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The highest-poverty public schools in Essex County, New Jersey · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the highest-poverty public schools in Essex County, New Jersey. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
101Belleville PS5BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary36264.9%
102Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh1,36864.8%
103Orange Early Childhood CenterOrange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary19563.6%
104George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary73663.6%
105Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary60563.0%
106Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh39562.5%
107Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictHigh1,91362.5%
108Belleville PS10BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary16461.6%
109Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,89459.7%
110Hazel Avenue Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary33458.7%
111Belleville PS7BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary42558.6%
112Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary36358.1%
113Hornblower Early Childhood CenterBelleville, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary24554.7%
114Watsessing Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary33352.9%
115Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary12950.4%
116Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictHigh2,05550.3%
117Bloomfield Middle SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictMiddle94450.1%
118Fairview Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary49950.1%
119Franklin Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary35247.7%
120Liberty Middle SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle55946.2%
121West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsHigh2,10644.0%
122Roosevelt Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle45743.8%
123Kelly Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary45143.0%
124Edison Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle47742.6%
125The Early Childhood Center @ Forest GlenBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary15838.0%
126Demarest Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary48234.4%
127Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary34932.7%
128Wahlstrom Early Childhood AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary15731.8%
129Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary44630.7%
130Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictMiddle26427.3%
131Lincoln SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary44626.7%
132Gordon Parks AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary26823.5%
133Washington SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary53423.4%
134Clinton Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary54222.9%
135Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary42322.7%
136Ecole Toussaint LouvertureEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary26921.9%
137Glenfield Middle SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle51219.9%
138Northeast Elementary SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary39119.2%
139East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh64619.0%
140Gregory Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary48418.8%
141Maplewood Middle SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictMiddle76218.6%
142Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictHigh1,98518.2%
143John H. Walker Middle SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictMiddle63717.9%
144Jefferson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary24617.9%
145Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictHigh1,92517.9%
146Nishuane Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary37717.2%
147Buzz Aldrin Middle SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle61817.2%
148Edgemont Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary25117.1%
149Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictHigh1,22215.4%
150Renaissance Middle School at the Rand BuildingMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle20315.3%
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