Essex County

New Jersey · Public K-12

246 public schools serving approximately 139,500 students, in a county of 863,002 residents.

Schools

246

46 districts

Enrollment

139,500

NCES CCD

Median income

$80,789

Below New Jersey avg

Free/reduced lunch

51.6%

Above New Jersey avg

Elementary

155

schools

Middle

schools

High

schools

Combined / other

schools

LARGEST DISTRICT

Newark Public School District

37,662 students · 46 districts in Essex County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Essex County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents

White

30%

Hispanic

25%

Black

36%

Asian

Two or more

13%

Native American

Pacific Islander

School enrollment

White

21%

Hispanic

n/r

Black

38%

Asian

Two or more

Native American

Pacific Islander

Bachelor's+

39.1%

adults 25+

Poverty rate

11.3%

ACS 5-year

Unemployment

8.7%

civilian labor

Median age

23.6% under 18

All schools (246)

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment	Rating
North Star Academy Charter School	Newark	Other	KG-12	6,352	·
TEAM Academy Charter School	Newark	Other	KG-12	6,096	·
East Side High School	Newark	High	09-12	2,255	·
West Orange High School	West Orange	High	09-12	2,151	·
Livingston High School	Livingston	High	09-12	2,066	·
Bloomfield High School	Bloomfield	High	09-12	2,029	·
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Newark	Other	PK-12	2,012	·
Montclair High School	Montclair	High	09-12	1,968	·
Columbia High School	Maplewood	High	09-12	1,930	·
East Orange Campus High School	East Orange	High	09-12	1,748	·
Barringer High School	Newark	High	09-12	1,734	·
Irvington High School	Irvington	High	09-12	1,684	·
Belleville High School	Belleville	High	09-12	1,499	·
Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Newark	Other	PK-12	1,425	·
Millburn High School	Millburn	High	09-12	1,378	·
Orange High School	Orange	High	09-12	1,265	·
Ann Street School	Newark	Elementary	KG-08	1,200	·
Lafayette Street School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	1,180	·
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology	Newark	High	09-12	1,154	·
Millburn Middle School	Millburn	Middle	06-08	1,133	·
Nutley High School	Nutley	High	09-12	1,132	·
Wilson Avenue School	Newark	Elementary	KG-08	1,099	·
First Avenue School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	1,083	·
Oliver Street School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	1,045	·
West Essex High School	North Caldwell	High	09-12	1,043	·
Heritage Middle School	Livingston	Middle	07-08	1,009	·
Bloomfield Middle School	Bloomfield	Middle	07-08	965	·
Science Park High School	Newark	High	07-12	938	·
Central High School	Newark	High	09-12	894	·
Elliott Street Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	885	·
South Street Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	864	·
Abington Avenue School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	837	·
Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	826	·
Glen Ridge High School	Glen Ridge	High	07-12	822	·
Park Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	810	·
Mt Vernon Place School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	809	·
James Caldwell High School	West Caldwell	High	09-12	789	·
South Orange Middle School	S Orange	Middle	06-08	770	·
Louise A. Spencer Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	755	·
Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	754	·
Roberto Clemente Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	753	·
Franklin Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	745	·
Union Avenue Middle School	Irvington	Middle	06-08	730	·
Hawkins Street School	Newark	Elementary	KG-08	726	·
Maplewood Middle School	Maplewood	Middle	06-08	721	·
University Middle School	Irvington	Middle	06-08	720	·
Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School	East Orange	High	06-12	711	·
Quitman Street School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	710	·
Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	Orange	Elementary	PK-07	692	·
Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Newark	Elementary	KG-08	689	·
McKinley Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	686	·
Belleville Middle School	Belleville	Middle	07-08	671	·
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School	Verona	Middle	05-08	668	·
East Ward Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-05	666	·
Technology High School	Newark	High	09-12	665	·
Florence Avenue Elementary School	Irvington	Elementary	KG-05	639	·
Philip's Academy Charter School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	639	·
Verona High School	Verona	High	09-12	637	·
