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

Across Essex County, New Jersey, 16 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Rosa Parks Community School leads the list at -39.5%, against a median of -12.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
16
Essex County, New Jersey
Best Enrollment change
-39.5%
Median Enrollment change
-12.6%
FASTEST DECLINING · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Rosa Parks Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District980593-39.5%
2Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District384264-31.3%
3Belleville Middle SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School District973685-29.6%
4Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District559397-29.0%
5Renaissance Middle School at the Rand BuildingMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District280203-27.5%
6Glenfield Middle SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District641512-20.1%
7John L. Costley Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District408334-18.1%
8Roosevelt Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools535457-14.6%
9Patrick F. Healy Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District360322-10.6%
10South Orange Middle SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School District811752-7.3%
11Memorial Middle SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School District499468-6.2%
12Buzz Aldrin Middle SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District658618-6.1%
13Gould/Mountain Elementary SchoolN CALDWELL, NJNorth Caldwell School District287279-2.8%
14Millburn Middle SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School District1,1371,106-2.7%
15Grover Cleveland Middle SchoolCALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School District626610-2.6%
16Edison Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools482477-1.0%
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