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The highest-poverty public schools in Bergen County, New Jersey

Across Bergen County, New Jersey, 259 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Lincoln School Annex leads the list at 81.9%, against a median of 19.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
259
Bergen County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
81.9%
Median % FRL
19.5%
HIGHEST POVERTY · BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Lincoln School AnnexFAIRVIEW, NJFairview Public School DistrictElementary23281.9%
2Janis E. Dismus Middle SchoolENGLEWOOD, NJEnglewood Public School DistrictMiddle34281.3%
3Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, NJEnglewood Public School DistrictMiddle48980.2%
4Lindbergh Elementary SchoolPALISADES PARK, NJPalisades Park School DistrictElementary76279.9%
5Number Three SchoolFAIRVIEW, NJFairview Public School DistrictElementary66879.8%
6Jackson AvenueHACKENSACK, NJHackensack School DistrictElementary43879.7%
7Dr. John Grieco Elementary SchoolEnglewood, NJEnglewood Public School DistrictElementary49978.4%
8Lincoln SchoolFAIRVIEW, NJFairview Public School DistrictMiddle63576.1%
9School #3CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJCliffside Park School DistrictElementary35975.2%
10James Madison School #10GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictElementary28075.0%
11Palisades Park Jr-Sr High SchoolPALISADES PARK, NJPalisades Park School DistrictHigh74773.9%
12Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood CenterENGLEWOOD, NJEnglewood Public School DistrictElementary43470.7%
13Hackensack Middle SchoolHackensack, NJHackensack School DistrictMiddle1,39970.7%
14Cliffside Park High SchoolCLIFFSIDE PARK, NJCliffside Park School DistrictHigh1,31470.2%
15Roosevelt SchoolLODI, NJLodi School DistrictElementary14868.9%
16School #6/Middle SchoolCLIFFSIDE PARK, NJCliffside Park School DistrictMiddle67968.3%
17Wilson SchoolLODI, NJLodi School DistrictElementary38267.8%
18Abraham Lincoln School #6GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictElementary38567.8%
19Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@EnglewoodENGLEWOOD, NJEnglewood Public School DistrictHigh1,08366.9%
20Garfield Middle SchoolGARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictMiddle97166.6%
21Bogota Middle SchoolBogota, NJBogota Public School DistrictMiddle16666.3%
22Fanny Meyer HillersHACKENSACK, NJHackensack School DistrictElementary51666.1%
23Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolLODI, NJLodi School DistrictMiddle68665.9%
24Grant Elementary SchoolRIDGEFIELD PARK, NJRidgefield Park Public School DistrictElementary22865.4%
25E. Roy BixbyBOGOTA, NJBogota Public School DistrictElementary31464.6%
26Washington SchoolLODI, NJLodi School DistrictElementary35864.0%
27Hackensack High SchoolHACKENSACK, NJHackensack School DistrictHigh1,81363.7%
28Nellie K. ParkerHACKENSACK, NJHackensack School DistrictElementary58963.0%
29Lodi High SchoolLODI, NJLodi School DistrictHigh90662.5%
30Hilltop SchoolLODI, NJLodi School DistrictElementary33762.3%
31Charles R Smith Early Chilhood CenterPALISADES PARK, NJPalisades Park School DistrictElementary27761.7%
32Robert L. Craig SchoolMOONACHIE, NJMoonachie School DistrictElementary35660.7%
33Garfield High SchoolGARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictHigh1,25860.6%
34Thomas Jefferson School #9Garfield, NJGarfield Public School DistrictElementary36860.1%
35Columbus SchoolLODI, NJLodi School DistrictElementary26560.0%
36Bogota Jr./Sr. High SchoolBOGOTA, NJBogota Public School DistrictHigh47559.6%
37Roosevelt School #7GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictElementary28259.6%
38Lillian M. SteenBOGOTA, NJBogota Public School DistrictElementary34759.1%
39Christopher Columbus School #8GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictElementary36658.5%
40Gilbert Avenue SchoolELMWOOD PARK, NJElmwood Park School DistrictElementary45657.7%
41Washington Irving School #4GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictElementary44157.4%
42School #4CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJCliffside Park School DistrictElementary47857.1%
43Hoover Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJBergenfield Borough School DistrictElementary26157.1%
44Gantner Avenue SchoolELMWOOD PARK, NJElmwood Park School DistrictElementary33956.9%
45FairmountHACKENSACK, NJHackensack School DistrictElementary62156.4%
46James Russell Lowell Elementary SchoolTEANECK, NJTeaneck School DistrictElementary32055.3%
47Memorial SchoolSOUTH HACKENSACK, NJSouth Hackensack School DistrictElementary22255.0%
48Lincoln Elementary SchoolRIDGEFIELD PARK, NJRidgefield Park Public School DistrictElementary34654.3%
49Jefferson (Annex) Elementary SchoolWALLINGTON, NJWallington Boro School DistrictElementary25354.2%
50Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High SchoolRIDGEFIELD PARK, NJRidgefield Park Public School DistrictHigh1,15953.9%
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