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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
901Mt Vernon Place SchoolNEWARK90558.5%1.7%(15)33.9%(307)53.9%(488)9.3%(84)
902Luther Lee Emerson SchoolDEMAREST22158.5%50.2%(111)0.5%(1)4.5%(10)39.8%(88)
903Elms Elementary SchoolJackson70558.5%58.2%(410)8.9%(63)25.8%(182)2.5%(18)
904Bergenfield High SchoolBERGENFIELD1,23958.5%8.4%(104)6.5%(81)59.2%(734)22.8%(282)
905Roosevelt Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE52158.4%42.0%(219)3.1%(16)48.6%(253)2.5%(13)
906Mansfield Township ElementaryPORT MURRAY57058.4%53.0%(302)5.3%(30)36.1%(206)2.1%(12)
907John P. Faber Elementary SchoolDUNELLEN62158.4%19.8%(123)9.2%(57)60.2%(374)5.5%(34)
908Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter SchoolSomerset61358.4%13.9%(85)13.9%(85)4.4%(27)61.0%(374)
909Jonas Salk Middle SchoolOLD BRIDGE88658.4%60.6%(537)7.8%(69)16.5%(146)12.0%(106)
910Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCLIFTON1,25558.4%28.4%(357)4.6%(58)57.2%(718)7.7%(96)
911Gibbsboro Elementary SchoolGIBBSBORO28158.3%61.2%(172)12.8%(36)13.2%(37)5.7%(16)
912Lincoln Middle SchoolHAWTHORNE52258.3%41.2%(215)3.8%(20)49.4%(258)2.3%(12)
913E Raymond Appleby Elementary SchoolSPOTSWOOD36558.3%58.1%(212)3.3%(12)26.9%(98)5.5%(20)
914Randolph Middle SchoolRANDOLPH95958.2%60.1%(576)4.6%(44)19.6%(188)12.6%(121)
915Walter M. Schirra Elementary SchoolOLD BRIDGE26858.2%60.1%(161)4.1%(11)11.9%(32)20.1%(54)
916Jefferson Elementary SchoolWestfield46758.2%59.7%(279)2.8%(13)9.8%(46)21.8%(102)
917Columbus SchoolLODI26558.1%21.5%(57)7.5%(20)60.0%(159)7.2%(19)
918Travell Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOOD29558.1%59.0%(174)0.3%(1)7.8%(23)23.7%(70)
919Greenwich SchoolSTEWARTSVILLE39758.1%61.0%(242)12.6%(50)16.1%(64)6.0%(24)
920Hawthorne High SchoolHAWTHORNE56958.1%45.0%(256)4.2%(24)46.2%(263)3.0%(17)
921Catherine A Dwyer Elementary SchoolWHARTON34658.1%52.3%(181)0.9%(3)37.6%(130)4.9%(17)
922Winslow Township High SchoolATCO1,29958.1%13.9%(181)60.4%(785)17.6%(228)3.2%(41)
923Governor Charles C. StrattonWoolwich Township43358.1%61.4%(266)14.8%(64)10.4%(45)6.5%(28)
924Number 4Linden44758.1%5.6%(25)40.5%(181)50.1%(224)0.7%(3)
925Willow Grove Elementary SchoolHACKETTSTOWN32058.1%41.6%(133)2.2%(7)49.4%(158)3.8%(12)
926School 19PATERSON28858.0%1.4%(4)9.7%(28)54.9%(158)33.0%(95)
927South Valley Elementary SchoolMOORESTOWN40058.0%60.5%(242)3.0%(12)6.0%(24)19.5%(78)
928Robert Gordon Elementary SchoolROSELLE PARK32558.0%28.9%(94)8.0%(26)57.2%(186)4.3%(14)
929Lyndhurst High SchoolLYNDHURST84158.0%46.1%(388)4.0%(34)45.2%(380)2.3%(19)
930Bordentown Regional High SchoolBORDENTOWN72858.0%60.6%(441)14.6%(106)15.9%(116)8.0%(58)
931Lincoln High SchoolJERSEY CITY76758.0%6.4%(49)55.8%(428)32.1%(246)3.8%(29)
932South River High SchoolSOUTH RIVER71658.0%42.3%(303)5.3%(38)48.6%(348)2.6%(19)
933Bergen County AcademiesHackensack1,13058.0%29.6%(335)3.8%(43)9.5%(107)56.7%(641)
934Cresskill Middle SchoolCresskill42158.0%54.6%(230)3.1%(13)5.5%(23)34.2%(144)
935Charles DeWolf Middle SchoolOLD TAPPAN37058.0%45.7%(169)1.4%(5)3.8%(14)45.7%(169)
936Joseph T. Donahue Elementary SchoolBARNEGAT52458.0%60.1%(315)9.3%(49)21.4%(112)2.5%(13)
937Roxbury High SchoolSUCCASUNNA1,17957.9%57.8%(681)4.7%(55)28.1%(331)5.7%(67)
938Dunellen High SchoolDUNELLEN40957.9%20.3%(83)13.7%(56)59.9%(245)3.9%(16)
939Warren G. Harding Elementary SchoolKenilworth65957.9%53.3%(351)2.7%(18)36.6%(241)4.7%(31)
940Newbury Early Learning CenterHOWELL36557.9%54.3%(198)1.6%(6)34.8%(127)2.2%(8)
941Randolph High SchoolRANDOLPH1,27557.9%59.8%(763)4.2%(53)20.9%(267)12.7%(162)
942Frank Defino Central Elementary SchoolMARLBORO51057.8%58.4%(298)2.2%(11)8.6%(44)26.7%(136)
943Number 8Linden33457.8%17.1%(57)18.3%(61)59.9%(200)1.2%(4)
944Roosevelt SchoolManville21357.8%28.6%(61)7.0%(15)57.8%(123)2.4%(5)
945Stony Brook SchoolBranchburg31057.7%61.3%(190)4.2%(13)12.6%(39)16.1%(50)
946Whiton Elementary SchoolNeshanic Station61757.7%61.4%(379)4.5%(28)12.3%(76)15.7%(97)
947ParsonsNORTH BRUNSWICK56657.7%6.5%(37)19.1%(108)60.8%(344)11.1%(63)
948Thomas Jefferson School #9Garfield36857.7%44.6%(164)5.4%(20)47.0%(173)0.8%(3)
949Samuel R. Donald Elementary SchoolBLOOMINGDALE23257.7%55.6%(129)2.6%(6)33.2%(77)3.0%(7)
950G Austin Schoenly Elementary SchoolSPOTSWOOD23557.7%60.4%(142)6.8%(16)21.7%(51)6.4%(15)
Page 19 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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