Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

Summary:

Wilson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Trenton, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 3rd grade. With a student population of 361, the school has a racial makeup that is predominantly Hispanic (60.11%) and African American (38.5%), reflecting the broader demographic trends in the Trenton area.

Wilson Elementary School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with only 5.4% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 6.4% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and Trenton Public School District averages. Additionally, Wilson Elementary School has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.8% in 2016-2017 to a peak of 69.1% in 2020-2021, which is much higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Wilson Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Trenton Public School District, such as Washington Elementary, Gregory Elementary, and P.J. Hill Elementary, it becomes evident that the academic performance and overall school quality are consistently low across the district, suggesting a systemic issue. Furthermore, the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 71.19% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to the academic challenges faced by Wilson Elementary School.


Detail:

Public K-3

 175 Girard Avenue
       Trenton, NJ  08638-3431


(609) 656-4970

District: Trenton Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1330th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,392 Help


Students who attend Darlene C. McKnight Elementary usually attend:

High:    Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  361

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.1%
African American:
38.5%
White:
1.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Darlene C. McKnight Elementary ranks worse than 99.1% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Trenton Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.24. (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 (60.1%), African American (38.5%), White (1.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Darlene C. McKnight Elementary is 13.6. 6 elementary schools in the Trenton Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Darlene C. McKnight Elementary employs 26.5 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Darlene C. McKnight Elementary is $9,392. 5 elementary schools in the Trenton Public School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Darlene C. McKnight Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Darlene C. McKnight Elementary 1330th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Darlene C. McKnight Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Trenton Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Trenton Public School District 612th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 1.80 1160th 1204 3.7%
2004 3.98 1233rd 1298 5.0%
2005 0.54 1291st 1303 0.9%
2006 0.95 1286th 1314 2.1%
2007 8.17 1226th 1329 7.8%
2008 24.87 1121st 1338 16.2%
2009 7.65 1251st 1346 7.1%
2010 3.34 1308th 1354 3.4%
2011 8.33 1254th 1360 7.8%
2012 5.84 1279th 1363 6.2%
2013 2.72 1332nd 1367 2.6%
2014 3.71 1303rd 1363 4.4%
2015 5.91 1299th 1357 4.3%
2016 3.37 1325th 1346 1.6%
2017 3.85 1318th 1352 2.5%
2018 6.65 1284th 1353 5.1%
2019 2.48 1350th 1360 0.7%
2021 6.96 1275th 1317 3.2%
2022 7.79 1287th 1345 4.3%
2023 4.24 1330th 1342 0.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.35 374th 434 13.8%
2019 12.89 431st 463 6.9%
2021 24.02 348th 411 15.3%
2022 24.44 391st 489 20.0%
2023 12.66 485th 499 2.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.70 857th 942 9.0%
2019 9.51 820th 948 13.5%
2021 17.12 731st 839 12.9%
2022 15.42 734th 863 14.9%
2023 11.23 785th 910 13.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.81 1268th 1333 4.9%
2019 2.85 1300th 1331 2.3%
2021 8.59 1235th 1290 4.3%
2022 10.25 1201st 1326 9.4%
2023 5.09 1274th 1318 3.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.68 1217th 1334 8.8%
2019 3.00 1308th 1335 2.0%
2021 7.15 1242nd 1297 4.2%
2022 5.82 1292nd 1324 2.4%
2023 4.69 1281st 1315 2.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.67 387th 517 25.1%
2019 13.29 495th 522 5.2%
2021 23.46 394th 456 13.6%
2022 16.28 455th 494 7.9%
2023 23.00 395th 463 14.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.09 712th 870 18.2%
2019 6.85 825th 899 8.2%
2021 12.24 881st 896 1.7%
2022 17.46 816th 953 14.4%
2023 6.51 929th 982 5.4%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 31 326 0 218 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1989 20 309 0 232 0 n/a n/a 0 561
1990 17 329 2 238 0 n/a n/a 0 586
1991 20 283 2 234 0 n/a n/a 0 539
1992 13 309 1 249 0 n/a n/a 0 572
1993 16 287 1 273 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1994 13 259 2 236 0 n/a n/a 0 510
1995 6 266 1 240 0 n/a n/a 0 513
1996 6 266 1 240 0 n/a n/a 0 513
1998 3 238 2 215 0 n/a n/a 0 458
1999 6 218 4 176 0 n/a n/a 0 404
2000 4 214 4 159 0 n/a n/a 0 381
2001 4 216 3 172 0 n/a n/a 0 395
2002 7 189 2 173 0 n/a n/a 0 371
2003 7 189 2 173 0 n/a n/a 0 371
2004 6 195 0 169 0 n/a n/a 0 370
2005 5 220 0 182 0 n/a n/a 0 407
2006 2 215 1 188 0 n/a n/a 0 406
2007 2 176 1 184 0 n/a n/a 0 363
2008 4 147 5 174 0 n/a n/a 0 330
2009 5 153 4 179 3 0 0 0 344
2010 4 151 25 251 2 0 0 0 433
2011 7 105 22 213 1 0 1 0 349
2012 7 101 26 208 0 2 1 0 345
2013 3 124 21 249 0 0 0 0 397
2014 5 118 9 212 0 0 0 0 344
2015 4 126 2 282 0 0 0 0 414
2016 7 134 1 272 0 0 1 0 415
2017 5 123 1 287 0 0 1 0 417
2018 4 118 2 320 0 2 1 0 447
2019 5 128 0 362 0 2 1 0 498
2020 3 106 0 463 0 2 1 0 575
2021 2 90 0 433 0 2 2 0 529
2022 6 83 0 374 0 2 1 0 466
2023 4 139 0 217 0 0 1 0 361

