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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Newark, New Jersey

Across Newark, New Jersey, 22 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Newark Educators Community Charter School leads the list at -51.2%, against a median of -11.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
22
Newark, New Jersey
Best Enrollment change
-51.2%
Median Enrollment change
-11.8%
FASTEST DECLINING · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter School291142-51.2%
2New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School595370-37.8%
3Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District477321-32.7%
4South 17th Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District482368-23.7%
5Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District390298-23.6%
6Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District685525-23.4%
7Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District983842-14.3%
8Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District731635-13.1%
9Ridge Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District682593-13.0%
10Wilson Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,1561,006-13.0%
11Roseville Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRoseville Community Charter School325285-12.3%
12Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District841747-11.2%
13Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District546488-10.6%
14First Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,2091,084-10.3%
15LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School District905818-9.6%
16Rafael Hernandez SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District788713-9.5%
17Hawkins Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District715660-7.7%
18Dr. William H. Horton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District742690-7.0%
19The Gray Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJGray Charter School336317-5.7%
20Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District526508-3.4%
21Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District494485-1.8%
22Oliver Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,0421,034-0.8%
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