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Essex County schools & districts

Every public school and district in Essex County — 272 schools across 23 districts. Open any for its full profile: enrollment, racial and ethnic makeup over time, demographic shift, and more.

Page updated August 3, 2026 · profile data years vary

Belleville →10 schools · 4,939 students · Grades PK–12

Belleville Ps10Grades PK–6 · 166 students Belleville Ps3Grades PK–6 · 318 students Belleville Ps4Grades PK–6 · 456 students Belleville Ps5Grades PK–6 · 366 students Belleville Ps7Grades PK–6 · 419 students Belleville Ps8Grades PK–6 · 502 students Belleville Ps9Grades K–6 · 138 students Belleville Middle SchoolGrades 7–8 · 683 students Belleville High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1,535 students Hornblower Early Childhood CenterGrades PK · 239 students

Bloomfield Township →11 schools · 6,185 students · Grades PK–12

Caldwell-West →7 schools · 2,483 students · Grades PK–12

Jefferson Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 252 students Lincoln Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 245 students Washington Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 403 students Wilson Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 229 students Grover Cleveland Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 614 students James Caldwell High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 701 students Harrison SchoolGrades PK · 39 students

Cedar Grove Township →4 schools · 1,586 students · Grades PK–12

North End Elementary SchoolGrades PK–4 · 323 students South End Elementary SchoolGrades PK–4 · 353 students Memorial Middle SchoolGrades 5–8 · 492 students Cedar Grove High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 418 students

East Orange →21 schools · 8,734 students · Grades PK–12

Althea Gibson AcademyGrades PK–K · 122 students Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolGrades PK–5 · 454 students Dionne Warwick InstituteGrades PK–5 · 345 students Ecole Toussaint LouvertureGrades PK–5 · 249 students Edward T. Bowser, Sr. School Of ExcellenceGrades PK–5 · 622 students Gordon Parks AcademyGrades PK–2 · 235 students J. Garfield Jackson Sr. AcademyGrades PK–5 · 218 students Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. AcademyGrades K–5 · 129 students · closed 2023-24 Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolGrades PK–5 · 553 students Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryGrades PK–5 · 250 students Wahlstrom Early Childhood AcademyGrades PK–K · 154 students Benjamin Banneker AcademyGrades PK–8 · 485 students Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyGrades PK–8 · 404 students Whitney E. Houston AcademyGrades PK–8 · 380 students John L. Costley Middle SchoolGrades 7–8 · 286 students Patrick F. Healy Middle SchoolGrades 7–8 · 294 students Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolGrades 6 · 240 students Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolGrades 6–12 · 702 students East Orange Campus High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1,670 students East Orange HighGrades 9–12 · 1,348 students · closed 2001-02 East Orange Stem Academy High SchoolGrades 6–12 · 594 students

Essex County Schools Of Technology →4 schools · 2,373 students · Grades 9–12

Bloomfield TechGrades 9–12 · 509 students · closed 2017-18 Essex County Donald M. Payne, Sr. School Of TechnologyGrades 9–12 · 1,285 students Essex County Newark TechGrades 9–12 · 683 students Essex County West Caldwell TechGrades 9–12 · 405 students

Essex Fells →1 schools · 251 students · Grades PK–6

Essex Fells Elementary SchoolGrades PK–6 · 251 students

Essex Regional Educational Services Commission →4 schools · 100 students · Grades 5–12

Essex Campus AcademyGrades 9–12 · 31 students Essex High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 56 students Essex Junior AcademyGrades 5–10 · 13 students Valley School28 students · closed 2006-07

Fairfield →2 schools · 713 students · Grades PK–6

Adlai E. Stevenson SchoolGrades PK–2 · 313 students Winston S. Churchill SchoolGrades 3–6 · 400 students

Glen Ridge →5 schools · 1,722 students · Grades PK–12

Central SchoolGrades PK–2 · 132 students Forest Avenue SchoolGrades PK–2 · 132 students Linden Avenue SchoolGrades PK–2 · 153 students Ridgewood Avenue SchoolGrades 3–6 · 528 students Glen Ridge High SchoolGrades 7–12 · 778 students

Irvington →17 schools · 7,874 students · Grades PK–12

Augusta School AnnexGrades K–5 · 321 students · closed 2006-07 Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolGrades PK–5 · 469 students Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 426 students Chancellor SouthGrades K–5 · 242 students · closed 2008-09 Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 652 students Grove Street Elementary SchoolGrades PK–5 · 442 students Irvington Presch Acad IiGrades K · 102 students · closed 2008-09 Madison AvenueGrades PK–5 · 480 students Mt Vernon AveGrades K–5 · 447 students · closed 2006-07 Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolGrades PK–5 · 615 students Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolGrades PK–5 · 422 students University Elementary SchoolGrades PK–5 · 392 students Union Avenue Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 615 students University Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 780 students University Six SchoolGrades 6 · 351 students · closed 2006-07 Irvington High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1,845 students Augusta Preschool AcademyGrades PK · 326 students

