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The highest-poverty public schools in Newark, New Jersey

Across Newark, New Jersey, 73 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. New Horizons Community Charter School leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 82.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
73
Newark, New Jersey
Top % FRL
99.2%
Median % FRL
82.9%
HIGHEST POVERTY · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter SchoolElementary37099.2%
2Dr. E. Alma Flagg SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary57094.2%
3Franklin Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary72591.2%
4South 17th Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary36890.8%
5Roseville Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRoseville Community Charter SchoolElementary28590.5%
6Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary84289.4%
7Hawkins Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary66089.4%
8Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary52589.1%
9East Ward Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary85488.8%
10Maria Varisco Rogers Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJMaria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter SchoolElementary57288.5%
11Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary60788.3%
12Dr. William H. Horton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary69088.3%
13Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh27588.0%
14South Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86688.0%
15Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88087.5%
16Fourteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary10487.5%
17Lafayette Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,21387.3%
18Nelson Mandela Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary25687.1%
19SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary51687.0%
20LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary81886.7%
21Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary74286.7%
22Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh59186.6%
23Sussex Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary54586.2%
24Louise A. Spencer Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary77486.2%
25Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh60686.1%
26Camden Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary68586.0%
27First Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,08485.9%
28Wilson Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,00685.7%
29Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary19885.4%
30McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary91785.1%
31Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary70684.4%
32Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary29884.2%
33NJ Regional Day School - NewarkNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictCombined12383.7%
34Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh37783.6%
35Ann Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,29483.2%
36Oliver Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,03483.0%
37Rafael Hernandez SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary71382.9%
38Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary74782.7%
39Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh15582.6%
40University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh42682.2%
41Ridge Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary59381.5%
42West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh54181.1%
43Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter SchoolElementary14281.0%
44Ironbound Academy Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary32580.9%
45Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh66280.4%
46Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary63579.5%
47Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh41479.5%
48Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary42079.3%
49Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRobert Treat Academy Charter SchoolElementary70279.1%
50John F. Kennedy SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh14379.0%
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