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

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Essex County, New Jersey, drawn from 103 qualifying public schools. Newark Educators Community Charter School leads the list at -51.2%, against a median of -9.5% 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
103
Essex County, New Jersey
Best Enrollment change
-51.2%
Median Enrollment change
-9.5%
FASTEST DECLINING · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter School291142-51.2%
2Forest Avenue SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School District241127-47.3%
3Rosa Parks Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District980593-39.5%
4New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School595370-37.8%
5Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District374245-34.5%
6Linden Avenue SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School District229153-33.2%
7Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District477321-32.7%
8Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District384264-31.3%
9Belleville Middle SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School District973685-29.6%
10Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District559397-29.0%
11Renaissance Middle School at the Rand BuildingMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District280203-27.5%
12Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School District204155-24.0%
13University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District558426-23.7%
14South 17th Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District482368-23.7%
15Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District390298-23.6%
16Adlai E. Stevenson SchoolFAIRFIELD, NJFairfield Public School District408312-23.5%
17Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District685525-23.4%
18University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District500384-23.2%
19Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School District545423-22.4%
20Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of Technology771606-21.4%
21Dionne Warwick InstituteEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District475379-20.2%
22Glenfield Middle SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District641512-20.1%
23American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District482386-19.9%
24Cedar Grove High SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School District519421-18.9%
25Deerfield SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJMillburn Township School District438358-18.3%
26John L. Costley Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District408334-18.1%
27Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools533446-16.3%
28East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter School491414-15.7%
29Roosevelt Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools535457-14.6%
30Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District983842-14.3%
31Glenwood SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJMillburn Township School District367315-14.2%
32Tuscan Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School District616531-13.8%
33Edgemont Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District291251-13.7%
34Verona High SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School District687593-13.7%
35Gordon Parks AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District309268-13.3%
36Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District731635-13.1%
37Ridge Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District682593-13.0%
38Wilson Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,1561,006-13.0%
39Cleveland Street Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District292255-12.7%
40South Mountain SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School District318278-12.6%
41Roseville Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRoseville Community Charter School325285-12.3%
42Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District500443-11.4%
43Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District841747-11.2%
44Wilson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School District240214-10.8%
45Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District685611-10.8%
46Patrick F. Healy Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District360322-10.6%
47Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District546488-10.6%
48First Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,2091,084-10.3%
49Jefferson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School District274246-10.2%
50Bradford Elementary SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District430388-9.8%
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