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Montrose Early Childhood Center

South Orange-Maplewood · Essex County · Early childhood center
Grades PK
Updated June 2026

At a glance

What changed?

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Enrollment over time

In 2025-26 it enrolled 100 students. That is 45 more than in 2015-16 (55) — the school has grown. It peaked at 145 in 2021-22.

students 03875112150 1001998200320082013201820232025

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

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 2015-16 and 2025-26 was White students — 45% then, 44% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 716%13%23%44%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 2021-22 and 2025-26 the makeup of this school shifted noticeably.

That’s a smaller shift than 67% of Essex County early-childhood centers. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Black +7.8·White −5.7·Asian −1.5

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 2025-26, 15% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 0153015.2%15%201520202025
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 →