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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Bergen County, New Jersey

153 public schools in Bergen County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Columbus School leads the list at -51.7%, against a median of -10.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
153
Bergen County, New Jersey
Best Enrollment change
-51.7%
Median Enrollment change
-10.0%
FASTEST DECLINING · BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Columbus SchoolLYNDHURST, NJLyndhurst Public School District211102-51.7%
2Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolNorth Arlington, NJNorth Arlington School District291164-43.6%
3School No. 3FORT LEE, NJFort Lee School District576330-42.7%
4Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNorth Arlington, NJNorth Arlington School District221132-40.3%
5Indian Hills High SchoolOAKLAND, NJRamapo Indian Hills Regional High School District1,109668-39.8%
6School No. 4FORT LEE, NJFort Lee School District622377-39.4%
7George Washington SchoolEdgewater, NJEdgewater School District527333-36.8%
8Garfield Early Childhood Learning CenterGARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School District298204-31.5%
9Alfred S. Faust Middle SchoolEast Rutherford, NJEast Rutherford School District342240-29.8%
10Patrick M Villano SchoolEmerson, NJEmerson Public School District340240-29.4%
11Lyncrest Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School District252185-26.6%
12Roosevelt SchoolLYNDHURST, NJLyndhurst Public School District400295-26.3%
13Roosevelt School #7GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School District382282-26.2%
14School No. 2FORT LEE, NJFort Lee School District489362-26.0%
15Wesley D Tisdale Elementary SchoolRAMSEY, NJRamsey School District406302-25.6%
16Westwood Regional High SchoolTOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NJWestwood Regional School District1,111830-25.3%
17Washington SchoolLYNDHURST, NJLyndhurst Public School District214162-24.3%
18Travell Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School District389295-24.2%
19Pascack Valley High SchoolHillsdale, NJPascack Valley Regional High School District1,214928-23.6%
20Memorial SchoolSOUTH HACKENSACK, NJSouth Hackensack School District288222-22.9%
21McKenzie SchoolEAST RUTHERFORD, NJEast Rutherford School District477369-22.6%
22School No. 1FORT LEE, NJFort Lee School District692540-22.0%
23Anna C. Scott Elementary SchoolLeonia, NJLeonia Public School District662517-21.9%
24Frank W. Gavlak Elementary SchoolWALLINGTON, NJWallington Boro School District462361-21.9%
25Merritt MemorialCRESSKILL, NJCresskill Public School District358282-21.2%
26Walter Stillman SchoolTENAFLY, NJTenafly Public School District393314-20.1%
27Upper SchoolENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJEnglewood Cliffs School District329264-19.8%
28Valley Middle SchoolOAKLAND, NJOakland Public School District556446-19.8%
29John Y Dater Elementary SchoolRAMSEY, NJRamsey School District400325-18.8%
30Fanny Meyer HillersHACKENSACK, NJHackensack School District632516-18.4%
31Henry B. Milnes Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School District479392-18.2%
32Dr. John Grieco Elementary SchoolEnglewood, NJEnglewood Public School District605499-17.5%
33Eric S. Smith Middle SchoolRAMSEY, NJRamsey School District742613-17.4%
34School #4CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJCliffside Park School District577478-17.2%
35Midland Park Jr./Sr. High SchoolMIDLAND PARK, NJMidland Park School District442367-17.0%
36Franklin SchoolLYNDHURST, NJLyndhurst Public School District232196-15.5%
37Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle SchoolWYCKOFF, NJWyckoff Township Public School District718607-15.5%
38West Brook Middle SchoolPARAMUS, NJParamus Public School District590500-15.3%
39Warren Point Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School District461391-15.2%
40Hasbrouck Heights Middle SchoolHASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJHasbrouck Heights School District490417-14.9%
41Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolTEANECK, NJTeaneck School District542463-14.6%
42Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, NJEnglewood Public School District570489-14.2%
43Washington Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJBergenfield Borough School District294253-13.9%
44Joyce Kilmer SchoolMAHWAH, NJMahwah Township Public School District455394-13.4%
45James Madison School #10GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School District323280-13.3%
46Northern Valley Regional High School at Old TappanOld Tappan, NJNorthern Valley Regional High School District1,2501,086-13.1%
47Mary A. Hubbard Elementary SchoolRAMSEY, NJRamsey School District381331-13.1%
48Holdrum Middle SchoolRIVER VALE, NJRiver Vale Public School District399347-13.0%
49Ralph S Maugham SchoolTENAFLY, NJTenafly Public School District411358-12.9%
50Sixteenth Avenue SchoolELMWOOD PARK, NJElmwood Park School District469410-12.6%
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