Daylight/Twilight High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Trenton, New Jersey
Daylight/Twilight High School in Trenton, New Jersey enrolled 756 students in 2024-25 with 40.0 full-time teachers, 18.9 students per teacher against the New Jersey high-school median of 12.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20% (New Jersey: 90.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 58% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 23%
479 students in 2022-23, 617 students in 2023-24, 756 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.5 to 40.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 479 | 32.5 | 14.7 |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 37.5 | 16.5 |
| 2024-25 | 756 | 40.0 | 18.9 |
18.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 New Jersey high schools
Among the 427 New Jersey high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 466 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Daylight/Twilight High School enrolled 466 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 92 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 466 of the 466 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions92
- Chronically absent55.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.6% of students were Hispanic, 22.1% Black, 2.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic74.6%
- Black22.1%
- Two or more races2.0%
- White1.1%
- Asian0.1%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Daylight/Twilight High School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20% or less | 11% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10% or less | 7% (2021-22) | 37.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
20% of the 384 students in Daylight/Twilight High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 20% | 61% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 384 | 1,196 | 106,157 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Trenton
3 public high schools in Trenton report 2024-25 enrollment; Daylight/Twilight High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Central High School - Main Campus | 2,097 | 13.3 | 67.9% |
| Daylight/Twilight High School | 756 | 18.9 | 53.2% |
| MCVS Assunpink Shared Time Center/Rubino | 96 | 10.1 | 60.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Daylight/Twilight High School
- Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 562 students, 26.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Ewing High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 1,118 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Daylight/Twilight High School with Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Trenton Public School District spends per student$23,249 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,249
- The largest public schools in New JerseyDaylight/Twilight High School is the number 244 by size of 447 New Jersey high schools open in 2024-25.#244 of 447
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher18.9 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 12.1 for high schools.18.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Daylight/Twilight High School
How many students attend Daylight/Twilight High School?
756 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 479 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Trenton, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Daylight/Twilight High School?
18.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for high schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Daylight/Twilight High School a Title I school?
Daylight/Twilight High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Daylight/Twilight High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Daylight/Twilight High School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Daylight/Twilight High School?
20% of the 384 students in Daylight/Twilight High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Daylight/Twilight High School in?
Trenton Public School District, NCES district ID 3416290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341629000449 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.