Livingston →9 schools · 6,370 students · Grades PK–12

Burnet Hill Elementary SchoolGrades PK–5 · 463 students Collins Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 438 students Harrison Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 543 students Hillside Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 472 students Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 387 students Riker Hill Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 464 students Heritage Middle SchoolGrades 7–8 · 1,060 students Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolGrades 6 · 508 students Livingston High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 2,036 students

Millburn Township →8 schools · 4,416 students · Grades PK–12

Deerfield SchoolGrades K–4 · 355 students Glenwood SchoolGrades K–4 · 299 students Hartshorn SchoolGrades K–4 · 371 students South Mountain SchoolGrades PK–4 · 255 students Washington SchoolGrades 5 · 391 students Wyoming SchoolGrades K–4 · 360 students Millburn Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 1,079 students Millburn High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1,306 students

Montclair →11 schools · 6,158 students · Grades PK–12

Bradford Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 395 students Charles H. Bullock SchoolGrades PK–5 · 410 students Edgemont Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 265 students Hillside Elementary SchoolGrades PK–5 · 736 students Nishuane Elementary SchoolGrades PK–2 · 399 students Northeast Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 378 students Watchung Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 399 students Buzz Aldrin Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 625 students Glenfield Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 514 students Renaissance Middle School At The Rand BuildingGrades 6–8 · 232 students Montclair High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1,805 students

Newark →102 schools · 43,216 students · Grades PK–12

North Caldwell →2 schools · 693 students · Grades PK–6

Gould/Mountain Elementary SchoolGrades 4–6 · 287 students Grandview Elementary SchoolGrades PK–3 · 406 students

Nutley →7 schools · 4,298 students · Grades PK–12

Lincoln SchoolGrades PK–6 · 471 students Radcliffe SchoolGrades K–6 · 344 students Spring Garden SchoolGrades PK–6 · 425 students Washington SchoolGrades PK–6 · 533 students Yantacaw SchoolGrades K–6 · 488 students John H. Walker Middle SchoolGrades 7–8 · 617 students Nutley High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1,206 students

Orange →14 schools · 5,670 students · Grades PK–12

CentralGrades PK–1 · 249 students · closed 2011-12 Central Elementary SchoolGrades K–2 · 306 students Cleveland Street Elementary SchoolGrades K–7 · 285 students Forest Street Community Elementary SchoolGrades K–7 · 370 students Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolGrades PK–7 · 372 students Lincoln Avenue Elementary SchoolGrades PK–7 · 717 students Oakwood Avenue Community SchoolGrades PK–7 · 254 students Park Avenue Elementary SchoolGrades PK–7 · 418 students Orange Preparatory Academy School Of Inquiry And InnovationGrades 8 · 373 students Rosa Parks Community SchoolGrades 3–7 · 563 students Career And Innovation Academy Of OrangeGrades 9–12 · 22 students · closed 2017-18 Orange High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1,316 students Stem Innovation Academy Of The OrangesGrades 9–12 · 179 students Orange Early Childhood CenterGrades PK · 188 students

Roseland →1 schools · 411 students · Grades PK–6

Lester C NoeckerGrades PK–6 · 411 students

South Orange-Maplewood →11 schools · 6,865 students · Grades PK–12

Clinton Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 513 students Delia Bolden Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 513 students Marshall Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 546 students Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration SchoolGrades K–5 · 446 students South Mountain Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 579 students Tuscan Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 529 students Maplewood Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 794 students South Orange Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 776 students Columbia High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1,940 students Montrose Early Childhood CenterGrades PK · 100 students South Mountain Annex1 students · closed 2021-22

Verona →6 schools · 2,142 students · Grades PK–12

Brookdale Avenue SchoolGrades K–4 · 129 students Forest Avenue SchoolGrades K–4 · 223 students Frederic N. Brown Elementary SchoolGrades K–4 · 242 students Laning Avenue SchoolGrades PK–4 · 250 students Henry B. Whitehorne Middle SchoolGrades 5–8 · 691 students Verona High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 608 students

West Essex Regional →2 schools · 1,654 students · Grades 7–12

West Essex Middle SchoolGrades 7–8 · 567 students West Essex High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1,088 students

West Orange →13 schools · 6,959 students · Grades PK–12

Gregory Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 460 students Hazel Avenue Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 337 students Kelly Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 455 students Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 367 students Redwood Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 434 students St. Cloud Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 460 students Washington Elementary SchoolGrades PK–5 · 395 students West Orange Early Childhood Learning CenterGrades PK–K · 49 students Edison Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 393 students Liberty Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 539 students Roosevelt Middle SchoolGrades 6–8 · 549 students West Orange High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 2,059 students Betty Maddalena Early Learning CenterGrades PK · 38 students