Chancellor Avenue School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	618	·
South Mountain Elementary School	S Orange	Elementary	PK-05	618	·
Buzz Aldrin Middle School	Upper Montclair	Middle	06-08	610	·
West Side High School	Newark	High	09-12	609	·
John H. Walker Middle School	Nutley	Middle	07-08	605	·
West Essex Middle School	North Caldwell	Middle	07-08	599	·
Arts High School	Newark	High	09-12	593	·
Thirteenth Avenue School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	589	·
Grover Cleveland Middle School	Caldwell	Middle	06-08	586	·
Newark Vocational High School	Newark	High	09-12	583	·
Ridge Street School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	578	·
Tuscan Elementary School	Maplewood	Elementary	KG-05	577	·
Camden Street Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	573	·
Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School	Newark	Elementary	KG-08	569	·
East Orange STEM Academy High School	East Orange	High	06-12	568	·
Speedway Avenue School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	566	·
Avon Avenue School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	563	·
Rafael Hernandez School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	553	·
Langston Hughes Elementary School	East Orange	Elementary	PK-05	551	·
Clinton Elementary School	Maplewood	Elementary	PK-05	550	·
Glenfield Middle School	Montclair	Middle	06-08	548	·
Hillside Elementary School	Montclair	Elementary	03-05	541	·
Belmont Runyon Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	539	·
Rosa Parks Community School	Orange	Middle	03-07	534	·
Ridgewood Avenue School	Glen Ridge	Elementary	03-06	530	·
Liberty Middle School	West Orange	Middle	07-08	526	·
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence	East Orange	Elementary	PK-05	520	·
Essex County Newark Tech	Newark	High	09-12	519	·
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	516	·
Washington School	Nutley	Elementary	PK-06	516	·
Sussex Avenue School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	513	·
Yantacaw School	Nutley	Elementary	KG-06	506	·
Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School	Irvington	Elementary	PK-05	503	·
Peshine Avenue School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	503	·
Benjamin Banneker Academy	East Orange	Elementary	PK-08	502	·
Roosevelt Middle School	W Orange	Middle	07-08	499	·
Belleville PS8	Belleville	Elementary	PK-06	494	·
Fairview Elementary School	Bloomfield	Elementary	PK-06	493	·
Harrison Elementary School	Livingston	Elementary	KG-05	489	·
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	486	·
Edison Middle School	W Orange	Middle	06-06	484	·
Riker Hill Elementary School	Livingston	Elementary	KG-05	478	·
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School	Irvington	Elementary	KG-05	476	·
Marshall Elementary School	S Orange	Elementary	PK-02	475	·
Mount Pleasant Middle School	Livingston	Middle	06-06	474	·
Ivy Hill Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	471	·
Demarest Elementary School	Bloomfield	Elementary	KG-06	470	·
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School	East Orange	Elementary	PK-05	469	·
Cedar Grove High School	Cedar Grove	High	09-12	466	·
Lester C Noecker	Roseland	Elementary	PK-06	466	·
Burnet Hill Elementary School	Livingston	Elementary	PK-05	462	·
Collins Elementary School	Livingston	Elementary	KG-05	461	·
Kelly Elementary School	W Orange	Elementary	KG-05	459	·
Weequahic High School	Newark	High	09-12	454	·
Spring Garden School	Nutley	Elementary	PK-06	453	·
Belleville PS4	Belleville	Elementary	PK-06	452	·
Berkeley Elementary School	Bloomfield	Elementary	KG-06	451	·
Achieve Community Charter School	Newark	Elementary	KG-08	450	·
Washington Elementary School	W Orange	Elementary	PK-05	450	·
Delia Bolden Elementary School	Maplewood	Elementary	03-05	448	·
East Orange Community Charter School	East Orange	Elementary	KG-04	448	·
Belleville PS7	Belleville	Elementary	PK-06	446	·
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Livingston	Elementary	KG-05	443	·
Salome Urena Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	443	·
Shelia Y. Oliver Academy	East Orange	Elementary	PK-08	443	·
Gregory Elementary School	W Orange	Elementary	KG-05	442	·
Memorial Middle School	Cedar Grove	Middle	05-08	440	·
Hillside Elementary School	Livingston	Elementary	KG-05	438	·
Hartshorn School	Short Hills	Elementary	KG-04	437	·
Lincoln School	Nutley	Elementary	KG-06	436	·
Madison Avenue	Irvington	Elementary	PK-05	435	·
St. Cloud Elementary School	W Orange	Elementary	KG-05	435	·
Redwood Elementary School	W Orange	Elementary	KG-05	426	·
University High School	Newark	High	07-12	426	·
