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The highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey

Across New Jersey, 2,337 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 leads the list at 100%, against a median of 36.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
2,337
New Jersey
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
36.5%
HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictMiddle742100%
2Passaic Academy for Science and EngineeringPassaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh650100%
3Passaic Preparatory AcademyPassaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh710100%
4Sonia Sotomayor School #21Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary499100%
5Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary289100%
6Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary369100%
7Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary59099.8%
8Ellen Ochoa School Number 22Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictMiddle61399.7%
9William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary80599.6%
10Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary75499.5%
11Community Charter School of PatersonPATERSON, NJCommunity Charter School of PatersonElementary89699.3%
12Muhammad Ali School Number 23Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictMiddle44299.3%
13New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter SchoolElementary37099.2%
14Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary90399.1%
15Etta Gero School No. 9Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary35298.9%
16Abraham Lincoln School Number 24Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary25298.8%
17Passaic High School No. 12Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh2,48498.4%
18Thomas Jefferson School No. 1Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary42398.1%
19Vincent Capuana School No. 15Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary14798.0%
20Mario Drago School No. 3Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary77697.6%
21International Charter SchoolTRENTON, NJInternational Charter School of TrentonElementary10897.2%
22KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationCamden, NJKIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationCombined2,28097.2%
23Lord Stirling Community SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary43697.0%
24Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary59797.0%
25Cherry Street SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary52296.7%
26School 3PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary16795.2%
27Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.Camden, NJMastery Schools of Camden Inc.Combined2,87395.2%
28Broad Street SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary78495.0%
29Paul Robeson Charter School for the HumanitiesTRENTON, NJPaul Robeson Charter School for the HumanitiesElementary54594.9%
30New Brunswick Middle SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictMiddle82994.8%
31Ella G Clarke Elementary SchoolLAKEWOOD, NJLakewood Township School DistrictElementary31494.3%
32Dr. E. Alma Flagg SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary57094.2%
33Public School Number FiveWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary57094.2%
34Blanquita B. Valenti Community SchoolNew Brunswick, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary81093.7%
35Pathways Middle SchoolNew Brunswick, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictMiddle26293.5%
36Paul Robeson Community School for the ArtsNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary62493.4%
37Atlantic Community Charter SchoolGalloway, NJAtlantic Community Charter SchoolElementary33393.4%
38Livingston Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary34293.3%
39Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary35693.3%
40West Avenue SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary52893.2%
41Lakewood Middle SchoolLAKEWOOD, NJLakewood Township School DistrictMiddle57493.0%
42Mckinley Community SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary52492.9%
43Ocean Academy Charter SchoolLakewood, NJOcean Academy Charter SchoolCombined55192.9%
44Spruce Street Elementary SchoolLAKEWOOD, NJLakewood Township School DistrictElementary55492.6%
45Piner Elementary SchoolLakewood, NJLakewood Township School DistrictElementary36492.6%
46Quarter Mile Lane SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary69392.5%
47Indian Ave SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary62792.3%
48Jerome Dunn Academy No 9Elizabeth, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary85692.2%
49Public School Number OneWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary75892.1%
50Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary87192.1%
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