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

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Essex County, New Jersey, drawn from 210 qualifying public schools. New Horizons Community Charter School leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 62.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
210
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
99.2%
Median % FRL
62.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · ESSEX COUNTY, 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%
6Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary44390.3%
7Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary84289.4%
8Hawkins Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary66089.4%
9Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary52589.1%
10East Ward Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary85488.8%
11Maria Varisco Rogers Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJMaria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter SchoolElementary57288.5%
12Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary60788.3%
13Dr. William H. Horton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary69088.3%
14Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh27588.0%
15South Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86688.0%
16Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88087.5%
17Fourteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary10487.5%
18Lafayette Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,21387.3%
19Nelson Mandela Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary25687.1%
20SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary51687.0%
21Central Elementary SchoolOrange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary36986.7%
22LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary81886.7%
23Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary74286.7%
24Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh59186.6%
25Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary69486.6%
26Sussex Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary54586.2%
27Louise A. Spencer Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary77486.2%
28Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh60686.1%
29Camden Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary68586.0%
30First Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,08485.9%
31Wilson Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,00685.7%
32Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary19885.4%
33Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary45585.3%
34McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary91785.1%
35East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter SchoolElementary41484.8%
36Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary70684.4%
37Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary29884.2%
38Rosa Parks Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictMiddle59384.1%
39NJ Regional Day School - NewarkNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictCombined12383.7%
40Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh37783.6%
41Ann Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,29483.2%
42Oliver Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,03483.0%
43Rafael Hernandez SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary71382.9%
44Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary74782.7%
45Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh15582.6%
46University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh42682.2%
47Ridge Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary59381.5%
48West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh54181.1%
49Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter SchoolElementary14281.0%
50Ironbound Academy Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary32580.9%
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