Original Research by School Decision on Daylight/twilight High School
Daylight/Twilight High School is a regular public high school in Trenton, New Jersey, serving grades nine through twelve within the Trenton Public School District. It operates as a comprehensive school in the state capital, a dense urban center where state government is the dominant employer and three commuter rail lines converge.
The most notable feature of this school’s available data is how little of it exists to describe academic performance. State testing results for the most recent year were suppressed, and the participation rate in that assessment was low enough to raise a question about whether the results represent the student body. The data that is available comes from an eighth-grade English language arts test, even though the school does not serve that grade; it is unclear why that result appears. No graduation rate is reported. No chronic absenteeism rate is reported. No course access or staffing data is available. A parent or resident trying to understand academic outcomes at Daylight/Twilight High School will find no usable public numbers. The school’s position relative to other districts in Mercer County cannot be determined because no metric could be calculated.
What is known is the demographic profile. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with Black students making up the next largest group. White, Asian, and multiracial students each account for a very small share. A substantial portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available.
The school sits within a city that has seen a modest population increase in recent years, after a period of slight decline, and that has actively pursued transit-oriented development around its rail hubs. Home values in Trenton are well below the state average, and rents are moderate relative to incomes. The district itself is in the middle of developing a new strategic plan, which it has called the 3R’s plan, and has asked families and community members to participate in shaping it. A district-wide cell-phone-free policy using locking pouches is already in place.
Daylight/Twilight High School is a school for which the usual public performance metrics are missing. Without state test results, a graduation rate, or attendance data, the standard tools for comparing schools are absent. Families would need to contact the school directly to learn about academic pathways, student support services, and postsecondary outcomes.
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