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The fastest-growing public high schools in Essex County, New Jersey

19 public high schools in Essex County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public high schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Barringer High School leads the list at 162%, against a median of 13.8% 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
19
Essex County, New Jersey
Top Enrollment growth
162%
Median Enrollment growth
13.8%
FASTEST GROWING · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District7231,894162%
2Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of Technology6901,23078.3%
3Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District35659266.3%
4Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District9601,36842.5%
5Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District1,3631,91340.4%
6Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District8531,05123.2%
7East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District1,4991,79819.9%
8Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District81196418.9%
9Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of Technology30035317.7%
10Belleville High SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School District1,3971,59013.8%
11Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District47053113.0%
12Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District35539511.3%
13Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59766210.9%
14Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School District1,9312,0817.8%
15Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District1,9792,0553.8%
16East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,9862,0463.0%
17East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District6286462.9%
18West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools2,0952,1060.5%
19Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School District1,2181,2220.3%
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