Berkeley Terrace Elementary School	Irvington	Elementary	PK-05	425	·
Charles H. Bullock School	Montclair	Elementary	KG-05	423	·
Nishuane Elementary School	Montclair	Elementary	PK-02	414	·
Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation	Orange	Middle	08-08	414	·
Deerfield School	Short Hills	Elementary	KG-04	402	·
Grandview Elementary School	N Caldwell	Elementary	PK-03	401	·
Belleville PS5	Belleville	Elementary	KG-06	397	·
Dionne Warwick Institute	East Orange	Elementary	PK-05	397	·
Watchung Elementary School	Montclair	Elementary	KG-05	394	·
Hawthorne Avenue School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	393	·
Washington Elementary School	West Caldwell	Elementary	KG-05	391	·
Washington School	Millburn	Middle	05-05	388	·
Park Avenue Elementary School	Orange	Elementary	PK-08	387	·
Bradford Elementary School	Upper Montclair	Elementary	PK-05	385	·
Winston S. Churchill School	Fairfield	Elementary	03-06	384	·
Bard Early College High School	Newark	High	09-12	381	·
New Horizons Community Charter School	Newark	Elementary	KG-08	381	·
Glenwood School	Short Hills	Elementary	KG-04	378	·
Lincoln Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	377	·
Forest Street Community Elementary School	Orange	Elementary	PK-07	375	·
American History High School	Newark	High	09-12	373	·
Carteret Elementary School	Bloomfield	Elementary	KG-06	373	·
Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School	Maplewood	Elementary	KG-05	373	·
Grove Street Elementary School	Irvington	Elementary	PK-05	367	·
Heywood Avenue Elementary School	Orange	Elementary	PK-07	367	·
Radcliffe School	Nutley	Elementary	PK-06	363	·
Northeast Elementary School	Upper Montclair	Elementary	KG-05	360	·
South End Elementary School	Cedar Grove	Elementary	PK-04	354	·
Belleville PS3	Belleville	Elementary	KG-06	352	·
Wyoming School	Millburn	Elementary	KG-04	352	·
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Irvington	Elementary	PK-05	351	·
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	West Orange	Elementary	KG-05	349	·
Central Elementary School	Orange	Elementary	KG-02	345	·
Franklin Elementary School	Bloomfield	Elementary	KG-06	345	·
Essex County West Caldwell Tech	West Caldwell	High	09-12	344	·
The Gray Charter School	Newark	Elementary	KG-08	344	·
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	341	·
Peoples Preparatory Charter School	Newark	High	09-12	340	·
Link Community Charter School	Newark	Middle	KG-08	339	·
University Elementary School	Irvington	Elementary	PK-05	337	·
Oak View Elementary School	Bloomfield	Elementary	KG-06	335	·
South 17th Street School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	335	·
John L. Costley Middle School	East Orange	Middle	06-08	333	·
Patrick F. Healy Middle School	East Orange	Middle	06-08	330	·
Burch Charter School of Excellence	Irvington	Elementary	KG-05	328	·
Hazel Avenue Elementary School	W Orange	Elementary	KG-05	328	·
Harriet Tubman Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	326	·
Whitney E. Houston Academy	East Orange	Elementary	PK-08	324	·
Brookdale Elementary School	Bloomfield	Elementary	KG-06	316	·
Augusta Preschool Academy	Irvington	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	313	·
Adlai E. Stevenson School	Fairfield	Elementary	PK-02	309	·
North End Elementary School	Cedar Grove	Elementary	PK-04	305	·
Watsessing Elementary School	Bloomfield	Elementary	KG-06	305	·
Pride Academy Charter School	East Orange	Middle	05-08	299	·
Gould/Mountain Elementary School	N Caldwell	Middle	04-06	296	·
Cleveland Street Elementary School	Orange	Elementary	PK-07	292	·
Gordon Parks Academy	East Orange	Elementary	PK-02	291	·
Newark School of Global Studies	Newark	Secondary	09-11	290	·
South Mountain School	Millburn	Elementary	PK-04	284	·
Oakwood Avenue Community School	Orange	Elementary	PK-07	281	·
Sojourner Truth Middle School	East Orange	Middle	06-08	278	·
Ecole Toussaint Louverture	East Orange	Elementary	PK-05	272	·
Jefferson Elementary School	West Caldwell	Elementary	KG-05	272	·
Malcolm X Shabazz High School	Newark	High	09-12	272	·
Roseville Community Charter School	Newark	Elementary	KG-04	272	·
Edgemont Elementary School	Montclair	Elementary	KG-05	266	·
Frederic N. Brown Elementary School	Verona	Elementary	KG-04	263	·
Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary	East Orange	Elementary	03-05	262	·
Hornblower Early Edudcation Elementary Sch	Belleville	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	261	·
Lincoln Elementary School	Caldwell	Elementary	KG-05	259	·
J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy	East Orange	Elementary	PK-05	253	·
Essex Fells Elementary School	Essex Fells	Elementary	PK-06	244	·
