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Largest New Jersey public schools by enrollment

New Jersey public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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NEW JERSEY · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
451Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolSkillmanMontgomery Township School DistrictElementary755
452Wall Intermediate SchoolWALLWall Township Public School DistrictMiddle755
453Central Middle SchoolParsippanyParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictMiddle755
454Middle School # 4JERSEY CITYJersey City Public SchoolsMiddle755
455Salem County Career and Technical High SchoolWOODSTOWNSalem County Vocational Technical School DistrictHigh754
456Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6PassaicPassaic City School DistrictElementary754
457North Brunswick Twp. Middle SchoolNorth BrunswickNorth Brunswick Township School DistrictMiddle754
458School 5PATERSONPaterson Public School DistrictElementary753
459Martin Luther King Jr. SchoolJERSEY CITYJersey City Public SchoolsElementary752
460South Orange Middle SchoolS ORANGESouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictMiddle752
461Bernards High SchoolBernardsvilleSomerset Hills Regional School DistrictHigh751
462Orange Avenue SchoolCRANFORDCranford Public School DistrictMiddle750
463West Deptford High SchoolWEST DEPTFORDWest Deptford Township School DistrictHigh750
464James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELLCaldwell-West School DistrictHigh749
465Palisades Park Jr-Sr High SchoolPALISADES PARKPalisades Park School DistrictHigh747
466Park Elementary SchoolNewarkNewark Public School DistrictElementary747
467Ocean Acres Elementary SchoolManahawkinStafford Township School DistrictElementary747
468William L Antheil Elementary SchoolEWINGEwing Township School DistrictElementary746
469Van Derveer Elementary SchoolSomervilleSomerville Public School DistrictElementary745
470Rosa International Middle SchoolCHERRY HILLCherry Hill School DistrictMiddle745
471East Brunswick Magnet SchoolEAST BRUNSWICKMiddlesex County Vocational and Technical School DistrictHigh745
472Marlton MiddleMARLTONEvesham Township School DistrictMiddle744
473Cecil S. Collins ElementaryBARNEGATBarnegat Township School DistrictElementary744
474Hillside Avenue SchoolCRANFORDCranford Public School DistrictElementary743
475Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School DistrictElementary742
476Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20PassaicPassaic City School DistrictMiddle742
477Woodrow Wilson Community SchoolBAYONNEBayonne School DistrictElementary740
478K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM AcademyElizabethElizabeth Public SchoolsHigh740
479Middlesex County STEM Charter SchoolPerth AmboyMiddlesex County STEM Charter SchoolElementary739
480Ramsey High SchoolRAMSEYRamsey School DistrictHigh739
481Gloucester City High SchoolGLOUCESTER CITYGloucester City Public School DistrictHigh739
482Hubbard Middle SchoolPLAINFIELDPlainfield Public School DistrictMiddle737
483George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School DistrictElementary736
484Northern Burlington County Regional Middle SchoolCOLUMBUSNorthern Burlington County Regional School DistrictMiddle735
485Union Avenue Middle SchoolIRVINGTONIrvington Public School DistrictMiddle735
486Voorhees High SchoolGlen GardnerNorth Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School DistrictHigh733
487Kittatinny Regional High SchoolNEWTONKittatinny Regional School DistrictHigh733
488Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewarkPhillip's Academy Charter SchoolElementary730
489J.P. Case Middle SchoolFLEMINGTONFlemington-Raritan Regional School DistrictMiddle730
490Kawameeh Middle SchoolUNIONTownship of Union School DistrictMiddle729
491Henry Snyder High SchoolJERSEY CITYJersey City Public SchoolsHigh729
492Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30ELIZABETHElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary729
493Lincoln Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGEORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary728
494Bordentown Regional High SchoolBORDENTOWNBordentown Regional School DistrictHigh728
495Rutherford High SchoolRUTHERFORDRutherford School DistrictHigh727
496Walnut Street Elementary SchoolTOMS RIVERToms River Regional School DistrictElementary727
497Franklin Elementary SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School DistrictElementary725
498Maurice Hawk Elementary SchoolWest WindsorWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictElementary723
499Glen Rock High SchoolGLEN ROCKGlen Rock Public School DistrictHigh722
500Maxson Middle SchoolPLAINFIELDPlainfield Public School DistrictMiddle721
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