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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
201Bargaintown PreschoolEgg Harbor Township25870.4%36.0%(93)12.0%(31)37.6%(97)8.1%(21)
202Overbrook Senior High SchoolPINE HILL86070.4%37.3%(321)28.6%(246)26.9%(231)3.0%(26)
203Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolEDISON95470.4%11.8%(113)15.3%(146)26.0%(248)43.6%(416)
204Bergen County Technical High School - TeterboroTeterboro66570.4%31.7%(211)9.3%(62)19.7%(131)38.2%(254)
205John M. Bailey Community SchoolBAYONNE64070.4%43.9%(281)19.1%(122)24.5%(157)6.9%(44)
206Number 9Linden31170.4%17.7%(55)26.7%(83)43.4%(135)5.5%(17)
207Sunnybrae Elementary SchoolHAMILTON27870.3%34.9%(97)20.1%(56)36.0%(100)2.5%(7)
208Millville High SchoolMILLVILLE1,68770.3%34.6%(583)31.0%(523)27.9%(470)0.8%(13)
209Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith CampusSomerset78770.3%10.2%(80)29.6%(233)41.9%(330)14.9%(117)
210Atlantic County Institute of TechnologyMAYS LANDING1,85270.3%29.6%(549)14.6%(271)42.1%(779)7.2%(134)
211School #16CLIFTON20170.3%32.3%(65)7.0%(14)40.8%(82)13.9%(28)
212Slackwood Elementary SchoolLAWRENCEVILLE25170.3%35.5%(89)11.2%(28)37.0%(93)14.7%(37)
213Bayonne High SchoolBAYONNE2,83070.2%37.1%(1,049)16.3%(460)35.7%(1,011)6.9%(194)
214Claremont Elementary SchoolFranklin Park68570.2%8.6%(59)25.3%(173)43.1%(295)20.1%(138)
215Thomas Paine Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILL34270.2%47.4%(162)12.9%(44)19.0%(65)11.7%(40)
216Jordan Road Elementary SchoolSomers Point33970.2%40.1%(136)17.1%(58)31.6%(107)2.1%(7)
217MagnoliaMAGNOLIA39670.2%44.2%(175)22.0%(87)21.0%(83)3.3%(13)
218Oak View Elementary SchoolBloomfield39970.1%42.4%(169)8.3%(33)30.3%(121)13.3%(53)
219Winslow Township Elementary School TwoSicklerville33870.1%32.5%(110)38.8%(131)19.2%(65)1.2%(4)
220Elizabeth F. Moore SchoolSEABROOK29370.1%32.1%(94)20.8%(61)38.6%(113)1.4%(4)
221Hillside Elementary SchoolMOUNT LAUREL38670.0%47.7%(184)15.0%(58)15.8%(61)13.7%(53)
222John F. Kennedy Primary SchoolRaritan43170.0%32.3%(139)6.7%(29)40.6%(175)15.8%(68)
223Catherine E. Doyle Elementary SchoolWOOD RIDGE47970.0%43.0%(206)6.7%(32)23.2%(111)23.6%(113)
224Washington SchoolRUTHERFORD34970.0%44.4%(155)2.0%(7)23.2%(81)18.6%(65)
225High Tech High SchoolSecaucus79070.0%26.3%(208)5.6%(44)43.4%(343)18.7%(148)
226Mercer High SchoolHamilton20070.0%19.5%(39)39.0%(78)32.5%(65)6.5%(13)
227Nishuane Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR37769.9%45.4%(171)24.4%(92)13.5%(51)4.0%(15)
228Ross Street Elementary SchoolWOODBRIDGE63369.9%20.9%(132)17.2%(109)45.8%(290)12.9%(82)
229William Shemin Midtown Community School #8BAYONNE1,20369.9%40.3%(485)16.5%(199)32.6%(392)5.7%(69)
230Bridgewater-Raritan Middle SchoolBridgewater1,22069.9%38.6%(471)3.6%(44)19.9%(243)33.1%(404)
231Roosevelt Elementary SchoolSOUTH PLAINFIELD47269.9%14.2%(67)7.8%(37)28.8%(136)43.6%(206)
232Holly Heights Elementary SchoolMILLVILLE46669.9%22.5%(105)38.0%(177)32.0%(149)0.9%(4)
233Glenfield Middle SchoolMONTCLAIR51269.9%46.5%(238)20.7%(106)15.0%(77)4.1%(21)
234Woodrow WilsonNEPTUNE CITY26469.9%22.4%(59)29.9%(79)39.8%(105)2.3%(6)
235Chaplain Charles Watters SchoolJERSEY CITY58669.8%14.8%(87)41.8%(245)31.2%(183)7.8%(46)
236Woodbine Avenue Elementary SchoolAVENEL40169.8%11.0%(44)20.7%(83)21.2%(85)44.9%(180)
237Florence Riverfront SchoolFLORENCE62769.7%46.1%(289)23.8%(149)13.2%(83)11.8%(74)
238Fort Lee High SchoolFORT LEE1,17069.7%26.6%(311)5.5%(64)24.9%(291)40.9%(478)
239Central SchoolWarren31269.7%43.0%(134)3.9%(12)16.7%(52)29.2%(91)
240Lakeside Middle SchoolMILLVILLE92969.7%23.8%(221)32.6%(303)37.0%(344)0.5%(5)
241Private Nicholas Minue Elementary SchoolCARTERET52969.7%11.0%(58)10.8%(57)34.8%(184)39.7%(210)
242Woodbury Jr-Sr High SchoolWoodbury81869.7%17.1%(140)37.4%(306)35.3%(289)1.0%(8)
243Smithville Elementary SchoolGALLOWAY57269.6%45.1%(258)19.2%(110)23.8%(136)5.8%(33)
244John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolSOUTH PLAINFIELD25669.6%43.8%(112)7.0%(18)28.5%(73)15.6%(40)
245Margaret L VetterEATONTOWN23269.6%37.1%(86)13.4%(31)37.5%(87)7.8%(18)
246Woodbridge High SchoolWOODBRIDGE1,68169.6%27.8%(468)16.9%(284)43.3%(727)10.2%(172)
247Riverside SchoolPRINCETON30669.6%45.4%(139)7.2%(22)11.1%(34)26.8%(82)
248Roosevelt Middle SchoolW ORANGE45769.6%18.4%(84)35.0%(160)37.9%(173)2.0%(9)
249Jefferson ElementaryUNION56469.6%16.5%(93)43.1%(243)29.1%(164)7.5%(42)
250New Milford High SchoolNEW MILFORD58469.6%43.0%(251)8.1%(47)30.8%(180)12.2%(71)
Page 5 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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