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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in New Jersey

Across New Jersey, 1,481 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Sonia Sotomayor School #21 leads the list at 100%, against a median of 37.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,481
New Jersey
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
37.9%
HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Sonia Sotomayor School #21Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary499100%
2Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary289100%
3Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary369100%
4Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary59099.8%
5William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary80599.6%
6Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary75499.5%
7Community Charter School of PatersonPATERSON, NJCommunity Charter School of PatersonElementary89699.3%
8New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter SchoolElementary37099.2%
9Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary90399.1%
10Etta Gero School No. 9Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary35298.9%
11Abraham Lincoln School Number 24Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary25298.8%
12Thomas Jefferson School No. 1Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary42398.1%
13Vincent Capuana School No. 15Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary14798.0%
14Mario Drago School No. 3Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary77697.6%
15International Charter SchoolTRENTON, NJInternational Charter School of TrentonElementary10897.2%
16Lord Stirling Community SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary43697.0%
17Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary59797.0%
18Cherry Street SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary52296.7%
19School 3PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary16795.2%
20Broad Street SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary78495.0%
21Paul Robeson Charter School for the HumanitiesTRENTON, NJPaul Robeson Charter School for the HumanitiesElementary54594.9%
22Ella G Clarke Elementary SchoolLAKEWOOD, NJLakewood Township School DistrictElementary31494.3%
23Dr. E. Alma Flagg SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary57094.2%
24Public School Number FiveWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary57094.2%
25Blanquita B. Valenti Community SchoolNew Brunswick, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary81093.7%
26Paul Robeson Community School for the ArtsNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary62493.4%
27Atlantic Community Charter SchoolGalloway, NJAtlantic Community Charter SchoolElementary33393.4%
28Livingston Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary34293.3%
29Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary35693.3%
30West Avenue SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary52893.2%
31Mckinley Community SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary52492.9%
32Spruce Street Elementary SchoolLAKEWOOD, NJLakewood Township School DistrictElementary55492.6%
33Piner Elementary SchoolLakewood, NJLakewood Township School DistrictElementary36492.6%
34Quarter Mile Lane SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary69392.5%
35Indian Ave SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary62792.3%
36Jerome Dunn Academy No 9Elizabeth, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary85692.2%
37Public School Number OneWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary75892.1%
38Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary87192.1%
39Brighton Avenue SchoolAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School DistrictElementary30292.1%
40Buckshutem Road SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary65392.0%
41Hope Academy Charter SchoolASBURY PARK, NJHope Academy Charter SchoolElementary30991.9%
42Clifton Ave Grade SchoolLAKEWOOD, NJLakewood Township School DistrictElementary33191.8%
43New York Avenue SchoolAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School DistrictElementary55091.8%
44Polk Street SchoolNorth Bergen, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary21391.5%
45Oak Street Elem SchoolLAKEWOOD, NJLakewood Township School DistrictElementary51391.4%
46Texas Avenue SchoolAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School DistrictElementary49691.3%
47Franklin Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary72591.2%
48Benjamin C Gregory Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary31191.0%
49Dr Martin Luther King Jr School ComplexAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School DistrictElementary54491.0%
50Veterans' Memorial Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary50290.8%
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