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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in New Jersey · page 6

Ranks 251–300 of the highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
251John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolN BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary57677.1%
252Billingsport Elementary SchoolPAULSBORO, NJPaulsboro School DistrictElementary29677.0%
253Phillipsburg Elementary SchoolPHILLIPSBURG, NJPhillipsburg School DistrictElementary62177.0%
254Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary32176.9%
255Pine Grove Manor SchoolSomerset, NJFranklin Township Public School DistrictElementary34676.9%
256Franklin Elementary SchoolN BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary50976.8%
257Belleville PS9BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary13876.8%
258Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood CenterPERTH AMBOY, NJPerth Amboy Public School DistrictElementary57776.8%
259Public School Number TwoWEST NEW YORK, NJWest New York School DistrictElementary62176.7%
260Wilbur Watts Intermediate SchoolBURLINGTON, NJBurlington City Public School DistrictElementary48376.6%
261School #1CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary25576.5%
262Field Street SchoolCARNEYS POINT, NJPenns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictElementary46376.5%
263Dr. Paul Rafalides SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary31876.4%
264School #11CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary37676.3%
265Philipsburg Primary SchoolPHILLIPSBURG, NJPhillipsburg School DistrictElementary42076.2%
266Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary30676.1%
267Mt Vernon Place SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary90576.1%
268Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century SchoolPERTH AMBOY, NJPerth Amboy Public School DistrictElementary63276.1%
269Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary35176.1%
270Gables Elementary SchoolNEPTUNE, NJNeptune Township School DistrictElementary28476.1%
271West End SchoolNorth Plainfield, NJNorth Plainfield School DistrictElementary60076.0%
272Number 5Linden, NJLinden Public School DistrictElementary31975.9%
273Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary50875.8%
274Freehold Learning CenterFreehold, NJFreehold Borough School DistrictElementary56275.6%
275Number 1Linden, NJLinden Public School DistrictElementary45475.6%
276Garfield Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJKearnyElementary42875.5%
277Joseph C. Caruso SchoolKEANSBURG, NJKeansburg School DistrictElementary59575.5%
278Columbus Elementary SchoolCARTERET, NJCarteret Public School DistrictElementary64275.4%
279Cleveland Street Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary25575.3%
280Rose M. Lopez Elementary SchoolPerth Amboy, NJPerth Amboy Public School DistrictElementary79375.3%
281Child Family CenterMILLVILLE, NJMillville School DistrictElementary55475.3%
282Dr. Charles C. Polk SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School DistrictElementary31575.2%
283School #3CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJCliffside Park School DistrictElementary35975.2%
284Evergreen Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary39875.1%
285James J. Flynn Elementary SchoolPERTH AMBOY, NJPerth Amboy Public School DistrictElementary59975.1%
286Middlesex County STEM Charter SchoolPerth Amboy, NJMiddlesex County STEM Charter SchoolElementary73975.1%
287Washington Elementary SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School DistrictElementary39775.1%
288School 15PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary57775.0%
289North Dover Elementary SchoolDOVER, NJDover Public School DistrictElementary64075.0%
290James Madison School #10GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictElementary28075.0%
291Oakwood Avenue Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary27275.0%
292School 5PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary75374.8%
293School 19PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary28874.7%
294William Shemin Midtown Community School #8BAYONNE, NJBayonne School DistrictElementary1,20374.6%
295Washington Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary41474.6%
296Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary44474.5%
297Kennedy Elementary SchoolHarrison, NJHarrison Public SchoolsElementary33074.5%
298Paul W CarletonPENNS GROVE, NJPenns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictElementary32274.5%
299Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary32074.4%
300Lafayette - PershingCARNEYS POINT, NJPenns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictElementary31374.1%
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