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Enrollment
701
High
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILCHRIST·NCES 120063000862
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL
1013 N MAIN ST, TRENTON, FL 32693 · (352) 463-3210 · Gilchrist County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL701 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Florida public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
282 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 13% |
Student demographics
40%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
62.1%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 63.6% |
% 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 HIGH SCHOOL
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 701 | 40.2% | 62.3% |
| BRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL BRANFORD | 799 | 42.7% | 58.2% |
| UMATILLA HIGH SCHOOL UMATILLA | 922 | 39.7% | 40.9% |
| PORT ST. JOE HIGH SCHOOL PORT ST JOE | 575 | 37.6% | 53.6% |
| UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL LAKE BUTLER | 606 | 38.8% | 59.0% |
| FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FREEPORT | 677 | 39.3% | 73.9% |
Matched among Florida high 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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #154 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #130 of 549 ▼ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #197 of 559 ▼ 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 701 | #451 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #55 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #486 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #355 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #149 of 246 |
Ranked against other public high 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
701
+96 (+16%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 701 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 40% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 723 | 39 | 18.5:1 | 57% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 31 | 23.1:1 | 48% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 38% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 49% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 38 | 17.9:1 | 43% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 41 | 17.4:1 | 52% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 701 | 48 | 14.6:1 | 45% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 35 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL.
About TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in TRENTON, Florida. It reports enrollment of 701 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 32% below the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida.
GILCHRIST enrolls 2,858 students, and its 5 schools include TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL.
At TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL, 76% of students are White. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Gilchrist County is about 87% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL scores 40%.
There are 41 full-time-equivalent teachers at TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 17.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Florida is 23.5:1. A total of 282 students, or 40%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of Florida public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.3%; the prediction is 61.0%.
In the wider Gilchrist County area, median household income comes to about $63,523, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Gilchrist County counts 7 public schools with about 2,858 students.
GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISE sits about 0.1 miles from TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment increased 16% over 4 years, reaching 701 in 2024-25.
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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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 779 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 779 students
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh · 26 students
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)Elementary
Other Trenton High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Trenton High. TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Trenton High SchoolTRENTON, MI · 846 students
- Trenton High SchoolTrenton, MO · 318 students
- Trenton High SchoolTRENTON, TX · 213 students
- Trenton HighTrenton, SC · 3 students
Nearby schools
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISE0.1 mi · 26
- TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 779
- NATURE COAST MIDDLE SCHOOL7.2 mi · 84
- WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL8.5 mi · 132
- BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.3 mi · 656
- BELL HIGH SCHOOL9.4 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About TRENTON HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL?
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 701 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL?
At TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL in?
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL is part of GILCHRIST.
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