Gershom Mott Elementary School

Gershom Mott Elementary School is one of the medium-sized primary schools in TRENTON, New Jersey, operated by Trenton Public School District, with 375 students on its rolls from grades K through 3.

Across the 25 schools in Trenton Public School District (13,549 students total), Gershom Mott Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gershom Mott Elementary School shows that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 12% Black. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Gershom Mott Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 87% of students at Gershom Mott Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Mercer County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gershom Mott Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Mercer County shows the typical household earns roughly $100,645 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mercer County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students), of which Gershom Mott Elementary School is one.

International Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gershom Mott Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 15.2%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Gershom Mott Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 385 (now 375). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 65% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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