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

Across Morris County, New Jersey, 145 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Academy Street Elementary School leads the list at 83.3%, against a median of 13.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
145
Morris County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
83.3%
Median % FRL
13.2%
HIGHEST POVERTY · MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Academy Street Elementary SchoolDOVER, NJDover Public School DistrictElementary50983.3%
2North Dover Elementary SchoolDOVER, NJDover Public School DistrictElementary64075.0%
3East Dover Elementary SchoolDOVER, NJDover Public School DistrictElementary41171.8%
4Dover Middle SchoolDOVER, NJDover Public School DistrictMiddle48166.5%
5Dover High SchoolDOVER, NJDover Public School DistrictHigh1,16759.3%
6Alexander HamiltonMORRISTOWN, NJMorris School DistrictElementary25158.2%
7Hillcrest SchoolMORRISTOWN, NJMorris School DistrictElementary25156.2%
8Marie V. Duffy Elementary SchoolWharton, NJWharton Borough School DistrictElementary43454.8%
9Alfred Vail SchoolMORRIS PLAINS, NJMorris School DistrictElementary34249.1%
10Netcong Elementary SchoolNETCONG, NJNetcong School DistrictElementary29548.8%
11Lafayette Learning CenterMORRISTOWN, NJMorris School DistrictElementary11845.8%
12Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle SchoolWharton, NJWharton Borough School DistrictMiddle26545.7%
13Sussex Avenue SchoolMORRISTOWN, NJMorris School DistrictElementary32745.3%
14Frelinghuysen Middle SchoolMORRISTOWN, NJMorris School DistrictMiddle1,07845.2%
15Woodland SchoolCONVENT STATION, NJMorris School DistrictElementary29943.8%
16Canfield Avenue SchoolMINE HILL, NJMine Hill Township School DistrictElementary38243.2%
17Thomas Jefferson SchoolMORRISTOWN, NJMorris School DistrictElementary28542.1%
18Morristown High SchoolMORRISTOWN, NJMorris School DistrictHigh1,81640.7%
19John Hill SchoolBOONTON, NJBoonton Town Public School DistrictMiddle55640.1%
20Nixon Elementary SchoolLANDING, NJRoxbury Township School DistrictElementary26137.2%
21School Street SchoolBOONTON, NJBoonton Town Public School DistrictElementary32535.4%
22Richard Butler SchoolBUTLER, NJButler Public School DistrictMiddle29134.4%
23Normandy Park SchoolMORRISTOWN, NJMorris School DistrictElementary37133.7%
24Tinc Rd. Elementary SchoolFLANDERS, NJMount Olive Township School DistrictElementary44932.5%
25Boonton High SchoolBOONTON, NJBoonton Town Public School DistrictHigh64632.5%
26Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolROCKAWAY, NJRockaway Borough School DistrictMiddle29932.4%
27Morris Hills High SchoolROCKAWAY, NJMorris Hills Regional School DistrictHigh1,14031.4%
28Knollwood Elementary SchoolLake Hiawatha, NJParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictElementary39429.2%
29Rockaway Meadow Elementary SchoolPARSIPPANY, NJParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictElementary25729.2%
30Lincoln Elementary SchoolROCKAWAY, NJRockaway Borough School DistrictElementary27227.9%
31Butler High SchoolBUTLER, NJButler Public School DistrictHigh48227.8%
32Catherine A Dwyer Elementary SchoolWHARTON, NJRockaway Township School DistrictElementary34627.5%
33Chester M. Stephens Elementary SchoolBUDD LAKE, NJMount Olive Township School DistrictElementary69627.3%
34Aaron Decker SchoolBUTLER, NJButler Public School DistrictElementary38326.9%
35Mount Arlington Public SchoolMT ARLINGTON, NJMount Arlington Public School DistrictMiddle22326.0%
36Parsippany High SchoolParsippany, NJParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictHigh90026.0%
37Fernbrook SchoolRANDOLPH, NJRandolph Township School DistrictElementary47425.9%
38Dennis B O'Brien Elementary SchoolDOVER, NJRockaway Township School DistrictElementary29825.5%
39Lincoln/Roosevelt SchoolSUCCASUNNA, NJRoxbury Township School DistrictMiddle48425.4%
40Central Middle SchoolParsippany, NJParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictMiddle75525.2%
41Edith M. Decker Elementary SchoolMT ARLINGTON, NJMount Arlington Public School DistrictElementary15324.8%
42Lincoln Park Elementary SchoolLINCOLN PARK, NJLincoln Park School DistrictElementary50024.8%
43Lincoln Park Middle SchoolLINCOLN PARK, NJLincoln Park School DistrictMiddle36824.5%
44Mount Olive Middle SchoolBUDD LAKE, NJMount Olive Township School DistrictMiddle1,13723.9%
45Roxbury High SchoolSUCCASUNNA, NJRoxbury Township School DistrictHigh1,17923.2%
46Franklin Elementary SchoolSUCCASUNNA, NJRoxbury Township School DistrictElementary28123.1%
47Mount Olive High SchoolFLANDERS, NJMount Olive Township School DistrictHigh1,52022.4%
48Riverdale SchoolRIVERDALE, NJRiverdale School DistrictElementary27322.3%
49Troy Hills Elementary SchoolPARSIPPANY, NJParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictElementary29021.7%
50Eisenhower Middle SchoolSUCCASUNNA, NJRoxbury Township School DistrictMiddle53121.3%
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