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

Across Union County, New Jersey, 105 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 leads the list at 92.2%, against a median of 63.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
105
Union County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
92.2%
Median % FRL
63.6%
HIGHEST POVERTY · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Jerome Dunn Academy No 9Elizabeth, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary85692.2%
2Sonia Sotomayor School No 25ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary59190.5%
3iPrep Academy School No 8Elizabeth, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary39790.2%
4Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary87890.0%
5Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary76589.7%
6Benjamin Franklin School No. 13ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary39288.0%
7Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary72987.9%
8Woodrow Wilson School No. 19ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary56387.7%
9Washington Community SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary55787.6%
10John Marshal School No. 20ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary45287.6%
11George Washington Academy School No. 1ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary59587.6%
12Charles H. Stillman Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary31787.4%
13Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary1,00187.3%
14Robert Morris School No. 18ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary47187.3%
15Christopher Columbus School No. 15ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary67286.3%
16Charles and Anna Booker Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary81685.9%
17Joseph Battin School No 4ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary75785.2%
18Abraham Lincoln School No. 14ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary79384.5%
19Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary78584.5%
20Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary66784.1%
21Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary76784.0%
22Clinton Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary38683.9%
23Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary30183.7%
24Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 51ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary31083.5%
25Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary42383.2%
26Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary71883.0%
27Ola Edwards Community SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School DistrictElementary39182.9%
28Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary93482.8%
29Jefferson Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary38382.5%
30Cresthaven Academy Charter SchoolPlainfield, NJCresthaven Academy Charter SchoolElementary62182.4%
31Winfield Scott School No. 2ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary63082.4%
32Elmora School No. 12ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary65881.3%
33Harrison Elementary SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School DistrictElementary32579.4%
34Madison Monroe School No. 16ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary64478.9%
35Number 2LINDEN, NJLinden Public School DistrictElementary60278.7%
36Hurden Looker Elementary SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School DistrictElementary40878.2%
37Number 4Linden, NJLinden Public School DistrictElementary44777.9%
38Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary30676.1%
39Number 5Linden, NJLinden Public School DistrictElementary31975.9%
40Number 1Linden, NJLinden Public School DistrictElementary45475.6%
41Dr. Charles C. Polk SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School DistrictElementary31575.2%
42Evergreen Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary39875.1%
43Washington Elementary SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School DistrictElementary39775.1%
44Deanna G. Taylor AcademyHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School DistrictElementary20272.8%
45Emerson Community SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary41472.7%
46Franklin Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School DistrictElementary65872.2%
47Abram P. Morris Early Childhood CenterHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School DistrictElementary62569.3%
48Cedarbrook Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary67169.2%
49Number 8Linden, NJLinden Public School DistrictElementary33468.3%
50Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School DistrictElementary45366.7%
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