Enrollment
543
High
STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACHIEVERS EARLY COLLEGE PREP CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340079403457
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School
544 Chestnut Ave, Trenton, NJ 08611 · (609) 429-0279 · Mercer County
GRADES 06–11HIGH13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New Jersey public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
425 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 10% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
23.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 17.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 Achievers Early College Prep Charter School
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achievers Early College Prep Charter School this school | 543 | 78.3% | 28.3% |
| Bound Brook High School Bound Brook | 579 | 83.6% | 19.9% |
| Jose Marti STEM Academy UNION CITY | 625 | 74.4% | 73.2% |
| Newark School of Global Studies Newark | 377 | 83.6% | 12.8% |
| Technology High School NEWARK | 662 | 80.4% | 61.9% |
| K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy Elizabeth | 740 | 77.8% | 28.2% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 Achievers Early College Prep Charter School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #264 of 397 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #234 of 400 ▲ 46 | #8 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #225 of 395 ▲ 46 | #9 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #313 of 442 | #15 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #382 of 388 | #15 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #379 of 389 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #32 of 405 | #1 of 19 |
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
543
+279 (+106%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 37.7:1
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 | 543 | 27.5 | 19.8:1 | 78% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 19 | 23.3:1 | 57% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 62% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 7 | 37.7:1 | 87% (229) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Achievers Early College Prep Charter School.
About Achievers Early College Prep Charter School
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School, located in Trenton, New Jersey, is a small high school. The latest federal count shows 543 students in grades 6 through 11. The average for high schools in New Jersey is about 929 students, so this school is 42% smaller than average.
In federal data, the district for Achievers Early College Prep Charter School is the school itself.
Federal enrollment data show Achievers Early College Prep Charter School is 90% Hispanic. Other groups include 9% Black. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Achievers Early College Prep Charter School, 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 19.8:1. That is higher than the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Roughly 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 48% average for public schools in Mercer County is 30 points lower.
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 23.3%. Achievers Early College Prep Charter School scores 28.3%.
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School is located in Mercer County, where the median household income is $100,645, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Achievers Early College Prep Charter School is one of 110 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Achievers Early College Prep Charter School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to George Washington Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Achievers Early College Prep Charter School is 1st among 9 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small. Federal records list Achievers Early College Prep Charter School as a charter school.
The 2020-21 count was 264 students and the 2024-25 count was 543. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The ratio was 37.7:1 in 2020-21 and 19.8:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Achievers Early College Prep Charter School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Achievers Early College Prep Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Achievers Early College Prep Charter School?
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades 06-11.
What grades does Achievers Early College Prep Charter School serve?
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School serves grades 06-11.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Achievers Early College Prep Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Achievers Early College Prep Charter School is approximately 19.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Achievers Early College Prep Charter School?
At Achievers Early College Prep Charter School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Achievers Early College Prep Charter School in?
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School is part of Achievers Early College Prep Charter School.
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