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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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
About Battle Monument Intermediate School
Battle Monument Intermediate School is a reasonably sized middle-grades school in TRENTON, New Jersey, operated by Trenton Public School District. The school enrolls 499 students in grades 4 through 6.
Across the 25 schools in Trenton Public School District (13,549 students total), Battle Monument Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Battle Monument Intermediate School logs that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 30% Black. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mercer County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
With demographic context factored in, Battle Monument Intermediate School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 18.1%; this one comes in at 3.4%, -14.7 points off the demographic line.
Around the school, Mercer County reports that the typical household earns roughly $100,645 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Mercer County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students), of which Battle Monument Intermediate School is one.
Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Battle Monument Intermediate School. On composite proficiency, Battle Monument Intermediate School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 10.7%.
Battle Monument Intermediate School operates from a city-core location.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Battle Monument Intermediate School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.