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Most racially diverse New Jersey public schools

New Jersey public schools ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.

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NEW JERSEY · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Cheesequake SchoolMatawan25577.4%25.5%(65)24.7%(63)22.8%(58)21.6%(55)
2Dr. Paul Rafalides SchoolJERSEY CITY31876.8%26.7%(85)23.0%(73)28.6%(91)15.4%(49)
3Soaring Heights Charter SchoolJERSEY CITY27276.7%14.3%(39)25.7%(70)16.2%(44)33.8%(92)
4James F. Murray SchoolJERSEY CITY64276.7%22.7%(146)29.9%(192)26.0%(167)14.9%(96)
5St. Cloud Elementary SchoolW ORANGE43676.5%26.4%(115)31.4%(137)20.6%(90)8.3%(36)
6Holly Hills Elementary SchoolWESTAMPTON46076.0%30.6%(141)29.8%(137)18.9%(87)12.0%(55)
7BelovED Community Charter SchoolJersey City1,57375.9%22.1%(347)25.5%(401)31.9%(501)15.3%(240)
8Teaneck Community Charter schoolTEANECK37775.9%18.8%(71)29.7%(112)31.6%(119)10.9%(41)
9Rafael Cordero y MolinaJERSEY CITY79475.9%24.7%(196)19.0%(151)27.7%(220)25.7%(204)
10Innovation High SchoolJersey City30175.8%19.3%(58)28.2%(85)28.6%(86)20.3%(61)
11B. Bernice Young Elementary SchoolBURLINGTON68175.8%25.1%(171)34.4%(234)18.4%(125)15.0%(102)
12The Ethical Community Charter SchoolJERSEY CITY35775.7%25.5%(91)11.8%(42)24.1%(86)31.9%(114)
13Middle School # 4JERSEY CITY75575.6%19.5%(147)19.3%(146)29.9%(226)27.9%(211)
14Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary SchoolMOUNT HOLLY32775.6%27.2%(89)31.5%(103)24.2%(79)3.4%(11)
15Westampton Township Middle SchoolWESTAMPTON52575.6%29.3%(154)33.0%(173)17.1%(90)10.1%(53)
16Blackwood Elementary SchoolBLACKWOOD57475.4%27.0%(155)34.1%(196)20.0%(115)7.8%(45)
17Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolSAYREVILLE40175.4%36.9%(148)18.2%(73)22.4%(90)15.2%(61)
18Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolPARLIN48875.3%37.5%(183)17.0%(83)18.9%(92)19.9%(97)
19MacAfee Road SchoolSomerset40575.3%20.5%(83)35.8%(145)24.7%(100)10.6%(43)
20Conerly Road SchoolSomerset35075.2%17.7%(62)34.9%(122)26.9%(94)14.0%(49)
21Academy For Allied Health SciencesSCOTCH PLAINS30875.2%29.6%(91)13.0%(40)25.0%(77)27.9%(86)
22Sayreville Middle SchoolPARLIN1,29475.1%35.5%(460)16.0%(207)26.5%(343)15.2%(196)
23Bartle Elementary SchoolHIGHLAND PARK40575.0%29.4%(119)11.6%(47)33.3%(135)18.5%(75)
24Learning Community Charter SchoolJERSEY CITY63475.0%29.2%(185)16.3%(103)19.9%(126)31.4%(199)
25Academy For Information TechnologySCOTCH PLAINS30775.0%30.6%(94)10.8%(33)21.8%(67)30.0%(92)
26Larchmont Elementary SchoolMOUNT LAUREL37075.0%37.6%(139)19.2%(71)20.3%(75)16.5%(61)
27Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolWEST ORANGE34974.9%17.8%(62)31.5%(110)32.1%(112)8.6%(30)
28Samsel Upper Elementary SchoolPARLIN87074.9%38.7%(337)17.0%(148)20.3%(177)16.4%(143)
29Dr. Michael Conti SchoolJERSEY CITY65174.9%23.2%(151)11.7%(76)34.7%(226)24.4%(159)
30John AdamsNORTH BRUNSWICK56174.8%13.2%(74)17.5%(98)32.6%(183)31.0%(174)
31Lawrence High SchoolLAWRENCEVILLE1,22574.7%37.1%(455)15.5%(190)23.9%(293)17.3%(212)
32Mahatma K. Gandhi SchoolJERSEY CITY82174.7%30.1%(247)18.3%(150)19.1%(157)30.4%(250)
33Piscataway Township High SchoolPISCATAWAY2,14474.6%12.2%(262)27.2%(583)25.4%(544)31.6%(677)
34F. W. Holbein Middle SchoolMOUNT HOLLY45174.6%25.1%(113)31.9%(144)27.3%(123)2.9%(13)
35John Brainerd Elementary SchoolMOUNT HOLLY30474.6%32.6%(99)29.6%(90)19.7%(60)2.3%(7)
36Osage SchoolVOORHEES51574.6%36.7%(189)15.2%(78)14.4%(74)27.0%(139)
37Lincoln Community School #5BAYONNE49774.5%34.6%(172)17.7%(88)28.8%(143)13.9%(69)
38Irving Primary SchoolHIGHLAND PARK32674.4%28.2%(92)12.3%(40)36.8%(120)14.4%(47)
39Sayreville War Memorial High SchoolPARLIN1,76474.4%35.3%(623)17.0%(300)27.6%(486)15.5%(273)
40George L. Hess Educational ComplexMAYS LANDING1,31574.3%31.7%(417)25.6%(337)28.4%(373)4.7%(62)
41Joyce Kilmer Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILL41274.3%39.3%(162)12.6%(52)22.6%(93)17.5%(72)
42Reeds Road Elementary SchoolGALLOWAY49374.3%35.7%(176)17.2%(85)28.0%(138)13.8%(68)
43Grandview Elementary SchoolPISCATAWAY57974.2%9.2%(53)22.3%(129)31.4%(182)31.6%(183)
44Nicholas Oresko Community SchoolBAYONNE38874.1%34.8%(135)21.1%(82)27.8%(108)11.9%(46)
45Avenel Street Elementary SchoolAVENEL40374.1%22.1%(89)28.5%(115)31.0%(125)18.1%(73)
46Johnson Park SchoolPRINCETON36074.1%37.2%(134)6.9%(25)21.9%(79)24.2%(87)
47Charles W. Lewis Middle SchoolBLACKWOOD70474.0%31.4%(221)30.5%(215)24.0%(169)8.4%(59)
48Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGE44674.0%22.2%(99)33.4%(149)29.6%(132)6.3%(28)
49Fernwood Avenue Middle SchoolEGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP81174.0%37.5%(304)14.1%(114)27.1%(220)15.0%(122)
50Shady Lane Elementary SchoolWESTVILLE42274.0%37.0%(156)18.7%(79)27.0%(114)9.5%(40)
Page 1 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Schools with 200+ students whose reported race and ethnicity shares cover at least 90% of enrollment. Higher index means a more mixed student body.

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