New Jersey schools where the Black enrollment share is growing fastest
Change in Black share of enrollment, 2022 to 2023 · 2,387 eligible schools · statewide the share went 14.4% → 14.2% (−0.2 points). Schools above that outpaced NJ.
| # | School | Lvl | 2022 | 2023 | Change | Pts/yr | Students | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCVS Assunpink Shared Time Center/Rubino Trenton · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County | High | 49.1% | 71.3% | +22.2 | +22.2 | +30 | 106 → 115 |
| 2 | Frederic W. Cook Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elem | 28.5% | 45.8% | +17.3 | +17.3 | −45 | 389 → 144 |
| 3 | Lindenwold Preschool Building Lindenwold · Lindenwold Public School District | Other | 26.9% | 35.3% | +8.4 | +8.4 | +25 | 171 → 201 |
| 4 | Charles H. Stillman Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elem | 2.5% | 8.8% | +6.3 | +6.3 | +20 | 354 → 331 |
| 5 | Evergreen Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elem | 5.6% | 11.8% | +6.2 | +6.2 | +16 | 602 → 423 |
| 6 | Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy Pennington · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County | High | 7.6% | 13.6% | +6.0 | +6.0 | +8 | 119 → 125 |
| 7 | Alpine Elementary School ALPINE · Alpine School District | Elem | 3.0% | 8.6% | +5.6 | +5.6 | +9 | 165 → 163 |
| 8 | Palmyra High School PALMYRA · Palmyra Public School District | High | 17.0% | 22.4% | +5.4 | +5.4 | +25 | 388 → 407 |
| 9 | Cheesequake School Matawan · Sayreville School District | Other | 16.6% | 22.0% | +5.4 | +5.4 | +9 | 253 → 232 |
| 10 | Atlantic County Elementary and Middle Schools MAYS LANDING · Atlantic County Special Services School District | Elem | 23.4% | 28.5% | +5.1 | +5.1 | +9 | 197 → 193 |
| 11 | Avenel Street Elementary School AVENEL · Woodbridge Township School District | Elem | 22.7% | 27.6% | +4.9 | +4.9 | +18 | 427 → 417 |
| 12 | Roosevelt School #7 GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | Elem | 10.3% | 15.1% | +4.8 | +4.8 | +23 | 234 → 312 |
| 13 | Paul S. Robeson Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elem | 16.7% | 21.0% | +4.3 | +4.3 | +20 | 341 → 367 |
| 14 | Clara Barton Elementary BORDENTOWN · Bordentown Regional School District | Elem | 15.7% | 20.0% | +4.3 | +4.3 | +9 | 216 → 215 |
| 15 | Kirby's Mill Elementary School MEDFORD · Medford Township School District | Elem | 1.4% | 5.5% | +4.1 | +4.1 | +16 | 365 → 379 |
| 16 | Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center Atco · Waterford Township School District | Elem | 4.1% | 8.2% | +4.1 | +4.1 | +10 | 267 → 256 |
| 17 | Zane North Elementary School COLLINGSWOOD · Collingswood Public School District | Elem | 3.0% | 7.1% | +4.1 | +4.1 | +7 | 164 → 170 |
| 18 | John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | Elem | 27.3% | 31.4% | +4.1 | +4.1 | +30 | 319 → 373 |
| 19 | Rieck Avenue Elementary School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Elem | 22.6% | 26.7% | +4.1 | +4.1 | +19 | 412 → 420 |
| 20 | Walnut Street School Woodbury · Woodbury City Public School District | Elem | 25.6% | 29.7% | +4.1 | +4.1 | +5 | 129 → 128 |
| 21 | LEAD Charter School Newark · LEAD Charter School | High | 79.6% | 83.6% | +4.0 | +4.0 | +78 | 196 → 280 |
| 22 | Camden Big Picture Learning Academy CAMDEN · Camden City School District | High | 59.8% | 63.7% | +3.9 | +3.9 | +1 | 169 → 160 |
| 23 | Whitney M. Young, Jr. School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elem | 59.8% | 63.7% | +3.9 | +3.9 | −8 | 655 → 603 |
| 24 | Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School DOVER · Rockaway Township School District | Elem | 6.9% | 10.8% | +3.9 | +3.9 | +13 | 275 → 295 |
| 25 | Martha F. Wilson Early Childhood Development Center CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Other | 62.5% | 66.2% | +3.7 | +3.7 | +3 | 280 → 269 |
Ranked by percentage-point increase in this group's share of enrollment. Schools need at least 100 students in both 2022 and 2023 to be ranked — without a floor the list fills with tiny schools swinging on a handful of children. Share and headcount can move differently as total enrollment changes, which is what the Pts/yr (trend across the selected period) and Students (headcount gained or lost) columns are there to expose. Enrollment counts come from the federal Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute; “Black” is that source's category.