Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy
Pennington, NJ · High School · Grades 9-12
Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy is a high school in Pennington, NJ with 109 students enrolled and a 66% proficiency rate. Part of Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy is a small high school in Pennington, NJ, serving 109 students in grades 9-12 in the Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County. That headcount is above the 93-student average for schools in the district.
EDFacts assessment data puts 66% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 11 points above the 55% average for the Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County. Against the 56% New Jersey statewide average, the school sits 9 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has fallen by about 5 points. As a high school, it reports a 77% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 18.2 to 1, above the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1. 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy is a high school located in Pennington, New Jersey. The school serves 109 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.2:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 66% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 77% graduation rate.
34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy is part of the Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County in New Jersey.
How This School Compares
Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy has 109 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County (93 students). Its 66% proficiency rate is 11 percentage points above the district average of 55%. Compared to the New Jersey state average of 56%, the school performs 9 points higher.
Other Schools in Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County
Frequently Asked Questions
Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy has 109 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.2:1.
According to EDFacts data, 66% of students at Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy has a 77% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy is part of the Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County in Pennington, New Jersey. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.