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The highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey · page 12

Ranks 551600 of the highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
551Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@EnglewoodENGLEWOOD, NJEnglewood Public School DistrictHigh1,08366.9%
552Mary J Donohoe Community SchoolBAYONNE, NJBayonne School DistrictElementary50166.9%
553Clifton High SchoolCLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictHigh3,15066.9%
554Henry B. Wilson Family SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictElementary37766.8%
555South River Middle SchoolSOUTH RIVER, NJSouth River Public School DistrictMiddle52466.8%
556Robert Fulton Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary93866.7%
557Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School DistrictElementary45366.7%
558Garfield Middle SchoolGARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictMiddle97166.6%
559Dover Middle SchoolDOVER, NJDover Public School DistrictMiddle48166.5%
560Hillside High SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School DistrictHigh91166.5%
561Alexander Batcho Intermediate SchoolManville, NJManville School DistrictMiddle51066.5%
562Oakcrest High SchoolMAYS LANDING, NJGreater Egg Harbor Regional High School DistrictHigh94966.3%
563Bogota Middle SchoolBogota, NJBogota Public School DistrictMiddle16666.3%
564Neptune High SchoolNEPTUNE, NJNeptune Township School DistrictHigh1,12966.2%
565North Bergen High SchoolN BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictHigh2,32866.1%
566Fanny Meyer HillersHACKENSACK, NJHackensack School DistrictElementary51666.1%
567Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational ComplexPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary51366.1%
568Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh35366.0%
569Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of ExcellenceElementary33566.0%
570Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning CenterLONG BRANCH, NJLONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL DistrictElementary32666.0%
571Cold Springs SchoolGLOUCESTER CITY, NJGloucester City Public School DistrictElementary83965.9%
572Grace M. Breckwedel Middle SchoolJAMESBURG, NJJamesburg Public School DistrictMiddle21765.9%
573Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolLODI, NJLodi School DistrictMiddle68665.9%
574Samuel Smith Elementary SchoolBURLINGTON, NJBurlington City Public School DistrictElementary31065.8%
575Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictMiddle39765.7%
576Schuyler Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJKearnyElementary43765.7%
577Paulsboro High SchoolPAULSBORO, NJPaulsboro School DistrictHigh39065.6%
578LEAD Charter SchoolNewark, NJLEAD Charter SchoolHigh33365.5%
579Grant Elementary SchoolRIDGEFIELD PARK, NJRidgefield Park Public School DistrictElementary22865.4%
580Piscataway Magnet SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJMiddlesex County Vocational and Technical School DistrictHigh64065.3%
581Burlington City High SchoolBURLINGTON, NJBurlington City Public School DistrictHigh75765.3%
582Park Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary42365.2%
583Lindeneau Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictElementary44665.2%
584Keansburg Early Learning CenterKEANSBURG, NJKeansburg School DistrictElementary15265.1%
585South River Primary SchoolSOUTH RIVER, NJSouth River Public School DistrictElementary50865.0%
586Belleville PS5BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary36264.9%
587Jordan Road Elementary SchoolSomers Point, NJSomers Point School DistrictMiddle33964.9%
588Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts AcademyPennington, NJArea Vocational Technical School District of Mercer CountyHigh11164.9%
589Parkway Elementary SchoolEWING, NJEwing Township School DistrictElementary41864.8%
590Roosevelt SchoolManville, NJManville School DistrictElementary21364.8%
591Bradley Beach Elementary SchoolBRADLEY BEACH, NJBradley Beach School DistrictElementary19364.8%
592Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh1,36864.8%
593Richard C Crockett Middle SchoolHAMILTON, NJHamilton Township Public School DistrictMiddle83464.7%
594Trenton Central High School-9th Grade AcademyTrenton, NJTrenton Public School DistrictHigh89064.7%
595E. Roy BixbyBOGOTA, NJBogota Public School DistrictElementary31464.6%
596Paterson STEAM High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh37964.6%
597Riverside Elementary SchoolRIVERSIDE, NJRiverside Township School DistrictElementary76864.6%
598School 1PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary21764.5%
599School 21PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary66564.5%
600Walnut Street Elementary SchoolTOMS RIVER, NJToms River Regional School DistrictElementary72764.4%
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