Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341629003435
William Harrison Elementary School
461 GENESSEE STREET, TRENTON, NJ 08611 · (609) 656-4750 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
215 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 | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 29% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 26% |
Student demographics
3%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
7.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
11.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.0% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 3.4% | 9.5% |
% 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
8.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 William Harrison Elementary School
William Harrison Elementary School's state test result (8.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Harrison Elementary School this school | 243 | 88.5% | 8.0% |
| Polk Street School North Bergen | 213 | 91.5% | 3.7% |
| Stony Brook School North Plainfield | 272 | 89.3% | 19.4% |
| Roberto Clemente PATERSON | 254 | 85.0% | 19.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary School UNION CITY | 272 | 85.3% | 44.7% |
| Lincoln School Annex FAIRVIEW | 232 | 81.9% | N/A |
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 William Harrison Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #1,270 of 1,290 | #52 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #1,250 of 1,319 ▲ 13 | #49 of 56 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #1,310 of 1,319 ▲ 5 | #49 of 56 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #1,314 of 1,562 | #55 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #919 of 1,390 | #36 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.2% | #1,391 of 1,392 | #57 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #72 of 1,481 | #4 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
243
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 243 | 20 | 12.2:1 | 88% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 59% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 68% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 19 | 12.5:1 | 53% (127) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Harrison Elementary School.
About William Harrison Elementary School
Federal records list William Harrison Elementary School as an elementary school in TRENTON, New Jersey. The school runs kindergarten through 3 and enrolls 243 students. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.
William Harrison Elementary School is part of a district of 25 schools: Trenton Public School District, with 13,549 students.
The share of Hispanic students at William Harrison Elementary School is 98%. Mercer County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 3%.
Based on 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, William Harrison Elementary School has a ratio of 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mercer County is 48%.
William Harrison Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (8.0%) and its predicted rate (17.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
Looking at the county, Mercer County, the median household earns about $100,645 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting William Harrison Elementary School, Mercer County has 110 public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate William Harrison Elementary School from the closest public school, International Charter School. The five-mile area around William Harrison Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: William Harrison Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 8.0% versus a 16.8% average.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 238 in 2020-21, 243 in 2024-25.
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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
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- 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
- International Charter School0.2 mi · 108
- George Washington Elementary School0.3 mi · 321
- Franklin Elementary School0.4 mi · 372
- Achievers Early College Prep Charter School0.4 mi · 543
- Grace A Dunn Middle School0.5 mi · 703
- Gershom Mott Elementary School0.6 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About William Harrison Elementary SchoolHow large is William Harrison Elementary School?
William Harrison Elementary School enrolls approximately 243 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does William Harrison Elementary School serve?
William Harrison Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does William Harrison Elementary School have?
William Harrison Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is William Harrison Elementary School?
William Harrison Elementary School reports a student body of 98% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is William Harrison Elementary School public or private?
William Harrison Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Trenton Public School District.
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