Laning Avenue School	Verona	Elementary	PK-04	243	·
Wilson Elementary School	West Caldwell	Elementary	KG-05	233	·
Forest Avenue School	Verona	Elementary	KG-04	215	·
Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building	Montclair	Middle	06-08	213	·
Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology	Newark	Secondary	09-10	199	·
LEAD Charter School	Newark	High	09-12	196	·
Ironbound Academy Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	KG-04	190	·
Orange Early Childhood Center	Orange	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	185	·
The Early Childhood Center @ Forest Glen	Bloomfield	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	182	·
Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-03	176	·
Belleville PS10	Belleville	Elementary	PK-06	170	·
Newark Educators Community Charter School	Newark	Elementary	PK-04	169	·
STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	South Orange	High	09-12	162	·
Newark School of Fashion & Design	Newark	Secondary	09-10	156	·
Forest Avenue School	Glen Ridge	Elementary	PK-02	154	·
Linden Avenue School	Glen Ridge	Elementary	PK-02	154	·
Central School	Glen Ridge	Elementary	PK-02	150	·
Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark	Newark	High	07-12	140	·
John F. Kennedy School	Newark	Other	PK-12	138	·
Wahlstrom Early Childhood Academy	East Orange	Elementary	PK-KG	137	·
Althea Gibson Academy	East Orange	Elementary	PK-KG	133	·
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Academy	East Orange	Elementary	KG-05	131	·
Michelle Obama Elementary School	Newark	Elementary	PK-03	131	·
Belleville PS9	Belleville	Elementary	KG-06	126	·
Brookdale Avenue School	Verona	Elementary	KG-04	123	·
NJ Regional Day School - Newark	Newark	Other	KG-12	115	·
Discovery Charter School	Newark	Middle	04-08	105	·
Fourteenth Avenue School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	101	·
Montrose Early Childhood Center	South Orange	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	100	·
Early Childhood School - North	Newark	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	92	·
West Orange Early Childhood Learning Center	West Orange	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	60	·
Betty Maddalena Early Learning Center	West Orange	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	51	·
Bruce Street School	Newark	Elementary	PK-08	41	·
Harrison School	West Caldwell	Elementary	PK-KG	30	·
Essex Junior Academy	Cedar Grove	Elementary	KG-08	19	·
Essex Campus Academy	Fairfield	High	09-12	17	·
Essex High School	Fairfield	High	09-12	15	·
ESSEX CO JDC	Newark	High	07-12	0	·
ESSEX RCH	Newark	Secondary	09-11	0	·
ESSEX REGIONAL SCHOOL	Newark	Middle	05-12	0	·
South Mountain Annex	South Orange	Elementary	KG-01	0	·
NORTHERN STATE PRISON	Newark	Not reported	M -M	·	·

Frequently asked

How many public schools are in Essex County?

Essex County, New Jersey has 246 public K-12 schools serving approximately 139,500 students.

What is the mix of elementary, middle, and high schools in Essex County?

The county's public school system includes 155 elementary, 31 middle, 41 high, 6 combined-grade schools.

What is the largest school district in Essex County?

Newark Public School District is the largest school district in Essex County, serving approximately 37,662 students. The county contains 46 school districts overall.

How many people live in Essex County?

Essex County has roughly 863,002 residents according to the latest Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What is the median household income in Essex County?

Median household income in Essex County is $80,789, below the New Jersey average of $103,339. About 11.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

How educated are residents of Essex County?

Approximately 39.1% of adults 25 and older in Essex County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of students in Essex County qualify for free or reduced lunch?

Roughly 51.6% of students in Essex County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is higher than the New Jersey county average of 33.4%.

What is the student-teacher ratio in Essex County schools?

Across Essex County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 15.3 to 1.

What is the racial makeup of Essex County?

Essex County residents are approximately 30% White, 25% Hispanic, 36% Black, 6% Asian, 13% two or more races according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of housing in Essex County is owner-occupied?

Essex County has about 336,962 housing units, of which roughly 44.9% are owner-occupied.

DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data