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Vailsburg Middle School

Newark City · Essex County · Middle school
Grades 8 · was 6–8 in 1998
Last reported enrollment in 2008-09 — no longer in the data since.
Updated June 2026

At a glance

What changed?

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Enrollment, by grade

In its last year on record, 2008-09, it enrolled 65 students in grade 8 only. That is 488 fewer than in 1998-99 (553) — the school had shrunk. It peaked at 808 in 2001-02. Its biggest cohort is grade 8.

students 02505007501,00081998200320082013201820232025

Students enrolled in each grade each fall, stacked to the total — so the top edge is total enrollment. Bands run from the lowest grade (light) to the highest (dark); a band that appears or disappears is a grade the school added or dropped. “Other” is students with no grade level (mostly special education), so the bands always sum to total. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 1998-99 and 2008-09 was Black students — 89% then, 100% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 7100%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 2008-09 the makeup of this school barely moved.

That’s the largest shift among the district’s five middle schools — smaller than 62% of Essex County middle schools. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Black +2.1·Hispanic −1.9

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 2008-09, 55.4% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 05010083.3%82%55.4%199820032008
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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. 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 →