002748
TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1350 SW STATE ROAD 26, TRENTON, FL 32693 · (352) 463-3224 · Gilchrist County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
405 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
68.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 68.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.1% | 68.2% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 779 | 52.0% | 63.1% |
| CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CITRUS SPRINGS | 877 | 54.7% | 49.9% |
| BERRYHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MILTON | 802 | 53.0% | 62.8% |
| LECANTO PRIMARY SCHOOL LECANTO | 816 | 52.1% | 57.2% |
| EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUNTA GORDA | 814 | 48.3% | 52.5% |
| CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CITRUS SPRINGS | 801 | 52.9% | 51.4% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #724 of 2,136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #694 of 2,149 ▼ 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #694 of 2,149 ▲ 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 779 | #521 of 2,267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,508 of 2,077 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #1,587 of 2,108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #1,217 of 2,188 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #1,358 of 1,374 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
779
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 779 | 45 | 17.3:1 | 52% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 837 | 47 | 17.8:1 | 63% (529) |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 46.6 | 17.4:1 | 58% (470) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 46 | 16.9:1 | 54% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 42 | 18.6:1 | 65% (510) |
| 2015-16 | 829 | 41 | 20.2:1 | 60% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 61% (419) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 54% (354) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 33 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by GILCHRIST in TRENTON, Florida. It reports enrollment of 779 students in pre-K through 5. The school is 29% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Florida.
TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in GILCHRIST. The district has 5 schools and 2,858 students.
About 73% of the student body at TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Gilchrist County, the White share is about 87%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
The school had 45 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. That is in line with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The school reported 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 70% of Florida public elementary schools.
TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.1% and a predicted 55.1%.
In Gilchrist County, home to about 19,040 people, median household income comes to about $63,523, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 7 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,858, TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is the nearest public school to TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The nearest schools with test data average 57.2%, lower than TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 63.1%.
NCES assigns TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (777) to 2024-25 (779).
This page is set up for the TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Gilchrist County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,040
Census ACS
Median income
$63,523
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GILCHRIST
- TRENTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 701 students
- BELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 696 students
- BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 656 students
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh · 26 students
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)Elementary
Other schools in TRENTON
- TRENTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 701 students
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh · 26 students
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)Elementary
Other Trenton Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Trenton Elementary. TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 6.
- Trenton ElementaryTrenton, TN · 550 students
- Trenton Elementary SchoolTRENTON, TX · 276 students
- Trenton Elementary SchoolTrenton, IL · 207 students
- Trenton ElementaryTrenton, NC · 153 students
- Trenton Elementary SchoolTrenton, ME · 120 students
Nearby schools
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISE0.6 mi · 26
- TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 701
- NATURE COAST MIDDLE SCHOOL6.6 mi · 84
- WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL8.0 mi · 132
- OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 517
- CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL9.1 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 779 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GILCHRIST.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.