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Essex Junior Academy

Essex Regional Educational Services Commission · Essex County · Combined school
Grades 5–10 · was 3–9 in 2023
Updated June 2026

At a glance

What changed?

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Enrollment over time

In 2025-26 it enrolled 13 students. That is 35 fewer than in 1998-99 (48) — the school has shrunk. It peaked at 70 in 2001-02.

students 020406080 131998200320082013201820232025

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

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 1998-99 and 2025-26 was Black students — 83% then, 62% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 78%31%62%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsianTwo or more

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 2021-22 and 2025-26 the makeup of this school transformed.

The district as a whole shifted just 5.6 over the same years, making this school an outlier. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Black −32.6·Hispanic +24.9·Two or more +7.7

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). At a school this small, a few students moving can swing the index a lot. Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2025-26, 69.2% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 05010072%69.2%1998200320082013201820232025
This schooldistrict overall

Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter line shows the district overall, 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 →