Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Summary:

Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities is a public charter middle school serving grades 3-8 in Trenton, New Jersey, with a student population of 432. The school is part of the Trenton Public School District, which is ranked 520 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (78.24%) compared to the state average, and a lower percentage of White students (0%) compared to nearby schools like Lawrence Middle School. Academically, Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments that are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 5.6% to 33.3% over the past several years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities performs significantly worse academically. For example, Lawrence Middle School, which is just 1.96 miles away, has much higher proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments and a higher SchoolDigger rating. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (97.69% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch) suggests that it may be underfunded and lacking in resources compared to higher-performing schools in the area, which could contribute to the school's poor academic performance, especially for subgroups like English Language Learners and Special Education students.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 643 Indiana Ave
       Trenton, NJ  08638


(609) 394-7727

District: Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

SchoolDigger Rank:
544th of 748 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,952 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  432

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.2%
African American:
20.4%
Asian:
1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.7% Help


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Compare Details Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities ranks worse than 76% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.17. (See more...)
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Compare Details Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities ranks worse than 72.7% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.2%), African American (20.4%), Asian (1.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities is 12.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities is $12,952.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities:

SchoolDigger ranks Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities 1020th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities 544th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities 520th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.68 1048th 1317 20.4%
2022 20.29 1072nd 1345 20.3%
2023 24.17 1020th 1342 24.0%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.64 346th 434 20.3%
2019 29.69 324th 463 30.0%
2021 35.61 247th 411 39.9%
2022 21.48 423rd 489 13.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.47 733rd 1001 26.8%
2019 14.49 897th 1007 10.9%
2022 34.56 559th 949 41.1%
2023 43.44 461st 958 51.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.33 670th 942 28.9%
2019 19.60 760th 948 19.8%
2021 58.62 246th 839 70.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.52 1147th 1333 14.0%
2019 20.24 1087th 1331 18.3%
2021 20.46 1029th 1290 20.2%
2022 19.51 1061st 1326 20.0%
2023 24.90 977th 1318 25.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.72 1091st 1334 18.2%
2019 19.37 1086th 1335 18.7%
2021 20.10 1000th 1297 22.9%
2022 23.11 998th 1324 24.6%
2023 25.39 977th 1315 25.7%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.96 260th 517 49.7%
2019 35.43 364th 522 30.3%
2021 42.98 246th 456 46.1%
2022 41.24 290th 494 41.3%
2023 51.14 205th 463 55.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.40 611th 870 29.8%
2019 40.58 529th 899 41.2%
2021 39.84 513th 896 42.7%
2022 36.88 580th 953 39.1%
2023 41.02 550th 982 44.0%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

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Rank History for all middle school students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 1.96 663rd 677 2.1%
2011 2.55 659th 684 3.7%
2012 8.12 616th 677 9.0%
2013 5.14 655th 704 7.0%
2014 6.91 645th 717 10.0%
2015 14.34 619th 713 13.2%
2016 23.27 561st 713 21.3%
2017 24.76 531st 712 25.4%
2018 34.84 487th 716 32.0%
2019 34.20 503rd 745 32.5%
2021 19.52 516th 652 20.9%
2022 25.63 545th 745 26.8%
2023 26.55 544th 748 27.3%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.51 93rd 197 52.8%
2022 21.56 249th 270 7.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.29 411th 492 16.5%
2022 24.98 435th 535 18.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.20 279th 541 48.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.89 473rd 680 30.4%
2019 40.52 436th 703 38.0%
2021 19.22 509th 625 18.6%
2022 21.66 575th 726 20.8%
2023 21.46 567th 720 21.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.36 431st 675 36.1%
2019 30.75 494th 697 29.1%
2021 22.84 465th 635 26.8%
2022 31.29 484th 730 33.7%
2023 32.16 477th 718 33.6%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.72 62nd 326 81.0%
2019 45.49 167th 326 48.8%
2021 39.49 172nd 291 40.9%
2022 31.89 257th 356 27.8%
2023 32.84 248th 361 31.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.99 194th 504 61.5%
2019 54.43 210th 524 59.9%
2021 36.02 297th 480 38.1%
2022 41.47 326th 591 44.8%
2023 36.02 365th 587 37.8%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Saturday, October 1, 2011

