New Jersey schools where the Black enrollment share is shrinking fastest
Change in Black share of enrollment, 2013 to 2023 · 1,651 eligible schools · statewide the share went 12.8% → 12.4% (−0.4 points). Schools with the most negative changes appear first, regardless of the statewide direction.
| # | School | Lvl | 2013 | 2023 | Change | Pts/yr | Students | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academy Charter High School LAKE COMO · Academy Charter High School | High | 81.6% | 32.4% | −49.2 | −5.4 | −113 | 207 → 173 |
| 2 | John P. Holland Charter School Woodland · John P Holland Charter School School District | Elem | 57.9% | 14.0% | −43.9 | −3.7 | −6 | 190 → 742 |
| 3 | Hope Academy Charter School ASBURY PARK · Hope Academy Charter School | Elem | 68.8% | 26.7% | −42.1 | −3.7 | −66 | 205 → 281 |
| 4 | Hope Community Charter School Camden · Hope Community Charter School | Elem | 77.5% | 38.7% | −38.8 | −3.4 | −24 | 102 → 142 |
| 5 | School 28 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elem | 56.2% | 19.4% | −36.8 | −2.2 | −76 | 297 → 469 |
| 6 | Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities TRENTON · Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities | Elem | 57.1% | 22.6% | −34.5 | −3.4 | −111 | 366 → 434 |
| 7 | Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elem | 38.4% | 7.8% | −30.6 | −3.4 | −40 | 258 → 761 |
| 8 | Central Jersey College Prep Charter School Somerset · Central Jersey College Prep Charter School | Other | 53.9% | 24.2% | −29.7 | −2.6 | +163 | 306 → 1,357 |
| 9 | Barack Obama Green Charter School Plainfield · Barack Obama Green Charter School District | High | 56.9% | 27.3% | −29.6 | −2.3 | −31 | 204 → 311 |
| 10 | Senator Frank Lautenberg School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elem | 66.2% | 36.8% | −29.4 | −1.2 | −55 | 432 → 628 |
| 11 | Cedarbrook Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elem | 56.4% | 28.8% | −27.6 | −2.7 | −168 | 637 → 663 |
| 12 | Florence Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elem | 62.5% | 35.2% | −27.3 | −2.9 | −136 | 571 → 628 |
| 13 | Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School ENGLEWOOD · Englewood Public School District | Elem | 50.1% | 23.7% | −26.4 | −2.5 | −171 | 569 → 481 |
| 14 | Edward T. Bowser, Sr. School of Excellence EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elem | 74.3% | 47.9% | −26.4 | −2.7 | −258 | 688 → 528 |
| 15 | Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | High | 54.8% | 28.4% | −26.4 | −2.8 | −107 | 374 → 345 |
| 16 | Janis E. Dismus Middle School ENGLEWOOD · Englewood Public School District | Middle | 49.1% | 23.4% | −25.7 | −2.8 | −66 | 385 → 525 |
| 17 | Paul S. Robeson Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elem | 46.5% | 21.0% | −25.5 | −3.0 | +30 | 101 → 367 |
| 18 | The Queen City Academy Charter School PLAINFIELD · The Queen City Academy Charter School District | Other | 54.8% | 29.3% | −25.5 | −2.5 | −49 | 250 → 300 |
| 19 | Uptown School Complex Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elem | 75.2% | 49.8% | −25.4 | −2.7 | −211 | 610 → 498 |
| 20 | Frederic W. Cook Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elem | 70.4% | 45.8% | −24.6 | −4.7 | −117 | 260 → 144 |
| 21 | Union County TEAMS Charter School PLAINFIELD · Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA | Other | 81.2% | 56.7% | −24.5 | −2.3 | −75 | 320 → 326 |
| 22 | Forest Street Community Elementary School ORANGE · Orange Board Of Education School District | Elem | 67.0% | 42.6% | −24.4 | −2.5 | −90 | 379 → 385 |
| 23 | Clara Parker Intermediate School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 41.2% | 17.0% | −24.2 | −2.9 | −95 | 464 → 565 |
| 24 | Rosa Parks Community School ORANGE · Orange Board Of Education School District | Middle | 52.9% | 29.2% | −23.7 | −2.3 | −346 | 950 → 538 |
| 25 | American History High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 74.1% | 50.7% | −23.4 | −3.2 | −112 | 398 → 361 |
Ranked by percentage-point decrease in this group's share of enrollment. Schools need at least 100 students in both 2013 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.