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Gladys Hillman-Jones Sch

Newark City · Essex County · Middle school
Grades 7–9 · was 6–7 in 1999
Last reported enrollment in 2005-06 — 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, 2005-06, it enrolled 259 students. That is 86 fewer than in 1999-00 (345) — the school had shrunk. It peaked at 348 in 2001-02.

students 0100200300400 2591998200320082013201820232025

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

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 1999-00 and 2005-06 was Hispanic students — 65% then, 67% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 767%32%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 2001-02 and 2005-06 the makeup of this school barely moved.

That’s the sixth-largest shift among the district’s seven middle schools — smaller than 67% of Essex County middle schools. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Black −2·White +1.2·Hispanic +0.8

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 2005-06, 78.4% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 05010078.4%52.6%43.6%199920042005
This schooldistrict overalldistrict middle schools

Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district middle 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 →