Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341629003214
Cadwalader Elementary School
501 EDGEWOOD AVENUE, TRENTON, NJ 08618 · (609) 656-4850 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
160 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 24% |
Student demographics
51%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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
6.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
9.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.5% | 9.6% |
| 2023-24 | 11.5% | 7.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
8.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Cadwalader Elementary School
Cadwalader Elementary School's state test result (8.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadwalader Elementary School this school | 200 | 80.0% | 8.8% |
| Gladys Nunery School JERSEY CITY | 251 | 84.5% | 24.8% |
| Deanna G. Taylor Academy HILLSIDE | 202 | 72.8% | 26.7% |
| Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School NEWARK | 225 | 73.3% | 43.1% |
| Oakwood Avenue Community School ORANGE | 272 | 75.0% | 19.1% |
| Gables Elementary School NEPTUNE | 284 | 76.1% | 20.4% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Cadwalader Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #1,263 of 1,290 | #49 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #1,267 of 1,319 ▲ 14 | #50 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.5% | #1,311 of 1,319 ▼ 32 | #50 of 56 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #1,392 of 1,562 | #57 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #997 of 1,390 | #39 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #765 of 1,392 | #36 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #211 of 1,481 | #19 of 58 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 200 | 16 | 12.5:1 | 80% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 33% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 13 | 12.5:1 | 61% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | 19 | 9.7:1 | 76% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 85% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 21 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cadwalader Elementary School.
About Cadwalader Elementary School
Cadwalader Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in TRENTON, New Jersey. The school covers kindergarten through 3 and reported 200 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 51% below the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
District-wide, Trenton Public School District has 25 schools and 13,549 students.
About 61% of the student body at Cadwalader Elementary School is Black. Other students are 35% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Mercer County residents are about 19% Black. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Cadwalader Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Cadwalader Elementary School, there are about 12.5 students; the school has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 80%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mercer County is 48%.
Cadwalader Elementary School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 2% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cadwalader Elementary School would score about 22.4%. It scores 8.8%, 13.5 points below that figure.
The school is in Mercer County, where median household income comes to about $100,645, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Mercer County counts 110 public schools with about 58,647 students.
Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School sits about 0.3 miles from Cadwalader Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Cadwalader Elementary School comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Cadwalader Elementary School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
The allk12 page for Cadwalader Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
- Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School0.3 mi · 311
- Foundation Academy Charter School0.4 mi · 1,155
- Battle Monument Intermediate School0.6 mi · 499
- Arthur J. Holland Middle School0.7 mi · 474
- Joseph Stokes Elementary School0.9 mi · 347
- Parkway Elementary School0.9 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Cadwalader Elementary SchoolHow large is Cadwalader Elementary School?
Cadwalader Elementary School enrolls approximately 200 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Cadwalader Elementary School serve?
Cadwalader Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Cadwalader Elementary School have?
Cadwalader Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is Cadwalader Elementary School?
Cadwalader Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 35% Hispanic, 61% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cadwalader Elementary School?
Cadwalader Elementary School is overseen by Trenton Public School District in Mercer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.