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Early Childhood School - North

Newark · Essex County · Early childhood center
Grades PK
Last reported enrollment in 2023-24 — no longer in the data since.
Updated June 2026

At a glance

What changed?

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Enrollment over time

In its last year on record, 2023-24, it enrolled 1,076 students. That is 287 more than in 2015-16 (789) — the school had grown.

students 03006009001,200 1,0761998200320082013201820232025

Total students enrolled each fall. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

In 2015-16, 56% of students were Black. By 2023-24 the largest group was Hispanic, at 53%.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 753%42%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsianTwo or moreNative Am.

Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2019-20 and 2023-24 the makeup of this school shifted noticeably.

That’s a larger shift than 50% of Essex County early-childhood centers. That roughly tracks the district overall (7.7) — a district-wide change more than a school-specific one. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Hispanic −9.8·Black +6.7·White +2.2

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2023-24, 14.1% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 05010071.4%14.1%14.1%201520202023
This schooldistrict overalldistrict early-childhood centers

Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district early-childhood centers, for comparison. Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →