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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

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
801	School #1	CLIFTON	255	60.1%	40.8%(104)	4.3%(11)	47.8%(122)	4.3%(11)
802	Salt Brook School	NEW PROVIDENCE	583	60.1%	56.4%(329)	0.7%(4)	10.6%(62)	25.7%(150)
803	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	HAWTHORNE	264	60.1%	53.0%(140)	2.3%(6)	33.3%(88)	6.4%(17)
804	River Dell Regional High School	ORADELL	1,025	60.0%	54.5%(559)	1.5%(15)	11.1%(114)	29.9%(306)
805	President Barack Obama Elementary School	JERSEY CITY	425	60.0%	6.6%(28)	56.0%(238)	27.8%(118)	7.1%(30)
806	Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton	Clifton	327	59.9%	35.5%(116)	2.1%(7)	51.7%(169)	8.0%(26)
807	Lyndhurst Middle School	Lyndhurst	610	59.9%	46.1%(281)	3.6%(22)	43.0%(262)	3.9%(24)
808	Robbinsville High School	ROBBINSVILLE	1,046	59.9%	48.3%(505)	2.8%(29)	6.2%(65)	40.3%(421)
809	Helen L Beeler	MARLTON	557	59.9%	60.0%(334)	7.9%(44)	7.9%(44)	14.9%(83)
810	West Dover Elementary School	TOMS RIVER	387	59.9%	57.1%(221)	6.2%(24)	25.6%(99)	5.9%(23)
811	South Mountain Elementary School	S ORANGE	613	59.8%	59.5%(365)	12.2%(75)	10.8%(66)	3.6%(22)
812	School 27	PATERSON	641	59.8%	5.5%(35)	9.1%(58)	54.8%(351)	30.1%(193)
813	Hopewell Crest	BRIDGETON	524	59.8%	55.9%(293)	5.5%(29)	28.6%(150)	0.9%(5)
814	Radburn Elementary School	FAIR LAWN	445	59.8%	58.0%(258)	1.8%(8)	11.9%(53)	21.8%(97)
815	Wayside Elementary School	OCEAN	583	59.8%	58.1%(339)	12.0%(70)	21.4%(125)	5.7%(33)
816	Number 5	Linden	319	59.8%	6.3%(20)	48.6%(155)	40.1%(128)	1.3%(4)
817	Somerville Elementary School	RIDGEWOOD	394	59.7%	58.1%(229)	1.3%(5)	12.2%(48)	21.1%(83)
818	Patrick M Villano School	Emerson	240	59.7%	57.1%(137)	1.3%(3)	25.0%(60)	9.6%(23)
819	Lincoln Middle School	DUNELLEN	333	59.7%	22.2%(74)	13.8%(46)	57.7%(192)	3.6%(12)
820	Joyce Kilmer School	MAHWAH	394	59.7%	58.9%(232)	3.0%(12)	12.2%(48)	19.0%(75)
821	Hopatcong Middle School	Hopatcong	435	59.7%	50.3%(219)	6.4%(28)	37.9%(165)	3.9%(17)
822	South River Middle School	SOUTH RIVER	524	59.7%	43.9%(230)	5.5%(29)	45.4%(238)	1.7%(9)
823	Indiana Avenue Elementary School	ISELIN	485	59.6%	8.3%(40)	8.7%(42)	24.1%(117)	57.5%(279)
824	Summit High School	SUMMIT	1,198	59.6%	57.8%(692)	4.5%(54)	24.4%(292)	7.6%(91)
825	Passaic Valley Regional High School	LITTLE FALLS	1,093	59.6%	48.5%(530)	3.8%(41)	40.5%(443)	5.2%(57)
826	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	East Brunswick	657	59.6%	28.3%(186)	5.9%(39)	6.1%(40)	56.2%(369)
827	Robert L. Craig School	MOONACHIE	356	59.6%	32.3%(115)	0.3%(1)	53.6%(191)	10.7%(38)
828	Center Grove School	RANDOLPH	542	59.6%	58.3%(316)	3.3%(18)	20.9%(113)	12.7%(69)
829	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	LIVINGSTON	407	59.6%	41.5%(169)	0.7%(3)	5.7%(23)	47.7%(194)
830	Montgomery Lower Middle School	Skillman	680	59.6%	27.2%(185)	3.1%(21)	7.1%(48)	56.8%(386)
831	Boonton High School	BOONTON	646	59.6%	55.7%(360)	5.6%(36)	28.8%(186)	8.1%(52)
832	Richard L Rice School	MARLTON	492	59.5%	60.4%(297)	7.5%(37)	13.4%(66)	7.5%(37)
833	Bee Meadow School	Whippany	294	59.5%	58.8%(173)	3.1%(9)	13.9%(41)	18.7%(55)
834	Edith M. Griebling Elementary School	FARMINGDALE	457	59.5%	59.7%(273)	8.1%(37)	17.7%(81)	6.6%(30)
835	Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School	MINOTOLA	320	59.5%	55.0%(176)	9.7%(31)	30.3%(97)	0.9%(3)
836	Julia A. Barnes School	JERSEY CITY	433	59.5%	16.6%(72)	16.9%(73)	58.7%(254)	6.9%(30)
837	Township of Ocean Intermediate School	OCEAN	889	59.5%	57.9%(515)	10.2%(91)	23.2%(206)	5.4%(48)
838	Parkway Elementary School	MOUNT LAUREL	366	59.5%	60.4%(221)	8.7%(32)	12.6%(46)	7.4%(27)
839	Haskell Elementary School	HASKELL	382	59.4%	50.5%(193)	3.4%(13)	38.2%(146)	4.2%(16)
840	Robertsville Elementary School	MORGANVILLE	438	59.4%	53.2%(233)	1.6%(7)	5.9%(26)	34.3%(150)
841	Alexander Hamilton School	GLEN ROCK	300	59.4%	53.3%(160)	0.7%(2)	8.3%(25)	33.7%(101)
842	Little Falls Township Public School # 2	LITTLE FALLS	343	59.4%	56.9%(195)	2.3%(8)	26.5%(91)	10.5%(36)
843	Deanna G. Taylor Academy	HILLSIDE	202	59.3%	9.9%(20)	55.0%(111)	30.7%(62)	1.5%(3)
844	Helen I. Smith School	SADDLE BROOK	340	59.3%	52.1%(177)	3.8%(13)	36.2%(123)	5.3%(18)
845	Watchung Elementary School	MONTCLAIR	406	59.3%	60.3%(245)	6.9%(28)	14.0%(57)	7.6%(31)
846	Netcong Elementary School	NETCONG	295	59.3%	35.3%(104)	7.1%(21)	52.5%(155)	3.7%(11)
847	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	PENNSAUKEN	418	59.3%	16.5%(69)	14.3%(60)	59.6%(249)	5.0%(21)
848	Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School	Jackson	251	59.3%	28.3%	10.0%	56.2%	1.6%
849	James A. McDivitt Elementary School	OLD BRIDGE	536	59.2%	59.5%(319)	5.4%(29)	17.2%(92)	14.0%(75)
850	Washington Irving School #4	GARFIELD	441	59.2%	44.7%(197)	6.1%(27)	45.1%(199)	2.0%(9)

Page 17 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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