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 Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 575 30.0 19.1 n/a
1989 561 31.0 18.0 n/a
1990 586 34.0 17.2 71.7
1991 539 36.0 14.9 85.7
1992 572 36.0 15.8 78.7
1993 577 37.0 15.6 76.4
1994 510 37.0 13.8 63.5
1995 513 38.0 13.5 88.9
1996 513 38.0 13.5 88.9
1998 458 34.0 13.5 85.4
1999 404 32.0 12.6 89.4
2000 381 33.0 11.5 88.7
2001 395 33.3 11.9 85.6
2002 371 38.0 9.8 60.4
2003 371 38.0 9.8 60.4
2004 370 32.0 11.6 71.4
2005 407 33.0 12.3 n/a
2006 406 32.0 12.7 85.2
2007 363 27.0 13.4 79.3
2008 330 25.0 13.2 81.2
2009 344 31.6 9.1 84.9
2010 433 29.0 14.9 74.8
2011 349 30.0 11.6 75.9
2012 345 33.1 10.4 89.6
2013 397 36.0 11.0 95.2
2014 344 44.0 7.8 94.5
2015 414 38.0 10.8 94.7
2016 415 36.0 11.5 95.4
2017 417 38.0 10.9 93.3
2018 447 38.0 11.7 93.3
2019 498 37.0 13.4 81.5
2020 575 36.0 15.9 72.9
2021 529 41.0 12.9 49.5
2022 466 40.0 11.6 38.6
2023 361 26.5 13.6 71.2

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 Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 575 30.0 19.1 n/a
1989 561 31.0 18.0 n/a
1990 586 34.0 17.2 71.7
1991 539 36.0 14.9 85.7
1992 572 36.0 15.8 78.7
1993 577 37.0 15.6 76.4
1994 510 37.0 13.8 63.5
1995 513 38.0 13.5 88.9
1996 513 38.0 13.5 88.9
1998 458 34.0 13.5 85.4
1999 404 32.0 12.6 89.4
2000 381 33.0 11.5 88.7
2001 395 33.3 11.9 85.6
2002 371 38.0 9.8 60.4
2003 371 38.0 9.8 60.4
2004 370 32.0 11.6 71.4
2005 407 33.0 12.3 n/a
2006 406 32.0 12.7 85.2
2007 363 27.0 13.4 79.3
2008 330 25.0 13.2 81.2
2009 344 31.6 9.1 84.9
2010 433 29.0 14.9 74.8
2011 349 30.0 11.6 75.9
2012 345 33.1 10.4 89.6
2013 397 36.0 11.0 95.2
2014 344 44.0 7.8 94.5
2015 414 38.0 10.8 94.7
2016 415 36.0 11.5 95.4
2017 417 38.0 10.9 93.3
2018 447 38.0 11.7 93.3
2019 498 37.0 13.4 81.5
2020 575 36.0 15.9 72.9
2021 529 41.0 12.9 49.5
2022 466 40.0 11.6 38.6
2023 361 26.5 13.6 71.2

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $641 (6.8%) $8,751 (93.2%) $9,392

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1350th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1330th of 1342 Elementary schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Darlene C. McKnight Elementary)9.55.4
 4.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Trenton Public School District)15.46.9
 8.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Darlene C. McKnight Elementary)13.36.4
 6.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Trenton Public School District)16.910.8
 6.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Darlene C. McKnight Elementary)6.813
 6.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Trenton Public School District)19.510.8
 8.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.449.4
 8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Darlene C. McKnight Elementary)3.72.1
 1.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Trenton Public School District)15.86.6
 9.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5139.4
 11.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Darlene C. McKnight Elementary)15.511.1
 4.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Trenton Public School District)20.49.6
 10.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.949.6
 8.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Darlene C. McKnight Elementary)9.72.6
 7.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Trenton Public School District)10.74.2
 6.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.836
 10.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students498361
 27.5%
African American128139
 8.6%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic362217
 40.1%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White54
 20%
Two or More Races11
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.5%71.2%
 10.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Darlene C. McKnight Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 361 students attended Darlene C. McKnight Elementary.

Students at Darlene C. McKnight Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 39% African American, 1% White.

Students who attend Darlene C. McKnight Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

Darlene C. McKnight Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.


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