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The largest public schools in Essex County, New Jersey

This ranking covers the largest public schools in Essex County, New Jersey, drawn from 234 qualifying public schools. West Orange High School leads the list at 2,106, against a median of 445 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
234
Essex County, New Jersey
Top Students
2,106
Median Students
445
LARGEST · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsHigh2,106
2Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictHigh2,081
3Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictHigh2,055
4East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh2,046
5Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictHigh1,985
6Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictHigh1,925
7Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictHigh1,913
8Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,894
9East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh1,798
10Belleville High SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictHigh1,590
11Millburn High SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictHigh1,380
12Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh1,368
13Ann Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,294
14Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh1,230
15Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictHigh1,222
16Lafayette Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,213
17Millburn Middle SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictMiddle1,106
18First Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,084
19Early Childhood School - NorthNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,076
20West Essex High SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School DistrictHigh1,061
21Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,051
22Oliver Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,034
23Wilson Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,006
24Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictMiddle994
25Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh964
26Bloomfield Middle SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictMiddle944
27McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary917
28Mt Vernon Place SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary905
29Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary880
30South Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary866
31East Ward Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary854
32Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary842
33Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary833
34LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary818
35Glen Ridge High SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School DistrictHigh799
36Louise A. Spencer Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary774
37Maplewood Middle SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictMiddle762
38South Orange Middle SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictMiddle752
39James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictHigh749
40Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary747
41Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary742
42George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary736
43Union Avenue Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictMiddle735
44Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter SchoolElementary730
45Lincoln Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary728
46Franklin Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary725
47University Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictMiddle719
48Rafael Hernandez SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary713
49Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary706
50Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRobert Treat Academy Charter SchoolElementary702
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