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Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12Career and Technical School

1085 Old Trenton Road, Trenton, NJ 08690 · (609) 586-5144 · Part of Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County

Hamilton Township’s School Grade C better than 29% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
137
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 39.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1085 Old Trenton Road, Trenton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 939
Grade 1035
Grade 1134
Grade 1229
Enrollment over time
98’20
114’21
128’22
134’23
137’24

Up 39.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 39%Asian 25%Black 18%White 11%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy from Hamilton Township families.

Other schools in Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County

The district →
MCVS Assunpink Shared Time Center/Rubino
High · Grades 7–12 · Trenton
96 students10:1
Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Pennington
A
141 students22:1
Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Pennington
C+
111 students16:1
MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center
High · Grades 11–12 · Pennington
21 students1:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Hamilton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.