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Schools in Trenton

Trenton’s public schools

Trenton Independent School District 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.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 5% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
712 students on the public path
In brief

Trenton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Trenton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Trenton H S places highest (better than 87%); Trenton El lowest (29%). 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.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Trenton ElTrenton Independent School DistrictC
5–8Trenton MiddleTrenton Independent School DistrictB−
9–12Trenton H STrenton Independent School DistrictA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Trenton Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Trenton Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 712 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,170TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 51.1% · 385 students tested
Math34%
State average 40.9% · 381 students tested

Trenton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Trenton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Trenton—Trenton Independent
LeonardC+Leonard Independent

Every school in Trenton

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Trentonby address
Trenton El
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C
276 students12:1Rate it →
Trenton Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8
B−
223 students18:1Rate it →
Trenton H S
High · Grades 9–12
A
213 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Trenton’s schools

Are Trenton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Trenton. Trenton Independent School District 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, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Trenton in?

Trenton Independent School District.

Where do Trenton kids go to high school?

Trenton H S.

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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.