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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Newark, New Jersey

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Newark, New Jersey, drawn from 52 qualifying public elementary schools. New Horizons Community Charter School leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 85.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
52
Newark, New Jersey
Top % FRL
99.2%
Median % FRL
85.2%
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%
13South Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86688.0%
14Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88087.5%
15Fourteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary10487.5%
16Lafayette Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,21387.3%
17Nelson Mandela Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary25687.1%
18SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary51687.0%
19LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary81886.7%
20Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary74286.7%
21Sussex Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary54586.2%
22Louise A. Spencer Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary77486.2%
23Camden Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary68586.0%
24First Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,08485.9%
25Wilson Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,00685.7%
26Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary19885.4%
27McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary91785.1%
28Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary70684.4%
29Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary29884.2%
30Ann Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,29483.2%
31Oliver Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,03483.0%
32Rafael Hernandez SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary71382.9%
33Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary74782.7%
34Ridge Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary59381.5%
35Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter SchoolElementary14281.0%
36Ironbound Academy Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary32580.9%
37Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary63579.5%
38Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary42079.3%
39Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRobert Treat Academy Charter SchoolElementary70279.1%
40Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary48577.7%
41Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary32176.9%
42Mt Vernon Place SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary90576.1%
43Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary50875.8%
44Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary44474.5%
45Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary22573.3%
46The Gray Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJGray Charter SchoolElementary31772.9%
47Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary48872.3%
48Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter SchoolElementary34372.3%
49Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter SchoolElementary73071.2%
50Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary83368.7%
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