New Jersey schools where the Black enrollment share is growing fastest
Change in Black share of enrollment, 2018 to 2023 · 2,318 eligible schools · statewide the share went 14.9% → 14.2% (−0.7 points). Schools above that outpaced NJ.
| # | School | Lvl | 2018 | 2023 | Change | Pts/yr | Students | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thurgood Marshall Elementary School ASBURY PARK · Asbury Park School District | Elem | 38.5% | 53.6% | +15.1 | +3.5 | +38 | 369 → 336 |
| 2 | Avenel Street Elementary School AVENEL · Woodbridge Township School District | Elem | 16.6% | 27.6% | +11.0 | +2.4 | +49 | 398 → 417 |
| 3 | Lincoln Community School #5 BAYONNE · Bayonne School District | Elem | 6.9% | 17.7% | +10.8 | +2.2 | +56 | 434 → 485 |
| 4 | Essex County Donald M. Payne, Sr. School of Technology NEWARK · Essex County Schools of Technology | High | 37.5% | 47.7% | +10.2 | +2.1 | +72 | 1,268 → 1,148 |
| 5 | Nicholas Oresko Community School BAYONNE · Bayonne School District | Elem | 6.6% | 16.7% | +10.1 | +2.1 | +34 | 454 → 384 |
| 6 | Philip G. Vroom Community School BAYONNE · Bayonne School District | Elem | 8.4% | 18.3% | +9.9 | +2.2 | +40 | 479 → 437 |
| 7 | Gibbsboro Elementary School GIBBSBORO · Gibbsboro Elementary School District | Elem | 3.3% | 12.9% | +9.6 | +2.4 | +27 | 275 → 280 |
| 8 | John M. Bailey Community School BAYONNE · Bayonne School District | Elem | 9.6% | 18.8% | +9.2 | +2.0 | +56 | 659 → 632 |
| 9 | Lopatcong Township Middle School PHILLIPSBURG · Lopatcong Township School District | Middle | 10.7% | 19.5% | +8.8 | +2.0 | +30 | 356 → 348 |
| 10 | Fountain Woods Elementary School BURLINGTON · Burlington Township School District | Elem | 32.7% | 41.5% | +8.8 | +2.2 | +142 | 793 → 967 |
| 11 | Lopatcong Elementary School PHILLIPSBURG · Lopatcong Township School District | Elem | 12.7% | 21.4% | +8.7 | +1.8 | +32 | 378 → 374 |
| 12 | Woodrow Wilson Elementary School SAYREVILLE · Sayreville School District | Elem | 9.4% | 17.9% | +8.5 | +1.7 | +37 | 362 → 396 |
| 13 | Gloucester City High School GLOUCESTER CITY · Gloucester City Public School District | High | 8.3% | 16.7% | +8.4 | +1.8 | +79 | 515 → 731 |
| 14 | Margaret C. Clifford School SWEDESBORO · Swedesboro-Woolwich School District | Elem | 7.0% | 15.2% | +8.2 | +1.8 | +19 | 243 → 237 |
| 15 | Thomas Jefferson Elementary School TURNERSVILLE · Washington Township School District | Elem | 8.8% | 16.8% | +8.0 | +1.5 | +28 | 600 → 482 |
| 16 | Franklin D Roosevelt School Edison · Edison Township School District | Elem | 4.4% | 12.4% | +8.0 | +1.6 | +19 | 114 → 193 |
| 17 | Developmental Learning Center Warren WARREN · Morris-Union Jointure Commission School District | Other | 25.7% | 33.6% | +7.9 | +1.5 | −3 | 175 → 125 |
| 18 | Keansburg High School KEANSBURG · Keansburg School District | High | 16.7% | 24.4% | +7.7 | +1.3 | +30 | 384 → 385 |
| 19 | Washington Elementary UNION · Township of Union School District | Elem | 17.7% | 25.3% | +7.6 | +1.5 | +43 | 575 → 573 |
| 20 | John Marshall Elementary School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Elem | 4.8% | 12.3% | +7.5 | +1.6 | +54 | 831 → 766 |
| 21 | Belleville PS10 BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Elem | 8.2% | 15.5% | +7.3 | +1.2 | +12 | 171 → 168 |
| 22 | Elsinboro Township School SALEM · Elsinboro Township School District | Elem | 4.3% | 11.6% | +7.3 | +1.8 | +8 | 116 → 112 |
| 23 | Valley Park Elementary School PENNSVILLE · Pennsville School District | Elem | 1.4% | 8.7% | +7.3 | +1.4 | +29 | 289 → 381 |
| 24 | Great Oaks Legacy Charter School Newark · Great Oaks Legacy Charter School | Other | 89.3% | 96.6% | +7.3 | +1.5 | +604 | 1,622 → 2,124 |
| 25 | Erial Elementary School SICKLERVILLE · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elem | 30.1% | 37.4% | +7.3 | +1.3 | +56 | 642 → 666 |
Ranked by percentage-point increase in this group's share of enrollment. Schools need at least 100 students in both 2018 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.