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

142 public elementary schools in Essex County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, 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 65.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
142
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
99.2%
Median % FRL
65.6%
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%
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%
20Central Elementary SchoolOrange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary36986.7%
21LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary81886.7%
22Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary74286.7%
23Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary69486.6%
24Sussex Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary54586.2%
25Louise A. Spencer Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary77486.2%
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%
30Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary45585.3%
31McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary91785.1%
32East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter SchoolElementary41484.8%
33Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary70684.4%
34Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary29884.2%
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%
39Ridge Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary59381.5%
40Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter SchoolElementary14281.0%
41Ironbound Academy Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary32580.9%
42Belleville PS8BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary50580.6%
43University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary38480.2%
44Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary63579.5%
45Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary42079.3%
46Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRobert Treat Academy Charter SchoolElementary70279.1%
47Belleville PS4BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary43878.1%
48Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary48577.7%
49Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary32176.9%
50Belleville PS9BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary13876.8%
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