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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in New Jersey · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
51Sovereign Avenue SchoolAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School DistrictElementary71790.8%
52South 17th Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary36890.8%
53Roseville Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRoseville Community Charter SchoolElementary28590.5%
54Sonia Sotomayor School No 25ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary59190.5%
55Uptown School ComplexAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School DistrictElementary51890.3%
56Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary44390.3%
57iPrep Academy School No 8Elizabeth, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary39790.2%
58Midtown Community Elementary SchoolNEPTUNE, NJNeptune Township School DistrictElementary43790.2%
59Public School Number ThreeWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary50690.1%
60Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary87890.0%
61Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary76589.7%
62School 7PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary25089.6%
63Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary84289.4%
64Hawkins Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary66089.4%
65Stony Brook SchoolNorth Plainfield, NJNorth Plainfield School DistrictElementary27289.3%
66Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary52589.1%
67Chelsea Heights SchoolAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School DistrictElementary26789.1%
68Lindenwold School FourLINDENWOLD, NJLindenwold Public School DistrictElementary65788.9%
69East Ward Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary85488.8%
70Hope Community Charter SchoolCamden, NJHope Community Charter SchoolElementary11588.7%
71A Chester Redshaw SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary67888.6%
72William Harrison Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary24388.5%
73Maria Varisco Rogers Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJMaria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter SchoolElementary57288.5%
74Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary60788.3%
75Dr. William H. Horton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary69088.3%
76Albio Sires Elementary SchoolWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary51888.2%
77School 25PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary52688.2%
78Washington Avenue Elementary SchoolPLEASANTVILLE, NJPleasantville Public School DistrictElementary43288.2%
79East Newark Elementary SchoolE NEWARK, NJEast Newark School DistrictElementary17688.1%
80Benjamin Franklin School No. 13ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary39288.0%
81South Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86688.0%
82Lafayette Elementary SchoolBound Brook, NJBound Brook School DistrictElementary24988.0%
83Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary72987.9%
84Woodrow Wilson School No. 19ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary56387.7%
85Washington Community SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary55787.6%
86John Marshal School No. 20ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary45287.6%
87George Washington Academy School No. 1ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary59587.6%
88Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88087.5%
89Fourteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary10487.5%
90Gershom Mott Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary37587.5%
91Charles H. Stillman Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary31787.4%
92Richmond Avenue SchoolAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School DistrictElementary60987.4%
93Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary1,00187.3%
94Lafayette Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,21387.3%
95Robert Morris School No. 18ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary47187.3%
96Patton J. Hill Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary55587.2%
97Silver Run Elementary SchoolMILLVILLE, NJMillville School DistrictElementary46087.2%
98Nelson Mandela Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary25687.1%
99SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary51687.0%
100Franklin Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary37286.8%
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