Joyce Kilmer School

1300 Stuyvesant Ave, Trenton, NJ 08618 | (609) 656-4800

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 560

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3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 560 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
Ranks 693rd out of 708 middle schools in NJ.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1300 Stuyvesant Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08618

Principal or Admin: Mike Haleta

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Trenton City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $25,455
Graduation Rate: 41.7%
Dropout Rate: 7.8%
Students Per Teacher: 15.1
Enrolled Students: 10,999

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 560
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 31.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 286 (51.1%)
Females: 274 (48.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 38 (6.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 329 (58.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 367 (65.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Joyce Kilmer School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.4%
Black	512	91.4%
Asian	1	0.2%
Hispanic	34	6.1%
White	11	2.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	24	4.3%
Kindergarten	44	7.9%
1st Grade	40	7.1%
2nd Grade	50	8.9%
3rd Grade	57	10.2%
4th Grade	37	6.6%
5th Grade	37	6.6%
6th Grade	78	13.9%
7th Grade	66	11.8%
8th Grade	78	13.9%
Ungraded	49	8.8%

Source: NJ Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Joyce Kilmer School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 09, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is not a good school at all..i sent my children there and it was the worst..they have no control over the kids. They fight , in the office yelling at the staff..Mr. Coe is also the worst with Mr. bethea..

Reviewed by Student on July 25, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is a very good school. The only problem I have is the principal and a few teachers. I think they should fire the teachers and hire all new teachers.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Joyce Kilmer School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on ASK state exams in the following subjects:

Language Arts
Math
Science

ASK - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	24.2%	27.5%	59.7%
2009	31.8%	32.4%	62.7%

Math Test
2010	25.8%	40.9%	59.9%
2009	47.8%	42.6%	75.2%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	24.4%	25.1%	41.9%

Math Test
2010	34.1%	37.8%	59.4%
2009	14.6%	34.3%	62.7%

Science Test
2010	72.5%	75.7%	87.1%
2009	59.6%	68.4%	85.7%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	17.8%	25.2%	46.3%
2009	41.8%	29.0%	68.3%

Math Test
2010	19.1%	43.5%	62.5%
2009	69.0%	39.6%	56.6%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	16.5%	23.2%	78.6%
2009	32.9%	28.3%	69.8%

Math Test
2010	11.4%	33.2%	86.1%
2009	37.1%	30.9%	78.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	25.3%	28.3%	86.1%
2009	29.3%	26.3%	72.5%

Math Test
2010	24.3%	24.6%	81.9%
2009	21.4%	26.5%	66.8%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	43.7%	44.0%	94.0%
2009	39.6%	41.0%	91.7%

Math Test
2010	23.3%	24.7%	83.6%
2009	24.6%	27.1%	62.1%

Science Test
2010	43.2%	41.9%	94.2%
2009	61.4%	46.0%	94.7%

Source: NJ Department of Education 2009-2010

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