Joyce Kilmer Middle School

1300 Stuyvesant Avenue, Trenton NJ, 8618 | Trenton City School District | 609-656-4800
  • grades 6-8
  • students 388
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 13% 76% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 41 in Trenton
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
22%Trenton
52%New Jersey

Joyce Kilmer Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Trenton City School District" in Trenton, NJ. There are a total of 388 students and 36 teachers at Joyce Kilmer Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 11 to 1.

Joyce Kilmer Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 12.5%, which is 76% lower than the New Jersey average.

Joyce Kilmer Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students388
Teachers36
Student/Teacher ratio11:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Joyce Kilmer Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All6%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6<= 5%
7<= 5%
86-9%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All19%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
610-14%
715-19%
825-29%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Joyce Kilmer Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 0.0% 1.5% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 92.2% 55.5% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.5% 0.7% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.3% 41.5% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.6% 1.5% 3.1%

Trenton demographics profile

StatisticTrentonNew JerseyNational
Population83,3878,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)10,9631,21591
Median age35.039.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)38%56%55%
Speak English62%69%79%
Speak Spanish34%16%13%

Education level achieved in Trenton

IndexTrentonNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade69.1%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school66.2%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college33.5%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree15.6%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors11.9%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters4.3%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.1%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Joyce Kilmer Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.