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

40 public high schools in Essex County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Newark School of Fashion & Design leads the list at 88.0%, against a median of 67.0% 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
40
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
88.0%
Median % FRL
67.0%
HIGHEST POVERTY · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh27588.0%
2Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh59186.6%
3Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh60686.1%
4Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh37783.6%
5Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh15582.6%
6University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh42682.2%
7West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh54181.1%
8Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh66280.4%
9Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh41479.5%
10John F. Kennedy SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh14379.0%
11American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh38678.5%
12East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh2,04677.2%
13Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,05174.5%
14Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh1,23073.4%
15STEM Innovation Academy of the OrangesSouth Orange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh18071.1%
16Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh59270.4%
17Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh53170.4%
18Belleville High SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictHigh1,59069.9%
19Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh61168.2%
20Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh96468.0%
21Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh35366.0%
22Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh1,36864.8%
23Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh39562.5%
24Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictHigh1,91362.5%
25Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,89459.7%
26Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictHigh2,05550.3%
27West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsHigh2,10644.0%
28East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh64619.0%
29Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictHigh1,98518.2%
30Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictHigh1,92517.9%
31Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictHigh1,22215.4%
32Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh70112.6%
33James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictHigh74911.5%
34East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh1,7988.5%
35Cedar Grove High SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictHigh4216.4%
36West Essex High SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School DistrictHigh1,0613.3%
37Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictHigh2,0812.2%
38Millburn High SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictHigh1,3801.9%
39Verona High SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictHigh5930.5%
40Glen Ridge High SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School DistrictHigh7990.4%
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