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New Jersey Title I schools beating the odds

New Jersey public schools where 60%+ of students qualify for free or reduced lunch AND the school's composite proficiency ranks in the top quartile of all New Jersey schools. The intersection that matters most for equity.

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NEW JERSEY · TITLE I BEATING THE ODDS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientState %ile
101Lodi High SchoolLODILodi School District62.5%36.5%84
102Solve D'Ippolito Elementary SchoolVINELANDVineland Public School District68.7%36.3%84
103Alice Costello Elementary SchoolBROOKLAWNBrooklawn Public School District70.0%36.2%84
104Woodrow Wilson Community SchoolBAYONNEBayonne School District67.4%36.2%84
105Walnut Street SchoolWoodburyWoodbury City Public School District71.4%36.0%84
106School 19PATERSONPaterson Public School District74.7%35.8%84
107Nelson Mandela Elementary SchoolNewarkNewark Public School District87.1%35.6%83
108Robert Waters Elementary SchoolUNION CITYUnion City School District83.8%35.5%83
109Red Bank Middle SchoolRED BANKRed Bank Borough Public School District83.3%35.4%83
110Link Community Charter SchoolNewarkLink Community Charter School72.3%35.4%83
111Robert Fulton Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGENNorth Bergen School District66.7%35.3%83
112Veterans' Memorial Elementary SchoolUNION CITYUnion City School District90.8%35.2%83
113John P. Holland Charter SchoolWoodlandJohn P Holland Charter School School District86.0%34.9%83
114Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26ELIZABETHElizabeth Public Schools83.0%34.9%82
115Charles J. Riley/ School 9PATERSONPaterson Public School District64.4%34.8%82
116Walter F. Robinson Community SchoolBAYONNEBayonne School District68.0%34.6%82
117Lincoln Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGENNorth Bergen School District72.8%34.5%82
118Compass Academy Charter SchoolVinelandCompass Academy Charter School80.3%34.4%82
119Passaic Preparatory AcademyPassaicPassaic City School District100%34.3%82
120Ola Edwards Community SchoolHILLSIDEHillside Public School District82.9%34.3%81
121Washington Community School #9BAYONNEBayonne School District61.2%34.2%81
122Albio Sires Elementary SchoolWEST NEW YORKWest New York School District88.2%34.1%81
123Dover Middle SchoolDOVERDover Public School District66.5%34.0%81
124Lafayette Street SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School District87.3%34.0%81
125Hamilton Intermediate SchoolHARRISONHarrison Public Schools85.1%34.0%81
126Garfield Middle SchoolGARFIELDGarfield Public School District66.6%33.9%80
127Piscataway Magnet SchoolPISCATAWAYMiddlesex County Vocational and Technical School District65.3%33.9%80
128Martin Luther King Jr. SchoolJERSEY CITYJersey City Public Schools77.1%33.9%80
129Public School Number ThreeWEST NEW YORKWest New York School District90.1%33.8%80
130Henry E. Harris Community SchoolBAYONNEBayonne School District62.9%33.8%80
131James F. Murray SchoolJERSEY CITYJersey City Public Schools77.4%33.7%80
132Robert Morris School No. 18ELIZABETHElizabeth Public Schools87.3%33.7%80
133Lakewood High SchoolLAKEWOODLakewood Township School District92.0%33.6%79
134School #1CLIFTONClifton Public School District76.5%33.6%79
135Harry L BainWEST NEW YORKWest New York School District86.0%33.6%79
136Lindeneau Elementary SchoolEDISONEdison Township School District65.2%33.5%79
137Beverly City School DistrictBEVERLYBeverly City School District71.6%33.3%79
138Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewarkNewark Public School District79.5%33.3%79
139East Dover Elementary SchoolDOVERDover Public School District71.8%33.3%79
140Bayonne High SchoolBAYONNEBayonne School District67.8%33.3%78
141Washington Middle SchoolHARRISONHarrison Public Schools85.0%33.0%78
142Grace M. Breckwedel Middle SchoolJAMESBURGJamesburg Public School District65.9%32.9%78
143Winslow Township Elementary School ThreeSICKLERVILLEWinslow Township School District62.9%32.7%78
144Forest Street Community Elementary SchoolORANGEORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District70.1%32.7%78
145West New York Middle SchoolWEST NEW YORKWest New York School District91.4%32.7%78
146George Washington Elementary SchoolUNION CITYUnion City School District82.0%32.6%77
147Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary SchoolJERSEY CITYJersey City Public Schools77.1%32.5%77
148Dual Language SchoolFordsPerth Amboy Public School District76.3%32.5%77
149Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@EnglewoodENGLEWOODEnglewood Public School District66.9%32.5%77
150Charles W. Lewis Middle SchoolBLACKWOODGloucester Township Public Schools60.7%32.3%77
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