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Fifteenth Avenue E.S.

Newark · Essex County · K–8 school
Grades K–8
Last reported enrollment in 2010-11 — 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, 2010-11, it enrolled 224 students. That is 49 fewer than in 1998-99 (273) — the school had shrunk. It peaked at 361 in 2007-08.

students 0100200300400 2241998200320082013201820232025

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

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 1998-99 and 2010-11 was Black students — 95% then, 83% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 717%83%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsianNative 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 2006-07 and 2010-11 the makeup of this school shifted noticeably.

That’s the eighth-largest shift among the district’s 43 K–8 schools — larger than 86% of Essex County K–8 schools. That roughly tracks the district overall (6.2) — a district-wide change more than a school-specific one. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Black −8.6·Hispanic +8.1

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Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2010-11, 92.9% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 05010092.9%91.4%87.1%1998200320082010
This schooldistrict overalldistrict K–8 schools

Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district K–8 schools, 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 →