Daylight/Twilight High School
135 East Hanover St
Trenton NJ, 08609, Mercer County
Phone: 609-656-4853
Ranking: (344 out of 346, bottom 1%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Trenton City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 46 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 426 | 542 | 127 | 293 | 369 | 516 | 409 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 51 | 12.0% | 160 | 29.5% | 20 | 15.7% | 65 | 22.2% | 77 | 20.9% | 97 | 18.8% | 74 | 18.1% |
Grade 10: | 151 | 35.4% | 129 | 23.8% | 20 | 15.7% | 99 | 33.8% | 126 | 34.1% | 142 | 27.5% | 154 | 37.7% |
Grade 11: | 121 | 28.4% | 70 | 12.9% | 28 | 22.0% | 73 | 24.9% | 75 | 20.3% | 122 | 23.6% | 122 | 29.8% |
Grade 12: | 56 | 13.1% | 150 | 27.7% | 29 | 22.8% | 56 | 19.1% | 78 | 21.1% | 92 | 17.8% | 56 | 13.7% |
Ungraded: | 47 | 11.0% | 33 | 6.1% | 30 | 23.6% | NA | NA | 13 | 3.5% | 63 | 12.2% | 3 | 0.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 227 | 53.3% | 289 | 53.3% | 67 | 52.8% | 155 | 52.9% | 179 | 48.5% | 255 | 49.4% | 194 | 47.4% |
Female: | 199 | 46.7% | 253 | 46.7% | 60 | 47.2% | 138 | 47.1% | 190 | 51.5% | 261 | 50.6% | 211 | 51.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 142 | 33.3% | 160 | 29.5% | 50 | 39.4% | 73 | 24.9% | 68 | 18.4% | 103 | 20.0% | 101 | 24.7% |
Black: | 281 | 66.0% | 373 | 68.8% | 76 | 59.8% | 217 | 74.1% | 296 | 80.2% | 407 | 78.9% | 304 | 74.3% |
White: | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 280 | 65.7% | NA | NA | 45 | 35.4% | 68 | 23.2% | 115 | 31.2% | 72 | 14.0% | 134 | 32.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.6% | NA | NA | 2 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.4% | 17 | 4.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 13 | 3.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.26 | 12.90 | 3.34 | 8.62 | 10.85 | 12.30 | 11.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 51.5% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 26.4% | 40.8% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 37.9% | 51.2% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 26.3% | 44.1% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 17.9% | 45.9% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 17.1% | 56.7% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 61.8% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 65.3% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 67.9% | 91.6% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 13.8% | 30.5% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 28.0% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 15.6% | 19.5% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 21.4% | 75.4% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 13.1% | 21.9% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Daylight/Twilight High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.