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Samuel L Berliner

The Newark · Essex County · Middle school
Last reported enrollment in 2012-13 — 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, 2012-13, it enrolled 40 students. Enrollment was roughly steady since 1998-99 (37). It peaked at 65 in 2006-07.

students 020406080 401998200320082013201820232025

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

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 1998-99 and 2012-13 was Black students — 86% then, 88% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 710%88%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsian

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 2008-09 and 2012-13 the makeup of this school barely moved.

That’s a smaller shift than 54% of Essex County middle schools. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Black +4.6·Asian −2.9·Hispanic −1.4

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 2012-13, 97.5% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 050100notreported97.5%95.2%89.1%1998200320082012
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Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district middle schools, for comparison. Years the state did not report are shaded. 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 →