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

58 public elementary schools in Union 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. Evergreen Elementary School leads the list at -27.6%, against a median of -8.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
58
Union County, New Jersey
Best Enrollment change
-27.6%
Median Enrollment change
-8.0%
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%
4Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School District559453-19.0%
5Robert Morris School No. 18ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools581471-18.9%
6Ola Edwards Community SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District469391-16.6%
7Valley Road SchoolCLARK, NJClark Township Public School District465390-16.1%
8Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools913767-16.0%
9Hurden Looker Elementary SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District485408-15.9%
10Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools789667-15.5%
11McKinley Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District341291-14.7%
12Franklin Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District590509-13.7%
13Benjamin Franklin School No. 13ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools450392-12.9%
14Emerson Community SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District471414-12.1%
15Sonia Sotomayor School No 25ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools666591-11.3%
16Joseph Battin School No 4ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools853757-11.3%
17Woodrow Wilson School No. 19ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools635563-11.3%
18Washington Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School District364323-11.3%
19Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools984878-10.8%
20Salt Brook SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School District650583-10.3%
21Number 6Linden, NJLinden Public School District356320-10.1%
22Bloomingdale Avenue SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School District251226-10.0%
23Number 9Linden, NJLinden Public School District344311-9.6%
24Winfield Scott School No. 2ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools695630-9.4%
25Allen W. Roberts SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School District707641-9.3%
26Jefferson Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District421383-9.0%
27Lincoln Early Childhood CenterWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District294268-8.8%
28Brayton Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School District367335-8.7%
29Madison Monroe School No. 16ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools704644-8.5%
30Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools788729-7.5%
31iPrep Academy School No 8Elizabeth, NJElizabeth Public Schools429397-7.5%
32Thomas P. Hughes SchoolBERKELEY HTS, NJBerkeley Heights School District270250-7.4%
33Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,006934-7.2%
34Number 2LINDEN, NJLinden Public School District645602-6.7%
35George Washington Academy School No. 1ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools634595-6.2%
36Warren G. Harding Elementary SchoolKenilworth, NJKenilworth School District700659-5.9%
37Abraham Lincoln School No. 14ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools839793-5.5%
38Washington Community SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District588557-5.3%
39Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene SchoolROSELLE PARK, NJRoselle Park Public School District303287-5.3%
40Deanna G. Taylor AcademyHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District212202-4.7%
41Walnut Avenue SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School District318304-4.4%
42Sherman Elementary SchoolROSELLE PARK, NJRoselle Park Public School District379364-4.0%
43Washington Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District312300-3.8%
44Washington ElementaryUNION, NJTownship of Union School District598578-3.3%
45Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools809785-3.0%
46Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,0301,001-2.8%
47J. Ackerman Coles Elementary SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School District540526-2.6%
48Frederic W. Cook Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District203198-2.5%
49Jefferson Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District479467-2.5%
50Elmora School No. 12ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools671658-1.9%
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