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Best Schools · New Jersey · Fastest-growing

Fastest-growing New Jersey public schools, 2017-2024

New Jersey public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

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NEW JERSEY · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
851Allenwood Elementary SchoolWALLWall Township Public School District3803810.3%
852William L Dickinson High SchoolJERSEY CITYJersey City Public Schools1,7801,7860.3%
853Nutley High SchoolNUTLEYNutley Public School District1,2181,2220.3%
854Parsippany High SchoolParsippanyParsippany-Troy Hills Township School District8979000.3%
855Scotch Plains-Fanwood High SchoolSCOTCH PLAINSScotch Plains-Fanwood School District1,5571,5620.3%
856Union SchoolRUTHERFORDRutherford School District3983990.3%
857Hamilton Intermediate SchoolHARRISONHarrison Public Schools2942950.3%
858Washington Elementary SchoolW ORANGEWest Orange Public Schools4134140.2%
859Memorial Elementary SchoolMontvaleMontvale Board of Education School District5315320.2%
860Samuel Mickle SchoolMICKLETONEast Greenwich Township School District7117120.1%
861Hackettstown High SchoolHACKETTSTOWNHackettstown Public School District8678680.1%
862Sparta Middle SchoolSPARTASparta Township Public School District7617620.1%
863Hightstown High SchoolHIGHTSTOWNEast Windsor Regional School District1,6161,6160.0%
864Number 5LindenLinden Public School District3193190.0%
865Ewing High SchoolEWINGEwing Township School District1,1181,1180.0%
866Frelinghuysen Middle SchoolMORRISTOWNMorris School District1,0781,0780.0%
867Maywood Avenue SchoolMAYWOODMaywood School District5615610.0%
868Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School District4204200.0%
869Louise A. Spencer Elementary SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School District7747740.0%
870Lake Parsippany Elementary SchoolParsippanyParsippany-Troy Hills Township School District2842840.0%
871David E. Owens Middle SchoolNEW MILFORDNew Milford Public School District5235230.0%
872Roosevelt Elementary SchoolRAHWAYRahway Public School District6086080.0%
873Broad Street Elementary SchoolGIBBSTOWNGreenwich Township School District2902900.0%
874Intervale Elementary SchoolBoontonParsippany-Troy Hills Township School District2872870.0%
875Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental ScienceMANAHAWKINOcean County Vocational Technical School District2752750.0%
876Lincoln School AnnexFAIRVIEWFairview Public School District2322320.0%
877Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood CenterCAMDENCamden City School District3493490.0%
878Bergen County Technical High School - TeterboroTeterboroBergen County Vocational Technical School District6656650.0%
879G Austin Schoenly Elementary SchoolSPOTSWOODSpotswood Public School District2352350.0%
880Leap Academy University Charter SchoolCAMDENLEAP Academy University Charter School1,5401,5400.0%
881Hilldale SchoolPINE BROOKMontville Township School District3273270.0%
882Randolphville Elementary SchoolPISCATAWAYPiscataway Township School District4654650.0%
883Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle SchoolWhartonWharton Borough School District2652650.0%
884Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and ScienceNEPTUNEMonmouth County Vocational School District3003000.0%
885Ridgewood High SchoolRIDGEWOODRidgewood Public School District1,7421,740-0.1%
886Tenafly Middle SchoolTENAFLYTenafly Public School District917916-0.1%
887Union Hill Middle SchoolUNION CITYUnion City School District866865-0.1%
888Holmdel High SchoolHOLMDELHolmdel Township School District936934-0.2%
889Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter SchoolJersey CityDr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School384383-0.3%
890Jose Marti STEM AcademyUNION CITYUnion City School District627625-0.3%
891Lafayette - PershingCARNEYS POINTPenns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District314313-0.3%
892Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGEORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District364363-0.3%
893Colonia High SchoolCOLONIAWoodbridge Township School District1,3581,354-0.3%
894Deerfield Township Elementary SchoolROSENHAYNDeerfield Township School District326325-0.3%
895Lanes Mill Elementary SchoolBRICKBrick Township Public School District559557-0.4%
896Robert Morris SchoolSouth Bound BrookSouth Bound Brook Public School District447445-0.4%
897Washington Elementary SchoolKEARNYKearny559557-0.4%
898Mount Olive High SchoolFLANDERSMount Olive Township School District1,5261,520-0.4%
899Marie Durand Elementary SchoolVINELANDVineland Public School District506504-0.4%
900North Plainfield Middle SchoolNorth PlainfieldNorth Plainfield School District540538-0.4%
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