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The highest-poverty public schools in Essex County, New Jersey · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the highest-poverty public schools in Essex County, New Jersey. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
51Belleville PS8BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary50580.6%
52Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh66280.4%
53University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary38480.2%
54Union Avenue Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictMiddle73579.9%
55Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary63579.5%
56Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh41479.5%
57Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary42079.3%
58Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRobert Treat Academy Charter SchoolElementary70279.1%
59John F. Kennedy SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh14379.0%
60American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh38678.5%
61Pride Academy Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJPride Academy Charter School DistrictMiddle30078.3%
62Belleville PS4BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary43878.1%
63Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary48577.7%
64East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh2,04677.2%
65Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary32176.9%
66Belleville PS9BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary13876.8%
67University Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictMiddle71976.8%
68Mt Vernon Place SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary90576.1%
69Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary50875.8%
70Cleveland Street Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary25575.3%
71Oakwood Avenue Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary27275.0%
72Washington Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary41474.6%
73Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary44474.5%
74Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,05174.5%
75Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh1,23073.4%
76Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary22573.3%
77The Gray Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJGray Charter SchoolElementary31772.9%
78Carteret Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary38372.6%
79Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary48872.3%
80Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter SchoolElementary34372.3%
81Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary46472.2%
82Lincoln Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary72871.8%
83Belleville Middle SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictMiddle68571.5%
84Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter SchoolElementary73071.2%
85STEM Innovation Academy of the OrangesSouth Orange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh18071.1%
86Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh59270.4%
87Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh53170.4%
88Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary39370.2%
89Forest Street Community Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary38470.1%
90Belleville High SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictHigh1,59069.9%
91Madison AvenueIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary52469.8%
92Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary83368.7%
93Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh61168.2%
94Berkeley Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary45368.2%
95Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh96468.0%
96Belleville PS3BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary33467.7%
97Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh35366.0%
98Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of ExcellenceElementary33566.0%
99Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictMiddle39765.7%
100Park Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary42365.2%
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