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Uplift Academy

Newark · Essex County · High school
Grades 9–12 · was 6–12 in 2011
Last reported enrollment in 2020-21 — 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, 2020-21, it enrolled 3 students across grades 9–12. That is 207 fewer than in 2011-12 (210) — the school had shrunk. It peaked at 213 in 2015-16.

students 062125188250 31998200320082013201820232025

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

What the school looks like

In 2011-12, 77% of students were Black. By 2020-21 the largest group was Hispanic, at 67%.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 767%33%1998200320082013201820232025
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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 2016-17 and 2020-21 the makeup of this school transformed.

That’s the largest shift among the district’s 15 high schools — and the biggest of 38 across Essex County. The district as a whole shifted just 6.3 over the same years, making this school an outlier. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Hispanic +49.8·Black −48.9·White −0.9

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 2020-21, 66.7% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 050100notreported71.4%67.3%66.7%201120162020
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Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district high 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 →