New Jersey schools where the Black enrollment share is shrinking fastest
Change in Black share of enrollment, 2010 to 2023 · 2,190 eligible schools · statewide the share went 15.5% → 13.7% (−1.9 points). Schools with the most negative changes appear first, regardless of the statewide direction.
| # | School | Lvl | 2010 | 2023 | Change | Pts/yr | Students | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Monument Intermediate School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 89.6% | 29.6% | −60.0 | −4.9 | −182 | 365 → 490 |
| 2 | Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities TRENTON · Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities | Elem | 82.2% | 22.6% | −59.6 | −5.2 | −123 | 269 → 434 |
| 3 | Patton J. Hill Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elem | 79.2% | 22.5% | −56.7 | −5.5 | −279 | 506 → 542 |
| 4 | Julia A. Barnes School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elem | 76.5% | 20.7% | −55.8 | −4.7 | −255 | 417 → 309 |
| 5 | Academy Charter High School LAKE COMO · Academy Charter High School | High | 85.1% | 32.4% | −52.7 | −4.2 | −104 | 188 → 173 |
| 6 | Hope Academy Charter School ASBURY PARK · Hope Academy Charter School | Elem | 79.3% | 26.7% | −52.6 | −4.4 | −78 | 193 → 281 |
| 7 | Louise A. Spencer Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elem | 85.8% | 34.1% | −51.7 | −4.4 | −179 | 541 → 835 |
| 8 | Capital City High School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | High | 74.1% | 24.6% | −49.5 | −3.8 | −65 | 293 → 617 |
| 9 | Central Jersey College Prep Charter School Somerset · Central Jersey College Prep Charter School | Other | 73.3% | 24.2% | −49.1 | −4.0 | +119 | 285 → 1,357 |
| 10 | The Gray Charter School NEWARK · Gray Charter School | Elem | 84.7% | 36.6% | −48.1 | −3.9 | −97 | 261 → 339 |
| 11 | Florence Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elem | 82.9% | 35.2% | −47.7 | −3.1 | −231 | 545 → 628 |
| 12 | Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elem | 50.8% | 7.8% | −43.0 | −3.1 | −76 | 266 → 761 |
| 13 | Pace Charter School of Hamilton HAMILTON TWP · Pace Charter School of Hamilton | Elem | 59.5% | 18.3% | −41.2 | −2.9 | +14 | 116 → 454 |
| 14 | Senator Frank Lautenberg School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elem | 77.9% | 36.8% | −41.1 | −2.5 | −170 | 515 → 628 |
| 15 | The Queen City Academy Charter School PLAINFIELD · The Queen City Academy Charter School District | Other | 69.7% | 29.3% | −40.4 | −3.1 | −75 | 234 → 300 |
| 16 | Plainfield High School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | High | 57.3% | 17.0% | −40.3 | −3.0 | −433 | 1,392 → 2,145 |
| 17 | Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation ORANGE · Orange Board Of Education School District | Middle | 81.3% | 42.2% | −39.1 | −2.8 | −274 | 520 → 353 |
| 18 | Rosa Parks Community School ORANGE · Orange Board Of Education School District | Middle | 68.2% | 29.2% | −39.0 | −2.8 | −276 | 635 → 538 |
| 19 | Asbury Park High School ASBURY PARK · Asbury Park School District | High | 79.0% | 40.0% | −39.0 | −3.1 | −199 | 439 → 370 |
| 20 | Cedarbrook Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elem | 67.5% | 28.8% | −38.7 | −2.8 | −197 | 575 → 663 |
| 21 | Newark Vocational High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 86.1% | 47.8% | −38.3 | −3.5 | +97 | 216 → 592 |
| 22 | School 28 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elem | 56.8% | 19.4% | −37.4 | −2.8 | −207 | 525 → 469 |
| 23 | Park Avenue Elementary School ORANGE · Orange Board Of Education School District | Elem | 87.9% | 51.1% | −36.8 | −3.1 | −92 | 347 → 417 |
| 24 | Orange High School ORANGE · Orange Board Of Education School District | High | 86.9% | 50.3% | −36.6 | −2.9 | +11 | 780 → 1,370 |
| 25 | Forest Street Community Elementary School ORANGE · Orange Board Of Education School District | Elem | 78.0% | 42.6% | −35.4 | −2.5 | −137 | 386 → 385 |
Ranked by percentage-point decrease in this group's share of enrollment. Schools need at least 100 students in both 2010 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.