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

Across Bergen County, New Jersey, 85 public elementary schools are ranked here, 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 -10.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
85
Bergen County, New Jersey
Best Enrollment change
-51.7%
Median Enrollment change
-10.5%
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%
5School No. 4FORT LEE, NJFort Lee School District622377-39.4%
6George Washington SchoolEdgewater, NJEdgewater School District527333-36.8%
7Garfield Early Childhood Learning CenterGARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School District298204-31.5%
8Lyncrest Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School District252185-26.6%
9Roosevelt SchoolLYNDHURST, NJLyndhurst Public School District400295-26.3%
10Roosevelt School #7GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School District382282-26.2%
11School No. 2FORT LEE, NJFort Lee School District489362-26.0%
12Wesley D Tisdale Elementary SchoolRAMSEY, NJRamsey School District406302-25.6%
13Washington SchoolLYNDHURST, NJLyndhurst Public School District214162-24.3%
14Travell Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School District389295-24.2%
15Memorial SchoolSOUTH HACKENSACK, NJSouth Hackensack School District288222-22.9%
16McKenzie SchoolEAST RUTHERFORD, NJEast Rutherford School District477369-22.6%
17School No. 1FORT LEE, NJFort Lee School District692540-22.0%
18Anna C. Scott Elementary SchoolLeonia, NJLeonia Public School District662517-21.9%
19Frank W. Gavlak Elementary SchoolWALLINGTON, NJWallington Boro School District462361-21.9%
20Merritt MemorialCRESSKILL, NJCresskill Public School District358282-21.2%
21Walter Stillman SchoolTENAFLY, NJTenafly Public School District393314-20.1%
22John Y Dater Elementary SchoolRAMSEY, NJRamsey School District400325-18.8%
23Fanny Meyer HillersHACKENSACK, NJHackensack School District632516-18.4%
24Henry B. Milnes Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School District479392-18.2%
25Dr. John Grieco Elementary SchoolEnglewood, NJEnglewood Public School District605499-17.5%
26School #4CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJCliffside Park School District577478-17.2%
27Franklin SchoolLYNDHURST, NJLyndhurst Public School District232196-15.5%
28Warren Point Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School District461391-15.2%
29Washington Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJBergenfield Borough School District294253-13.9%
30Joyce Kilmer SchoolMAHWAH, NJMahwah Township Public School District455394-13.4%
31James Madison School #10GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School District323280-13.3%
32Mary A. Hubbard Elementary SchoolRAMSEY, NJRamsey School District381331-13.1%
33Ralph S Maugham SchoolTENAFLY, NJTenafly Public School District411358-12.9%
34Sixteenth Avenue SchoolELMWOOD PARK, NJElmwood Park School District469410-12.6%
35Hawes Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School District407357-12.3%
36Westmoreland Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School District405359-11.4%
37Roberge Elementary SchoolRIVER VALE, NJRiver Vale Public School District381338-11.3%
38Crescent Elementary SchoolWALDWICK, NJWaldwick School District353313-11.3%
39Colonial Road SchoolFranklin Lakes, NJFranklin Lakes School District259231-10.8%
40Malcolm S Mackay SchoolTENAFLY, NJTenafly Public School District391349-10.7%
41Hillside Elementary SchoolAllendale, NJAllendale Public School District389348-10.5%
42Carlstadt Public SchoolCARLSTADT, NJCarlstadt Public School District534478-10.5%
43Eleanor Van GelderEDGEWATER, NJEdgewater School District429384-10.5%
44Christopher Columbus School #8GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School District409366-10.5%
45Willard Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School District491440-10.4%
46Central SchoolGLEN ROCK, NJGlen Rock Public School District333299-10.2%
47Hillside Elementary SchoolCLOSTER, NJCloster Public School District666599-10.1%
48Washington SchoolLODI, NJLodi School District397358-9.8%
49John A. Forrest Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School District285258-9.5%
50Lincoln Elementary SchoolHASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJHasbrouck Heights School District402364-9.5%
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