Open Quote Finally! A school in Trenton that is committed to giving kids a great education! My daughter attended this school and made great progress. At her previous school the teachers treated her like "a problem" and threatened to hold her back. When I transferred her to Paul Robeson the teachers AND administrators immediately took the time to get to know her and help her and she graduated in June with her class. Be aware though, they don't mess around with discipline. They don't allow kids to mouth off to teachers or play around in class and they readily suspend kids who don't follow the rules. Parents have to come in for a conference every time to have the kid "re-admitted." Close Quote



Enrollment information for Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2009 13 108 0 21 0 0 0 0 142
2010 12 175 0 29 0 0 0 0 216
2011 5 221 0 41 0 0 2 0 269
2012 6 214 0 52 0 0 3 0 275
2013 5 208 2 80 0 0 3 0 298
2014 5 209 1 150 0 0 1 0 366
2015 5 160 2 205 0 0 1 0 373
2016 3 137 3 231 0 0 1 0 375
2017 3 129 4 244 0 0 0 0 380
2018 1 100 2 277 0 0 0 0 380
2019 0 86 2 290 0 0 0 0 378
2020 0 72 3 306 0 0 0 0 381
2021 0 69 4 351 0 0 0 0 424
2022 0 64 6 364 0 0 0 0 434
2023 0 88 6 338 0 0 0 0 432

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 142 16.0 8.9 79.6
2010 216 20.0 10.8 84.3
2011 269 24.0 11.2 86.2
2012 275 31.0 8.8 87.6
2013 298 n/a n/a 91.3
2014 366 31.0 11.8 90.7
2015 373 34.0 10.9 93.6
2016 375 33.0 11.3 94.4
2017 380 26.9 14.0 94.5
2018 380 30.0 12.6 95
2019 378 n/a n/a 95.8
2020 381 33.0 11.5 96.3
2021 424 37.0 11.4 97.2
2022 434 35.5 12.2 97.7
2023 432 35.0 12.3 97.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 142 16.0 8.9 79.6
2010 216 20.0 10.8 84.3
2011 269 24.0 11.2 86.2
2012 275 31.0 8.8 87.6
2013 298 n/a n/a 91.3
2014 366 31.0 11.8 90.7
2015 373 34.0 10.9 93.6
2016 375 33.0 11.3 94.4
2017 380 26.9 14.0 94.5
2018 380 30.0 12.6 95
2019 378 n/a n/a 95.8
2020 381 33.0 11.5 96.3
2021 424 37.0 11.4 97.2
2022 434 35.5 12.2 97.7
2023 432 35.0 12.3 97.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,300 (10.0%) $11,652 (90.0%) $12,952

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 503rd of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 544th of 748 Middle schools
 5.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)5249.4
 2.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)5249.4
 2.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)29.718.2
 11.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)29.718.2
 11.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)3742.3
 5.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)3742.3
 5.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)17.826
 8.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)17.826
 8.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)32.933.8
 0.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)32.933.8
 0.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)13.115.6
 2.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)13.115.6
 2.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)66.650
 16.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)66.650
 16.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)29.319.7
 9.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)29.319.7
 9.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)54.938.4
 16.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)54.938.4
 16.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)29.61.7
 27.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities)29.61.7
 27.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students378432
 14.3%
African American8688
 2.3%
American Indian00
Asian26
 200%
Hispanic290338
 16.6%
Pacific Islander00
White00
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.8%97.7%
 1.9%


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Students at Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities are 78% Hispanic, 20% African American, 1% Asian.

Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities ranks 544th of 748 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 432 students attended Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities.


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