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The largest public high schools in Essex County, New Jersey

This ranking covers the largest public high schools in Essex County, New Jersey, drawn from 42 qualifying public high schools. West Orange High School leads the list at 2,106, against a median of 654 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
42
Essex County, New Jersey
Top Students
2,106
Median Students
654
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
13Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh1,230
14Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictHigh1,222
15West Essex High SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School DistrictHigh1,061
16Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,051
17Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh964
18Glen Ridge High SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School DistrictHigh799
19James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictHigh749
20Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh701
21Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh662
22East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh646
23Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh611
24Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh606
25Verona High SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictHigh593
26Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh592
27Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh591
28West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh541
29Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh531
30University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh426
31Cedar Grove High SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictHigh421
32Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh414
33Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh395
34American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh386
35Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh377
36Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh353
37Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh275
38STEM Innovation Academy of the OrangesSouth Orange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh180
39Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh155
40John F. Kennedy SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh143
41Essex Campus AcademyFAIRFIELD, NJEssex Regional Educational Services CommissionHigh37
42Essex High SchoolFairfield, NJEssex Regional Educational Services CommissionHigh34
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