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Early Childhood School - South

Newark · Essex County · Early childhood center
Grades PK
Last reported enrollment in 2021-22 — 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, 2021-22, it enrolled 162 students. That is 90 more than in 2011-12 (72) — the school had grown. It peaked at 196 in 2012-13.

students 050100150200 1621998200320082013201820232025

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

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 2011-12 and 2021-22 was Black students — 97% then, 83% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 714%83%1998200320082013201820232025
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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 2017-18 and 2021-22 the makeup of this school shifted noticeably.

That’s the second-largest shift among the district’s three early-childhood centers — larger than 50% of Essex County early-childhood centers. The district as a whole shifted just 6.6 over the same years, making this school an outlier. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Black −13.2·Hispanic +11.3·White +1.2

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 2021-22, 72.8% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 05010076%72.8%65.5%201120162021
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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 →