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

73 public elementary schools in Essex County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment, 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 -9.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
73
Essex County, New Jersey
Best Enrollment change
-51.2%
Median Enrollment change
-9.4%
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%
3New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School595370-37.8%
4Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District374245-34.5%
5Linden Avenue SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School District229153-33.2%
6Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District477321-32.7%
7South 17th Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District482368-23.7%
8Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District390298-23.6%
9Adlai E. Stevenson SchoolFAIRFIELD, NJFairfield Public School District408312-23.5%
10Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District685525-23.4%
11University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District500384-23.2%
12Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School District545423-22.4%
13Dionne Warwick InstituteEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District475379-20.2%
14Deerfield SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJMillburn Township School District438358-18.3%
15Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools533446-16.3%
16East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter School491414-15.7%
17Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District983842-14.3%
18Glenwood SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJMillburn Township School District367315-14.2%
19Tuscan Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School District616531-13.8%
20Edgemont Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District291251-13.7%
21Gordon Parks AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District309268-13.3%
22Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District731635-13.1%
23Ridge Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District682593-13.0%
24Wilson Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,1561,006-13.0%
25Cleveland Street Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District292255-12.7%
26South Mountain SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School District318278-12.6%
27Roseville Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRoseville Community Charter School325285-12.3%
28Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District500443-11.4%
29Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District841747-11.2%
30Wilson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School District240214-10.8%
31Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District546488-10.6%
32First Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,2091,084-10.3%
33Jefferson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School District274246-10.2%
34Bradford Elementary SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District430388-9.8%
35LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School District905818-9.6%
36Rafael Hernandez SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District788713-9.5%
37Burnet Hill Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School District469425-9.4%
38Fairview Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District550499-9.3%
39Ridgewood Avenue SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School District594540-9.1%
40Carteret Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District415383-7.7%
41Hawkins Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District715660-7.7%
42Hartshorn SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJMillburn Township School District423392-7.3%
43Dr. William H. Horton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District742690-7.0%
44Park Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District455423-7.0%
45Demarest Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District518482-6.9%
46Lincoln SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School District479446-6.9%
47Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District495464-6.3%
48Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District419393-6.2%
49Clinton Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School District578542-6.2%
50Northeast Elementary SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District416391-6.0%
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