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

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Hudson County, New Jersey, drawn from 123 qualifying public schools. Public School Number Five leads the list at 94.2%, against a median of 70.7% 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
123
Hudson County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
94.2%
Median % FRL
70.7%
HIGHEST POVERTY · HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Public School Number FiveWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary57094.2%
2Public School Number OneWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary75892.1%
3Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary87192.1%
4Polk Street SchoolNorth Bergen, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary21391.5%
5West New York Middle SchoolWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictMiddle1,08791.4%
6Veterans' Memorial Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary50290.8%
7Public School Number ThreeWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary50690.1%
8Harrison High SchoolHARRISON, NJHarrison Public SchoolsHigh79590.1%
9Albio Sires Elementary SchoolWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary51888.2%
10East Newark Elementary SchoolE NEWARK, NJEast Newark School DistrictElementary17688.1%
11Emerson Middle SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictMiddle99986.7%
12Whitney M. Young Jr. SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary62386.7%
13Harry L BainWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary59986.0%
14Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary92686.0%
15Ollie Culbreth Jr. SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary33585.4%
16Jefferson Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary27285.3%
17Hamilton Intermediate SchoolHARRISON, NJHarrison Public SchoolsElementary29585.1%
18Washington Middle SchoolHARRISON, NJHarrison Public SchoolsMiddle46685.0%
19Gladys Nunery SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary25184.5%
20Martin Center for the ArtsJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary35984.4%
21Memorial High SchoolWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictHigh2,34584.4%
22President Barack Obama Elementary SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary42584.0%
23Ezra L. Nolan SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsMiddle25084.0%
24Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary76783.8%
25Robert Waters Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary98383.8%
26Chaplain Charles Watters SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary58683.8%
27Washington Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJKearnyElementary55783.5%
28Union Hill Middle SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictMiddle86583.5%
29Lincoln Elementary SchoolHARRISON, NJHarrison Public SchoolsElementary30683.0%
30Anna L. KleinGUTTENBERG, NJGuttenberg School DistrictElementary97782.8%
31Jersey City Community Charter SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Community Charter SchoolElementary56182.5%
32George Washington Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary77682.0%
33Franklin L. Williams SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsMiddle90681.9%
34Alexander D. Sullivan SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary63881.3%
35University Academy Charter High SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJUniversity Academy Charter High SchoolHigh42980.2%
36Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary61379.0%
37Mahatma K. Gandhi SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary82178.4%
38Henry Snyder High SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsHigh72978.1%
39James F. Murray SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary64277.4%
40Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter SchoolJersey City, NJDr Lena Edwards Academic Charter SchoolElementary38377.3%
41Martin Luther King Jr. SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary75277.1%
42Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary60777.1%
43John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolN BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary57677.1%
44Franklin Elementary SchoolN BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary50976.8%
45Public School Number TwoWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary62176.7%
46William L Dickinson High SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsHigh1,78676.6%
47Dr. Paul Rafalides SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary31876.4%
48Lincoln High SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsHigh76775.6%
49Garfield Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJKearnyElementary42875.5%
50William Shemin Midtown Community School #8BAYONNE, NJBayonne School DistrictElementary1,20374.6%
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