Foscue Plantation House · Photo: Tradewinds · CC BY-SA 3.0Trenton’s public schools
Jones County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Trenton. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Trenton’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Trenton’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Comfort Elementary places highest (better than 61%); Trenton Elementary lowest (9%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Trenton, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Jones Senior High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Trenton, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Trenton
Jones Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 495 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Trenton
Jones Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 495 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Trenton
Jones Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 495 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Trenton
Jones Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 495 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Trenton
Jones Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 495 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Trenton
Jones Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 495 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Trenton
Jones Senior High School
Grades 6–12 · 495 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jones County Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Trenton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Trenton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Trenton | — | Jones County Schools |
Every school in Trenton
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Trenton’s schools
Are Trenton’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Trenton. Jones County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Trenton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Trenton in?
Jones County Schools.
Where do Trenton kids go to high school?
Jones Senior High School.
Parents talk
What Trenton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Trenton → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.