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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
951Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52ELIZABETHElizabeth Public Schools305301-1.3%
952South Plainfield Middle SchoolSOUTH PLAINFIELDSouth Plainfield School District560553-1.3%
953Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning CenterPHILLIPSBURGPhillipsburg School District455449-1.3%
954Roosevelt Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNEHawthorne Public School District528521-1.3%
955Conackamack Middle SchoolPISCATAWAYPiscataway Township School District472466-1.3%
956Number 1LindenLinden Public School District460454-1.3%
957Clinton Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELDPlainfield Public School District391386-1.3%
958Anthony Rossi Elementary SchoolVINELANDVineland Public School District603595-1.3%
959Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50ELIZABETHElizabeth Public Schools310306-1.3%
960Berkeley Elementary SchoolBloomfieldBloomfield Township School District459453-1.3%
961Deerfield Elementary SchoolMOUNTAINSIDEMountainside School District490483-1.4%
962Parkway Elementary SchoolEWINGEwing Township School District424418-1.4%
963Mario Drago School No. 3PassaicPassaic City School District787776-1.4%
964Waldwick High SchoolWALDWICKWaldwick School District440434-1.4%
965Community Charter School of PatersonPATERSONCommunity Charter School of Paterson909896-1.4%
966Phillipsburg Middle SchoolPHILLIPSBURGPhillipsburg School District645636-1.4%
967Roselle Park High SchoolROSELLE PARKRoselle Park Public School District602593-1.5%
968George J. Mitchell Elementary SchoolLITTLE EGG HARBORLittle Egg Harbor Township School District591582-1.5%
969Long Branch Middle SchoolLONG BRANCHLONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District1,1601,142-1.6%
970Hubbard Middle SchoolPLAINFIELDPlainfield Public School District749737-1.6%
971Cedar Mountain Primary SchoolVERNONVernon Township School District413406-1.7%
972Moorestown Upper Elementary SchoolMOORESTOWNMoorestown Township Public School District884869-1.7%
973Knollwood Elementary SchoolLake HiawathaParsippany-Troy Hills Township School District401394-1.7%
974Moorestown High SchoolMOORESTOWNMoorestown Township Public School District1,2731,251-1.7%
975Freehold Borough High SchoolFREEHOLDFreehold Regional High School District1,4001,376-1.7%
976Mountain Park SchoolBERKELEY HTSBerkeley Heights School District228224-1.8%
977Ecole Toussaint LouvertureEAST ORANGEEast Orange School District274269-1.8%
978Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School District494485-1.8%
979Stafford Intermediate SchoolManahawkinStafford Township School District669657-1.8%
980Montgomery High SchoolSkillmanMontgomery Township School District1,6401,611-1.8%
981Southampton Township School #2SOUTHAMPTONSouthampton Township School District226222-1.8%
982Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary SchoolMINOTOLABuena Regional School District326320-1.8%
983Garfield Middle SchoolGARFIELDGarfield Public School District989971-1.8%
984Roosevelt SchoolRIVER EDGERiver Edge School District483474-1.9%
985Glenview AvenueHADDON HEIGHTSHADDON HEIGHTS School District266261-1.9%
986Brooklake SchoolFLORHAM PARKFlorham Park School District312306-1.9%
987Daniel Webster SchoolWEEHAWKENWeehawken Public School District414406-1.9%
988T. E. Harrington Middle SchoolMOUNT LAURELMount Laurel Township School District966948-1.9%
989Ocean Township Elementary SchoolOAKHURSTTownship of Ocean School District418410-1.9%
990Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing ArtsPATERSONPaterson Public School District263258-1.9%
991Elmora School No. 12ELIZABETHElizabeth Public Schools671658-1.9%
992Lawrenceville Elementary SchoolLAWRENCEVILLELawrence Township Public School District307301-2.0%
993Lawrence Middle SchoolLAWRENCEVILLELawrence Township Public School District596584-2.0%
994Ocean Road Elementary SchoolPOINT PLEASANTPoint Pleasant Borough School District493483-2.0%
995Arthur Rann Elementary SchoolGALLOWAYGalloway Township Public School District648635-2.0%
996River Dell Regional High SchoolORADELLRiver Dell Regional School District1,0461,025-2.0%
997Cherry Hill SchoolRIVER EDGERiver Edge School District711697-2.0%
998Colonia Middle SchoolCOLONIAWoodbridge Township School District641628-2.0%
999University Academy Charter High SchoolJERSEY CITYUniversity Academy Charter High School438429-2.1%
1000Winslow Township Elementary School ThreeSICKLERVILLEWinslow Township School District474464-2.1%
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