Early Childhood School - North

Early Childhood School - North is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in Newark, New Jersey. The grade span is pre-K, and enrollment is 1,076 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405, so this school runs 166% above that.

Early Childhood School - North is in Newark Public School District, a district with 41,502 students across 65 schools.

Roughly 53% of students at Early Childhood School - North are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 42% Black and 5% White. Among all residents of Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Early Childhood School - North reports 14% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in Essex County.

Essex County has about 863,002 residents, and the median household income is $80,789, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides Early Childhood School - North, Essex County has 248 other public schools.

Nearby, Branch Brook School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Early Childhood School - North, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).

Enrollment was 158 in 2017-18 and 1,076 in 2023-24. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The Black share was 47% in 2017-18 and 42% in 2023-24.

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