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Enrollment
499
Middle
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341629003232
Battle Monument Intermediate School
145 PENNINGTON AVENUE, TRENTON, NJ 08618 · (609) 503-9941 · Mercer County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
438 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 175 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 186 | 37% |
| Grade 6 | 138 | 28% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
4.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
3.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 4 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| 2023-24 | 5.2% | 1.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
3.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 3% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 18% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Battle Monument Intermediate School
Battle Monument Intermediate School's state test result (3.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Monument Intermediate School this school | 499 | 87.8% | 3.4% |
| Rosa Parks Community School ORANGE | 593 | 84.1% | 29.1% |
| Grant Intermediate School TRENTON | 610 | 87.2% | 5.4% |
| Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School ENGLEWOOD | 489 | 80.2% | 25.6% |
| Janis E. Dismus Middle School ENGLEWOOD | 342 | 81.3% | 25.6% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School Trenton | 650 | 75.8% | 6.6% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Battle Monument Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 3.4% | #432 of 433 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.2% | #436 of 437 ▼ 1 | #19 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 4.4% | #436 of 437 no change | #19 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #252 of 445 | #18 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #405 of 417 | #19 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #305 of 419 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #10 of 436 | #2 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
499
+124 (+33%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 499 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 88% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 32.5 | 15.1:1 | 70% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 36.5 | 12.6:1 | 61% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 33 | 11.4:1 | 49% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 78% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 32 | 10.8:1 | 81% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | 38 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Battle Monument Intermediate School.
About Battle Monument Intermediate School
Battle Monument Intermediate School is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its address is in TRENTON, New Jersey. The school enrolls 499 students in grades 4 through 6.
Trenton Public School District counts 25 schools and 13,549 students, including Battle Monument Intermediate School.
Of every 100 students at Battle Monument Intermediate School, about 68 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 30% Black. Among all residents of Mercer County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
There are about 15.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Battle Monument Intermediate School, which has 32. The school's 15.6:1 compares with an average of 10.9:1 for middle schools in New Jersey. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 88%. That is 40 points above the 48% average for public schools in Mercer County.
Battle Monument Intermediate School falls short of its prediction by 14.7 points. The model expects 18.1% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New Jersey; the school's rate is 3.4%.
Census data for Mercer County show the median household earns about $100,645 a year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Mercer County number 110, with about 58,647 students.
Battle Monument Intermediate School's nearest public school is Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School (about 0.4 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Battle Monument Intermediate School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Battle Monument Intermediate School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Battle Monument Intermediate School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count rose 33% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.4:1 to 15.6:1.
On allk12, people connected to Battle Monument Intermediate School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trenton Public School District
- Trenton Central High School - Main CampusHigh · 2,097 students
- Trenton Central High School-9th Grade AcademyHigh · 890 students
- Capital City High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Grace A Dunn Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Dr. Martin Luther King Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
Other schools in TRENTON
- Trenton Central High School - Main CampusHigh · 2,097 students
- Foundation Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 1,155 students
- Trenton Central High School-9th Grade AcademyHigh · 890 students
- Capital City High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Grace A Dunn Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 668 students
Nearby schools
- Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School0.4 mi · 468
- Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School0.5 mi · 311
- Foundation Academy Charter School0.5 mi · 1,155
- Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy0.6 mi · 890
- Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School0.6 mi · 650
- Capital City High School0.6 mi · 756
Frequently asked questions
About Battle Monument Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Battle Monument Intermediate School?
Battle Monument Intermediate School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades 04-06.
Is Battle Monument Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Battle Monument Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Battle Monument Intermediate School have?
Battle Monument Intermediate School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Battle Monument Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Battle Monument Intermediate School are roughly 0% White, 68% Hispanic, 30% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Battle Monument Intermediate School in?
Battle Monument Intermediate School is part of Trenton Public School District.
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