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

77 public schools in Union 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. Evergreen Elementary School leads the list at -27.6%, against a median of -7.4% 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
77
Union County, New Jersey
Best Enrollment change
-27.6%
Median Enrollment change
-7.4%
FASTEST DECLINING · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Evergreen Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District550398-27.6%
2Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood CenterBERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJBerkeley Heights School District327256-21.7%
3Edward V. Walton Primary SchoolSpringfield, NJSpringfield Public School District651511-21.5%
4Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District406323-20.4%
5Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School District559453-19.0%
6Robert Morris School No. 18ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools581471-18.9%
7Roosevelt Intermediate SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District780638-18.2%
8Governor Livingston High SchoolBERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJBerkeley Heights School District1,024849-17.1%
9Ola Edwards Community SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District469391-16.6%
10Valley Road SchoolCLARK, NJClark Township Public School District465390-16.1%
11Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools913767-16.0%
12Hurden Looker Elementary SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District485408-15.9%
13Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools789667-15.5%
14McKinley Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District341291-14.7%
15Franklin Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District590509-13.7%
16Roselle Park Middle SchoolROSELLE PARK, NJRoselle Park Public School District504438-13.1%
17Benjamin Franklin School No. 13ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools450392-12.9%
18Emerson Community SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District471414-12.1%
19Sonia Sotomayor School No 25ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools666591-11.3%
20Joseph Battin School No 4ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools853757-11.3%
21Woodrow Wilson School No. 19ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools635563-11.3%
22Washington Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School District364323-11.3%
23Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools984878-10.8%
24Salt Brook SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School District650583-10.3%
25Number 6Linden, NJLinden Public School District356320-10.1%
26Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced StudiesPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District397357-10.1%
27Bloomingdale Avenue SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School District251226-10.0%
28Number 9Linden, NJLinden Public School District344311-9.6%
29Winfield Scott School No. 2ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools695630-9.4%
30Allen W. Roberts SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School District707641-9.3%
31Jefferson Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District421383-9.0%
32Lincoln Early Childhood CenterWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District294268-8.8%
33Brayton Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School District367335-8.7%
34Cranford High SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School District1,2211,116-8.6%
35Madison Monroe School No. 16ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools704644-8.5%
36Columbia Middle SchoolBERKELEY HTS, NJBerkeley Heights School District566523-7.6%
37Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools788729-7.5%
38iPrep Academy School No 8Elizabeth, NJElizabeth Public Schools429397-7.5%
39Thomas P. Hughes SchoolBERKELEY HTS, NJBerkeley Heights School District270250-7.4%
40Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,006934-7.2%
41Westfield Senior High SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District1,9131,776-7.2%
42Number 2LINDEN, NJLinden Public School District645602-6.7%
43George Washington Academy School No. 1ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools634595-6.2%
44Warren G. Harding Elementary SchoolKenilworth, NJKenilworth School District700659-5.9%
45Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School District923871-5.6%
46Abraham Lincoln School No. 14ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools839793-5.5%
47Washington Community SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District588557-5.3%
48Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene SchoolROSELLE PARK, NJRoselle Park Public School District303287-5.3%
49Thomas Edison Intermediate SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District840800-4.8%
50Deanna G. Taylor AcademyHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District212202-4.7%
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