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

91 public schools in Passaic 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. School 3 leads the list at -58.6%, against a median of -13.0% 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
91
Passaic County, New Jersey
Best Enrollment change
-58.6%
Median Enrollment change
-13.0%
FASTEST DECLINING · PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1School 3PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District403167-58.6%
2Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10Passaic, NJPassaic City School District865369-57.3%
3School #8CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School District345165-52.2%
4Vincent Capuana School No. 15Passaic, NJPassaic City School District261147-43.7%
5School 18PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District998601-39.8%
6Thomas Jefferson School No. 1Passaic, NJPassaic City School District674423-37.2%
7Prospect Park School No. 1PROSPECT PARK, NJProspect Park Public School District942620-34.2%
8Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6Passaic, NJPassaic City School District1,136754-33.6%
9Dale AvenuePATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District343228-33.5%
10Paradise Knoll Elementary SchoolOAK RIDGE, NJWest Milford Township Public School District271196-27.7%
11Robert Erskine SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School District229169-26.2%
12School 20PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District463343-25.9%
13Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational ComplexPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District691513-25.8%
14Washington Park SchoolTOTOWA, NJTotowa Public School District650485-25.4%
15Memorial Middle SchoolWoodland Park, NJWoodland Park School District499374-25.1%
16William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11Passaic, NJPassaic City School District1,064805-24.3%
17School 27PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District843641-24.0%
18School 10PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District617474-23.2%
19Roberto ClementePATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District329254-22.8%
20Passaic High School No. 12Passaic, NJPassaic City School District3,2052,484-22.5%
21School 19PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District371288-22.4%
22Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7Passaic, NJPassaic City School District368289-21.5%
23Martin J. Ryerson SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School District435345-20.7%
24Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19Passaic, NJPassaic City School District743590-20.6%
25Alexander Hamilton AcademyPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District552439-20.5%
26School 24PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District829668-19.4%
27Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary SchoolHEWITT, NJWest Milford Township Public School District309250-19.1%
28School #15CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School District348282-19.0%
29School #12CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School District684560-18.1%
30Albert Payson Terhune ElementaryWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School District423347-18.0%
31Eleanor G. HewittRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School District251208-17.1%
32Charles J. Riley/ School 9PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District819682-16.7%
33School 26PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District500419-16.2%
34Hawthorne High SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School District677569-16.0%
35School #11CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School District447376-15.9%
36School 12PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District563474-15.8%
37Dr. Hani Awadallah SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District678575-15.2%
38Passaic Valley Regional High SchoolLITTLE FALLS, NJPassaic Valley Regional High School District1,2811,093-14.7%
39School 8PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District482411-14.7%
40Paterson P-TECH High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District226193-14.6%
41Edward W. KilpatrickPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District345295-14.5%
42Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20Passaic, NJPassaic City School District864742-14.1%
43School 2PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District550473-14.0%
44School #16CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School District232201-13.4%
45Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School District749650-13.2%
46School #14CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School District408355-13.0%
47School #3CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School District294257-12.6%
48School 1PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District248217-12.5%
49West Milford High SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School District1,079947-12.2%
50Wayne Hills High SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School District1,3221,162-12.1%
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