Achievers Early College Prep Charter School

Located at 544 Chestnut Ave, in Trenton, New Jersey, Achievers Early College Prep Charter School is a compact four-year high school that hosts 543 students (grades 6 through 11), run under Achievers Early College Prep Charter School. That puts it 42% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Achievers Early College Prep Charter School sits inside Achievers Early College Prep Charter School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Achievers Early College Prep Charter School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). Beyond that, the school lists 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Achievers Early College Prep Charter School higher than the state norm the norm. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Mercer County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Achievers Early College Prep Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate median household income runs about $100,645, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Mercer County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students), of which Achievers Early College Prep Charter School is one.

George Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Achievers Early College Prep Charter School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Achievers Early College Prep Charter School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 11.0%.

Achievers Early College Prep Charter School operates from an urban location. Achievers Early College Prep Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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