Enrollment
141
High
DISTRICT 101 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MERCER COUNTY·NCES 340995003415
Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy
129 Bull Run Road, Pennington, NJ 08534 · (609) 737-9784 · Mercer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of New Jersey public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
56 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 48 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 33 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 18% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
83.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -9.3pp since 2023
Math
47.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 92.3% | 46.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy
Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy this school | 141 | 39.7% | 65.3% |
| Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy Trenton | 137 | 47.4% | 49.4% |
| Dunellen High School DUNELLEN | 409 | 48.9% | 25.3% |
| Bayonne Alternative High School Bayonne | 109 | 56.0% | N/A |
| Ridgefield Memorial High School RIDGEFIELD | 512 | 46.7% | 43.8% |
| Highland Park High School HIGHLAND PARK | 493 | 40.6% | 41.0% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #54 of 397 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #96 of 400 ▲ 18 | #4 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #34 of 395 ▼ 5 | #1 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #401 of 442 | #17 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #192 of 405 | #12 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
141
+28 (+25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 141 | 6.4 | 22.0:1 | 40% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 125 | 6.7 | 18.6:1 | 34% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 119 | 7.3 | 16.4:1 | 35% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 113 | 9 | 12.6:1 | 25% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 6.5 | 11.5:1 | 29% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 88% (75 to 141); teachers down 1% (6.5 to 6.4).
About Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy
Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy is a high school located in Pennington, New Jersey, in Mercer County. The school's enrollment of 141 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students each.
Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy falls under Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County, which has 5 schools enrolling 506 students.
Enrollment at Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 47%. Other reported shares: 23% White, 16% Asian, and 13% Black. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Mercer County residents. By the diversity index, Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy comes in at 68%.
Dividing enrollment by its 6.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 22.0:1. Among high schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 12.7:1. Eligible students account for 40% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Mercer County report 48%.
allk12 grades Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy an A. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 65.3%. Predicted: 44.4%. Difference: 20.9 points.
Across Mercer County, median household income is about $100,645, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Mercer County number 110 and enroll about 58,647.
The nearest other public school, Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 113 to 141 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 22.0:1, from 12.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County
- Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences AcademyHigh · 137 students
- Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts AcademyHigh · 111 students
- MCVS Assunpink Shared Time Center/RubinoHigh · 96 students
- MCVS Arthur R. Sypek CenterHigh · 21 students
Other schools in Pennington
- Hopewell Valley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- Timberlane Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Stony Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Toll Gate Grammar SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts AcademyHigh · 111 students
- MCVS Arthur R. Sypek CenterHigh · 21 students
Nearby schools
- Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy0.0 mi · 111
- MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center0.0 mi · 21
- William L Antheil Elementary School1.0 mi · 746
- Stony Brook Elementary School1.4 mi · 395
- Gilmore J Fisher Middle School1.6 mi · 789
- Lawrence Intermediate School1.8 mi · 775
Frequently asked questions
About Mercer County Technical School STEM AcademyHow many students attend Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy?
Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy enrolls approximately 141 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy serve?
Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy have?
Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy?
At Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy, the student body is approximately 23% White, 47% Hispanic, 13% Black, 16% Asian.
Who oversees Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy?
Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy is overseen by Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County in Mercer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.