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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · NEW JERSEY

New Jersey schools on the rise

New Jersey public schools with the largest enrollment growth from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+468%
College Achieve Paterson Charter School
Range
+58% to +468%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 NJ PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
College Achieve Paterson Charter SchoolPATERSONCollege Achieve Paterson Charter School2971,688468%
Philip's Academy Charter School of PatersonPATERSONPhilip's Academy Charter School of Paterson142683381%
Cresthaven Academy Charter SchoolPLAINFIELDCresthaven Academy Charter School155621301%
Charles and Anna Booker Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELDPlainfield Public School District213816283%
John F. Kennedy High SchoolPATERSONPaterson Public School District5661,846226%
College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School DistrictNEPTUNECollege Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School Distr168522211%
Cambridge Park Elementary SchoolABERDEENMatawan-Aberdeen Regional School District100286186%
Empowerment Academy Charter SchoolJERSEY CITYEmpowerment Academy Charter School4571,272178%
LEAD Charter SchoolNEWARKLEAD Charter School123333171%
SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEWARKNewark Public School District196516163%
Cumberland County Technical Education CenterMILLVILLECumberland County Board of Vocational Education4931,296163%
Barringer High SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School District7231,894162%
Joseph F Brandt Elementary SchoolHOBOKENHoboken Public School District242632161%
School Street SchoolBOONTONBoonton Town Public School District127325156%
Camden Prep Inc.CAMDENCamden Prep Inc.5891,498154%
Joseph T. Donahue Elementary SchoolBARNEGATBarnegat Township School District220524138%
Central Jersey College Prep Charter SchoolSOMERSETCentral Jersey College Prep Charter School5981,396133%
Hoboken Middle SchoolHOBOKENHoboken Public School District188438133%
John P. Holland Charter SchoolWOODLANDJohn P Holland Charter School School District351787124%
Capital City High SchoolTRENTONTrenton Public School District345756119%
Hunterdon County AcademiesANNANDALEHunterdon County Vocational School District133280111%
Cornelia F. Bradford SchoolJERSEY CITYJersey City Public Schools5261,082106%
KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationCAMDENKIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation1,1202,280104%
Lewis F. Cole Middle SchoolFORT LEEFort Lee School District6091,227102%
Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNEWARKPhillip's Academy Charter School37373095.7%
College Achieve Central Charter SchoolPLAINFIELDCollege Achieve Central Charter School8161,57292.6%
Paterson Arts and Science Charter SchoolPATERSONPaterson Arts and Science Charter School6941,33091.6%
Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter SchoolWILLINGBOROBenjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School18935688.4%
Belvidere Elementary SchoolBELVIDEREBelvidere School District14927483.9%
Millville High SchoolMILLVILLEMillville School District9311,68781.2%
Edith M. Griebling Elementary SchoolFARMINGDALEHowell Township Public School District25345780.6%
East Brunswick Magnet SchoolEAST BRUNSWICKMiddlesex County Vocational and Technical School District41774578.7%
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARKEssex County Schools of Technology6901,23078.3%
Hudson Arts and Science Charter SchoolKEARNYHudson Arts and Science Charter School47684878.2%
Henry P. Becton Regional High SchoolEAST RUTHERFORDCarlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District47985378.1%
Martha B. Day Elementary SchoolBLOOMINGDALEBloomingdale School District11820775.4%
Madison AvenueIRVINGTONIrvington Public School District30452472.4%
Passaic Arts and Science Charter SchoolPASSAICPassaic Arts and Science Charter School1,2752,17570.6%
Spring Garden SchoolNUTLEYNutley Public School District36260667.4%
Weequahic High SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School District35659266.3%
Collings Lakes Elementary SchoolWILLIAMSTOWNBuena Regional School District13322166.2%
BelovED Community Charter SchoolJERSEY CITYBelovED Community Charter9591,57364.0%
Piscataway Magnet SchoolPISCATAWAYMiddlesex County Vocational and Technical School District39164063.7%
Hannah Caldwell ElementaryUNIONTownship of Union School District49881263.1%
Swift-Slaybaugh ComplexEGG HARBOR TOWNSHIPEgg Harbor Township School District8771,42262.1%
George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School District45573661.8%
Central Elementary SchoolGREAT MEADOWSGreat Meadows Regional School District21834960.1%
Hoboken High SchoolHOBOKENHoboken Public School District41265258.3%
TEAM Academy Charter SchoolNEWARKTEAM Academy Charter School4,0596,40657.8%
Cecil S. Collins ElementaryBARNEGATBarnegat Township School District47274457.6%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-on-the-rise-by-state-nj.csv

How this list was built

Every New Jersey public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more New Jerseyfamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

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allk12 (2026). "New Jersey schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/new-jersey
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