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

282 public middle schools in New Jersey appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Lakewood Middle School leads the list at -54.2%, against a median of -11.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
282
New Jersey
Best Enrollment change
-54.2%
Median Enrollment change
-11.1%
FASTEST DECLINING · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Lakewood Middle SchoolLAKEWOOD, NJLakewood Township School District1,252574-54.2%
2Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle SchoolASBURY PARK, NJAsbury Park School District349195-44.1%
3Linwood SchoolNORTH BRUNSWICK, NJNorth Brunswick Township School District1,362761-44.1%
4Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street CampusSomerset, NJFranklin Township Public School District979592-39.5%
5Rosa Parks Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District980593-39.5%
6Ventnor Middle SchoolVENTNOR, NJVentnor City School District287176-38.7%
7Ocean City Intermediate SchoolOCEAN CITY, NJOcean City School District527326-38.1%
8Carteret Middle SchoolCARTERET, NJCarteret Public School District862540-37.4%
9Pinelands Regional Jr. High SchoolLittle Egg Harbor, NJPinelands Regional School District793500-36.9%
10Von E. Mauger Middle SchoolMIDDLESEX, NJMiddlesex Borough School District792502-36.6%
11William C. McGinnis Middle SchoolPERTH AMBOY, NJPerth Amboy Public School District1,513984-35.0%
12Jordan Road Elementary SchoolSomers Point, NJSomers Point School District515339-34.2%
13New Brunswick Middle SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School District1,241829-33.2%
14Samuel E. Shull Middle SchoolPERTH AMBOY, NJPerth Amboy Public School District1,397941-32.6%
15Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District384264-31.3%
16Alfred S. Faust Middle SchoolEast Rutherford, NJEast Rutherford School District342240-29.8%
17Lumberton Middle SchoolLUMBERTON, NJLumberton Township Board of Education507356-29.8%
18Belleville Middle SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School District973685-29.6%
19Mercer Elementary SchoolHamilton, NJMercer County Special Services School District200141-29.5%
20Patrick M Villano SchoolEmerson, NJEmerson Public School District340240-29.4%
21Russell O. Brackman Middle SchoolBARNEGAT, NJBarnegat Township School District720509-29.3%
22Crossroads South Middle SchoolMONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJSouth Brunswick School District1,145812-29.1%
23Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District559397-29.0%
24Jefferson Township Middle SchoolOAK RIDGE, NJJefferson Township Public School District768550-28.4%
25Green Brook Middle SchoolGreen Brook, NJGreen Brook Township Public School District424304-28.3%
26Renaissance Middle School at the Rand BuildingMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District280203-27.5%
27Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolJackson, NJJackson Township School District908665-26.8%
28Sandman Consolidated SchoolCAPE MAY, NJLower Township Elementary School District449332-26.1%
29Spotswood Memorial Middle SchoolSPOTSWOOD, NJSpotswood Public School District362269-25.7%
30Veterans Memorial MiddleVINELAND, NJVineland Public School District812603-25.7%
31Washington Park SchoolTOTOWA, NJTotowa Public School District650485-25.4%
32Memorial Middle SchoolWoodland Park, NJWoodland Park School District499374-25.1%
33Woodland Middle SchoolBARRINGTON, NJBarrington School District290220-24.1%
34Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith CampusSomerset, NJFranklin Township Public School District1,035787-24.0%
35Joseph R. Bolger Middle SchoolKEANSBURG, NJKeansburg School District418318-23.9%
36Old Turnpike SchoolCALIFON, NJTewksbury Township School District282217-23.0%
37Grace A Dunn Middle SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School District909703-22.7%
38Toms River Intermediate School NorthTOMS RIVER, NJToms River Regional School District1,243970-22.0%
39Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolBRICK TOWN, NJBrick Township Public School District1,103865-21.6%
40Stewartsville Middle SchoolSTEWARTSVILLE, NJGreenwich Township School District268210-21.6%
41Henry C. Beck Middle SchoolCHERRY HILL, NJCherry Hill School District887701-21.0%
42Martin J. Ryerson SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School District435345-20.7%
43Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District406323-20.4%
44Forrestdale SchoolRUMSON, NJRumson Borough School District625498-20.3%
45Dwight D Eisenhower Middle SchoolWest Berlin, NJBerlin Township School District327261-20.2%
46Indian Mills Memorial SchoolSHAMONG, NJShamong Township School District367293-20.2%
47Glenfield Middle SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District641512-20.1%
48Bernardsville Middle SchoolBernardsville, NJSomerset Hills Regional School District523419-19.9%
49Edward Johnstone Middle SchoolVINELAND, NJVineland Public School District443355-19.9%
50Upper SchoolENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJEnglewood Cliffs School District329264-19.8%
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