New Jersey schools where the Black enrollment share is shrinking 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 with the most negative changes appear first, regardless of the statewide direction.
| # | School | Lvl | 2018 | 2023 | Change | Pts/yr | Students | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academy Charter High School LAKE COMO · Academy Charter High School | High | 63.5% | 32.4% | −31.1 | −6.1 | −66 | 192 → 173 |
| 2 | William Harrison Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elem | 32.6% | 4.8% | −27.8 | −5.2 | −60 | 221 → 251 |
| 3 | Orange Early Childhood Center Orange · Orange Board Of Education School District | Other | 63.1% | 37.3% | −25.8 | −5.0 | −29 | 160 → 193 |
| 4 | Patton J. Hill Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elem | 47.9% | 22.5% | −25.4 | −5.0 | −261 | 800 → 542 |
| 5 | Florence Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elem | 59.3% | 35.2% | −24.1 | −4.8 | −157 | 637 → 628 |
| 6 | Sussex Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elem | 48.4% | 24.8% | −23.6 | −4.6 | −84 | 457 → 553 |
| 7 | Camden Prep, Inc. Camden · Camden Prep, Inc. | Other | 84.5% | 61.0% | −23.5 | −4.2 | +274 | 734 → 1,465 |
| 8 | Clara Parker Intermediate School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 40.1% | 17.0% | −23.1 | −4.4 | −117 | 531 → 565 |
| 9 | Edward T. Bowser, Sr. School of Excellence EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elem | 70.0% | 47.9% | −22.1 | −4.3 | −173 | 609 → 528 |
| 10 | Central High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 88.0% | 65.9% | −22.1 | −4.4 | −130 | 766 → 826 |
| 11 | Park Avenue Elementary School ORANGE · Orange Board Of Education School District | Elem | 72.6% | 51.1% | −21.5 | −4.7 | −97 | 427 → 417 |
| 12 | Barringer High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 33.9% | 13.4% | −20.5 | −3.3 | +208 | 127 → 1,872 |
| 13 | Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 40.2% | 19.9% | −20.3 | −4.2 | −144 | 674 → 639 |
| 14 | Quitman Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elem | 77.8% | 57.5% | −20.3 | −4.4 | −4 | 550 → 738 |
| 15 | Asbury Park High School ASBURY PARK · Asbury Park School District | High | 60.0% | 40.0% | −20.0 | −4.0 | −104 | 420 → 370 |
| 16 | Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation ORANGE · Orange Board Of Education School District | Middle | 62.0% | 42.2% | −19.8 | −3.3 | −210 | 579 → 353 |
| 17 | Capital City High School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | High | 43.8% | 24.6% | −19.2 | −2.4 | −42 | 443 → 617 |
| 18 | Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School MAPLEWOOD · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Elem | 58.1% | 39.0% | −19.1 | −3.8 | −135 | 496 → 392 |
| 19 | Atlantic Community Charter School Galloway · Atlantic Community Charter School | Elem | 83.0% | 64.5% | −18.5 | −4.2 | −100 | 388 → 344 |
| 20 | Number 5 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elem | 69.2% | 51.0% | −18.2 | −2.9 | −47 | 315 → 335 |
| 21 | Louise A. Spencer Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elem | 52.2% | 34.1% | −18.1 | −3.5 | −115 | 766 → 835 |
| 22 | Thomas G. Connors Elementary School HOBOKEN · Hoboken Public School District | Elem | 28.4% | 10.4% | −18.0 | −3.2 | −32 | 232 → 328 |
| 23 | Orange High School ORANGE · Orange Board Of Education School District | High | 68.0% | 50.3% | −17.7 | −3.6 | +69 | 912 → 1,370 |
| 24 | Cedarbrook Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elem | 46.2% | 28.8% | −17.4 | −3.1 | −132 | 699 → 663 |
| 25 | Thirteenth Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elem | 83.2% | 66.0% | −17.2 | −2.8 | −143 | 638 → 588 |
Ranked by percentage-point decrease 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.