Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341629006143
Joseph Stokes Elementary School
915 Parkside Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08618 · (609) 656-4930 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
287 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 | 78 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 25% |
Student demographics
55%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
7.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
7.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 8 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 are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.7% | 7.4% |
| 2023-24 | 9.8% | 9.2% |
% 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
8.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Joseph Stokes Elementary School
Joseph Stokes Elementary School's state test result (8.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Stokes Elementary School this school | 347 | 82.7% | 8.5% |
| Bradley Elementary School ASBURY PARK | 345 | 81.4% | 8.9% |
| Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr Elementary TRENTON | 353 | 84.1% | 8.1% |
| Ola Edwards Community School HILLSIDE | 391 | 82.9% | 34.3% |
| Number 5 Linden | 319 | 75.9% | 28.7% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School ASBURY PARK | 443 | 80.1% | 7.8% |
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 Joseph Stokes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #1,265 of 1,290 | #50 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #1,289 of 1,319 ▼ 20 | #53 of 56 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #1,308 of 1,319 ▼ 14 | #47 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #911 of 1,562 | #34 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #1,059 of 1,390 | #42 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #659 of 1,392 | #33 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #178 of 1,481 | #15 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 | 347 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 83% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 28% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 26 | 11.8:1 | 49% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph Stokes Elementary School.
About Joseph Stokes Elementary School
In Trenton, New Jersey, Joseph Stokes Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 347 students, spread over kindergarten through 3.
Joseph Stokes Elementary School sits within Trenton Public School District, which has 25 schools and 13,549 students.
The largest group at Joseph Stokes Elementary School is Black students, at 50%. Other groups make up 44% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. County-wide, 19% of Mercer County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
A staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.8:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 83%. Among public schools in Mercer County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
A school with Joseph Stokes Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 20.9%. Joseph Stokes Elementary School scores 8.5%, 12.4 points below that line.
For the population of Mercer County, the median household earns about $100,645 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Joseph Stokes Elementary School shares Mercer County with 109 other public schools.
Parkway Elementary School is the nearest public school to Joseph Stokes Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Joseph Stokes Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Joseph Stokes Elementary School as City: Small.
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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
- Parkway Elementary School0.2 mi · 418
- Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School0.5 mi · 329
- Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School0.5 mi · 546
- Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School0.7 mi · 311
- Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School0.8 mi · 562
- Arthur J. Holland Middle School0.9 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph Stokes Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Joseph Stokes Elementary School?
Joseph Stokes Elementary School enrolls approximately 347 students in grades KG-03.
Is Joseph Stokes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Joseph Stokes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Joseph Stokes Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Joseph Stokes Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joseph Stokes Elementary School?
At Joseph Stokes Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 44% Hispanic, 50% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Joseph Stokes Elementary School public or private?
Joseph Stokes Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Trenton Public School District.
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