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

Across Hudson County, New Jersey, 88 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public School Number Five leads the list at 94.2%, against a median of 71.5% 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
88
Hudson County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
94.2%
Median % FRL
71.5%
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%
5Veterans' Memorial Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary50290.8%
6Public School Number ThreeWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary50690.1%
7Albio Sires Elementary SchoolWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary51888.2%
8East Newark Elementary SchoolE NEWARK, NJEast Newark School DistrictElementary17688.1%
9Whitney M. Young Jr. SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary62386.7%
10Harry L BainWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary59986.0%
11Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary92686.0%
12Ollie Culbreth Jr. SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary33585.4%
13Jefferson Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary27285.3%
14Hamilton Intermediate SchoolHARRISON, NJHarrison Public SchoolsElementary29585.1%
15Gladys Nunery SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary25184.5%
16Martin Center for the ArtsJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary35984.4%
17President Barack Obama Elementary SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary42584.0%
18Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary76783.8%
19Robert Waters Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary98383.8%
20Chaplain Charles Watters SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary58683.8%
21Washington Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJKearnyElementary55783.5%
22Lincoln Elementary SchoolHARRISON, NJHarrison Public SchoolsElementary30683.0%
23Anna L. KleinGUTTENBERG, NJGuttenberg School DistrictElementary97782.8%
24Jersey City Community Charter SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Community Charter SchoolElementary56182.5%
25George Washington Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary77682.0%
26Alexander D. Sullivan SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary63881.3%
27Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary61379.0%
28Mahatma K. Gandhi SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary82178.4%
29James F. Murray SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary64277.4%
30Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter SchoolJersey City, NJDr Lena Edwards Academic Charter SchoolElementary38377.3%
31Martin Luther King Jr. SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary75277.1%
32Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary60777.1%
33John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolN BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary57677.1%
34Franklin Elementary SchoolN BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary50976.8%
35Public School Number TwoWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary62176.7%
36Dr. Paul Rafalides SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary31876.4%
37Garfield Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJKearnyElementary42875.5%
38William Shemin Midtown Community School #8BAYONNE, NJBayonne School DistrictElementary1,20374.6%
39Kennedy Elementary SchoolHarrison, NJHarrison Public SchoolsElementary33074.5%
40Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary32074.4%
41Colin Powell Elementary SchoolUnion City, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary69273.6%
42Franklin Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJKearnyElementary95073.4%
43Lincoln Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary1,19372.8%
44Horace Mann Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary97872.1%
45Philip G. Vroom Community SchoolBAYONNE, NJBayonne School DistrictElementary43370.9%
46Julia A. Barnes SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary43370.7%
47Hudson Arts and Science Charter SchoolKearny, NJHudson Arts and Science Charter SchoolElementary84870.5%
48Christa McAuliffe SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary90670.3%
49Charles E. Trefurt SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary66870.1%
50McKinley Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary29669.9%
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