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Which teacher or staff member at Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
562
High
STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRENTON STEM-TO-CIVICS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340077003291
Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School
1555 Pennington Raod, Ewing, NJ 08618 · (609) 619-2000 · Mercer County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of New Jersey public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
26.8:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
138 students
STATE 41%
Community
1
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 6 | 34 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 14% |
Student demographics
47%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
28.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
5.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.7% | 5.6% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 4.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-39.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School
Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School's state test result (13.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School this school | 562 | 24.6% | 13.4% |
| East Orange STEM Academy High School EAST ORANGE | 646 | 19.0% | 39.5% |
| Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School EAST ORANGE | 701 | 12.6% | 27.0% |
| East Orange Campus High School EAST ORANGE | 1,798 | 8.5% | 7.8% |
| Creative Arts High School CAMDEN | 209 | 46.9% | 13.0% |
| Camden High School CAMDEN | 425 | 54.4% | 3.7% |
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 Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #356 of 397 | #15 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.6% | #361 of 400 ▲ 7 | #14 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #313 of 395 ▲ 41 | #12 of 16 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #306 of 442 | #14 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.8:1 | #388 of 388 | #16 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #252 of 389 | #11 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #257 of 405 | #15 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.9% | #15 of 173 | #2 of 8 |
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
562
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 562 | 21 | 26.8:1 | 25% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 20.5 | 28.8:1 | 36% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 23.5 | 24.9:1 | 60% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 70% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 26.3 | 15.1:1 | 61% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 202 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 87% (175) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (396 to 562); teachers down 20% (26.3 to 21).
About Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School
Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School is a high school in Ewing, New Jersey, according to federal school records. It teaches 562 students in grades 6 through 12. High schools in New Jersey have about 929 students on average; enrollment here is 40% lower.
Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Black students are 66% of those enrolled at Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School. Next come 30% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 19% Black among all Mercer County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
Based on 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School has a ratio of 26.8:1. Across high schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 12.7:1. Income data for the school show 25% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Mercer County, the school's rate is lower.
Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 3% of New Jersey public high schools.
Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School falls short of its prediction by 39.3 points. The model expects 52.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New Jersey; the school's rate is 13.4%.
Looking at the county, Mercer County, median household income comes to about $100,645, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 110 public schools and about 58,647 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Parkway Elementary School, is the closest to Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School at 5th of 9.
The federal government classifies Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School's location as Suburb: Large. As a charter school, Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
The school shrank from 590 students in 2020-21 to 562 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.4:1 to 26.8:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Ewing
- Ewing High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Gilmore J Fisher Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- William L Antheil Elementary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Francis Lore Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Parkway Elementary School0.7 mi · 418
- Ewing High School0.7 mi · 1,118
- Joseph Stokes Elementary School0.8 mi · 347
- Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School1.0 mi · 546
- Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School1.0 mi · 329
- Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School1.4 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter SchoolHow many students attend Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School?
Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades 06-12.
Is Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School have?
Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School?
Student demographics at Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School are roughly 1% White, 30% Hispanic, 66% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School in?
Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School is part of Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.