Enrollment
361
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THE VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340004600329
The Village Charter School
101 SULLIVAN WAY, TRENTON, NJ 08638 · (609) 695-0110 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
11.7:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
302 students
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 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (40).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
30.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
19.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.8% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 16.4% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 The Village Charter School
The Village Charter School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Village Charter School this school | 361 | 83.7% | 22.6% |
| East Orange Community Charter School EAST ORANGE | 414 | 84.8% | 29.8% |
| Harriet Tubman Elementary School NEWARK | 298 | 84.2% | 17.4% |
| Link Community Charter School Newark | 343 | 72.3% | 35.4% |
| Burch Charter School of Excellence IRVINGTON | 335 | 66.0% | 22.1% |
| Grove Street Elementary School IRVINGTON | 443 | 90.3% | 18.3% |
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 The Village Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #1,087 of 1,290 | #37 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #1,154 of 1,319 ▲ 4 | #43 of 56 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #1,089 of 1,319 ▼ 140 | #37 of 56 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #845 of 1,562 | #28 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #793 of 1,390 | #29 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #1,363 of 1,392 | #56 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #156 of 1,481 | #12 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #526 of 545 | #21 of 22 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 358
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 361 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 84% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 83% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 63% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 70% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 35 | 10.3:1 | 70% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 37 | 9.7:1 | 84% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 33 | 10.8:1 | 80% (287) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Village Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (359 to 361); teachers down 11% (35 to 31).
About The Village Charter School
The Village Charter School is a public medium-sized elementary school in TRENTON, New Jersey. A total of 361 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8.
Federal records list The Village Charter School as its own district.
The student body at The Village Charter School is 94% Black. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic. Among all residents of Mercer County, the Black share is about 19%. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At The Village Charter School, 31 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 84% of enrollment. That rate is above the 48% average among public schools in Mercer County.
allk12 grades The Village Charter School a C. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for The Village Charter School is +2.2 points: 22.6% actual, 20.4% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Mercer County show that the median household income is $100,645, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 110 public schools in Mercer County, enrolling about 58,647 students in all.
Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School is the public school closest to The Village Charter School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, The Village Charter School is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. The Village Charter School is a public charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 363 to 361, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 11.7 students per teacher, compared with 13.0 in 2020-21.
Community posts for The Village Charter School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- 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
- Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School0.8 mi · 546
- Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School0.8 mi · 329
- Arthur J. Holland Middle School0.9 mi · 474
- Marie H Katzenbach Middle/High School0.9 mi · 33
- Marie H Katzenbach Elementary School for the Deaf0.9 mi · 22
- Joseph Stokes Elementary School1.3 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About The Village Charter SchoolHow many students attend The Village Charter School?
The Village Charter School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does The Village Charter School serve?
The Village Charter School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does The Village Charter School have?
The Village Charter School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at The Village Charter School?
Student demographics at The Village Charter School are roughly 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 94% Black.
What district is The Village Charter School in?
The Village Charter School is part of The Village Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.