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

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Union County, New Jersey, drawn from 161 qualifying public schools. Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 leads the list at 92.2%, against a median of 59.0% 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

161

Union County, New Jersey

Top % FRL

92.2%

Median % FRL

59.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	856	92.2%
2	Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	591	90.5%
3	iPrep Academy School No 8	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	397	90.2%
4	Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	878	90.0%
5	Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	765	89.7%
6	Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	392	88.0%
7	Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	729	87.9%
8	Woodrow Wilson School No. 19	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	563	87.7%
9	Washington Community School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	557	87.6%
10	John Marshal School No. 20	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	452	87.6%
11	George Washington Academy School No. 1	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	595	87.6%
12	Charles H. Stillman Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	317	87.4%
13	Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	1,001	87.3%
14	Robert Morris School No. 18	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	471	87.3%
15	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	842	86.9%
16	Hubbard Middle School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Middle	737	86.4%
17	Christopher Columbus School No. 15	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	672	86.3%
18	Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	816	85.9%
19	Joseph Battin School No 4	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	757	85.2%
20	Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	793	84.5%
21	Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	785	84.5%
22	Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	667	84.1%
23	Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	767	84.0%
24	Clinton Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	386	83.9%
25	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	301	83.7%
26	Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 51	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	310	83.5%
27	Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	423	83.2%
28	Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	718	83.0%
29	Ola Edwards Community School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	Elementary	391	82.9%
30	Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	934	82.8%
31	Jefferson Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	383	82.5%
32	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Plainfield, NJ	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Elementary	621	82.4%
33	Winfield Scott School No. 2	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	630	82.4%
34	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,348	82.0%
35	Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,272	81.4%
36	Elmora School No. 12	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	658	81.3%
37	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,015	81.3%
38	J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	415	81.0%
39	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,144	80.5%
40	Harrison Elementary School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	Elementary	325	79.4%
41	Madison Monroe School No. 16	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	644	78.9%
42	Number 2	LINDEN, NJ	Linden Public School District	Elementary	602	78.7%
43	Terence C. Reilly School No 7	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Middle	1,130	78.5%
44	The Barack Obama Green Charter School	Plainfield, NJ	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	High	358	78.2%
45	Hurden Looker Elementary School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	Elementary	408	78.2%
46	William F. Halloran School No.22	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Middle	1,140	78.1%
47	Number 4	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Elementary	447	77.9%
48	K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	740	77.8%
49	Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	High	357	77.3%
50	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,268	76.8%

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