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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Clara Parker Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
583
Middle
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341629003238
Clara Parker Intermediate School
820 South Warren Street, Trenton, NJ 08611 · (609) 656-4880 · Mercer County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
514 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 | 216 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 206 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 161 | 28% |
Student demographics
30%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
12.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
7.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.7% | 7.4% |
| 2023-24 | 13.4% | 8.4% |
% 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
9.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Clara Parker Intermediate School
Clara Parker Intermediate School's state test result (9.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Parker Intermediate School this school | 583 | 88.2% | 9.2% |
| Hubbard Middle School PLAINFIELD | 737 | 86.4% | 19.7% |
| Grant Intermediate School TRENTON | 610 | 87.2% | 5.4% |
| Somerset School North Plainfield | 485 | 82.1% | 18.5% |
| Red Bank Middle School RED BANK | 600 | 83.3% | 35.4% |
| Lakewood Middle School LAKEWOOD | 574 | 93.0% | 25.4% |
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 Clara Parker Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #417 of 433 | #12 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #422 of 437 ▼ 9 | #13 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #424 of 437 ▼ 6 | #12 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #194 of 445 | #16 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #399 of 417 | #17 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #377 of 419 | #18 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #8 of 436 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.3% | #25 of 122 | #1 of 8 |
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
583
+43 (+8%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 583 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 88% (514) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 49% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 40 | 12.9:1 | 66% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 53% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 43.5 | 10.9:1 | 89% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 42 | 11.9:1 | 91% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 81% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 82% (415) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 33 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clara Parker Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (473 to 583); teachers down 8% (43.5 to 40).
About Clara Parker Intermediate School
Clara Parker Intermediate School is a medium-sized middle school serving families in Trenton, New Jersey. School enrollment was 583 students in 2024-25, in grades 4 through 6.
Clara Parker Intermediate School sits within Trenton Public School District, which has 25 schools and 13,549 students.
The student body at Clara Parker Intermediate School is 82% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 15% Black. Among people living in Mercer County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. Clara Parker Intermediate School's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Clara Parker Intermediate School total 40 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. The school counts 514 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 88%. It compares with 48% for public schools in Mercer County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Clara Parker Intermediate School is 17.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 9.2%.
Mercer County census figures show that the median household income is $100,645, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Mercer County is home to 110 public schools and about 58,647 public school students.
International Charter School is the public school closest to Clara Parker Intermediate School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Clara Parker Intermediate School is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Clara Parker Intermediate School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 43 more students in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.2:1 to 14.6:1 over the same years.
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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
- International Charter School0.8 mi · 108
- Capital City High School0.8 mi · 756
- Gershom Mott Elementary School0.8 mi · 375
- Carroll Robbins Elementary School0.9 mi · 459
- William Harrison Elementary School0.9 mi · 243
- Achievers Early College Prep Charter School0.9 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Clara Parker Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Clara Parker Intermediate School?
Clara Parker Intermediate School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Clara Parker Intermediate School serve?
Clara Parker Intermediate School serves grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Clara Parker Intermediate School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Clara Parker Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Clara Parker Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Clara Parker Intermediate School are roughly 1% White, 82% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Clara Parker Intermediate School?
Clara Parker Intermediate School is overseen by Trenton Public School District in Mercer County.
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