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The highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey · page 14

Ranks 651700 of the highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
651Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood EducationUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary30061.0%
652Lincoln Community School #5BAYONNE, NJBayonne School DistrictElementary49761.0%
653Ross Street Elementary SchoolWOODBRIDGE, NJWoodbridge Township School DistrictElementary63360.8%
654Winslow Township Middle SchoolATCO, NJWinslow Township School DistrictMiddle79060.8%
655Elizabeth F. Moore SchoolSEABROOK, NJUpper Deerfield Township School DistrictElementary29360.8%
656Winslow Township High SchoolATCO, NJWinslow Township School DistrictHigh1,29960.7%
657Robert L. Craig SchoolMOONACHIE, NJMoonachie School DistrictElementary35660.7%
658Charles W. Lewis Middle SchoolBLACKWOOD, NJGloucester Township Public SchoolsMiddle70460.7%
659Hillcrest SchoolSomerset, NJFranklin Township Public School DistrictElementary43960.6%
660Garfield High SchoolGARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictHigh1,25860.6%
661Number 9Linden, NJLinden Public School DistrictElementary31160.5%
662Robert Morris SchoolSouth Bound Brook, NJSouth Bound Brook Public School DistrictElementary44560.4%
663Charles F. Seabrook SchoolSEABROOK, NJUpper Deerfield Township School DistrictElementary41260.4%
664Winslow Township Elementary School TwoSicklerville, NJWinslow Township School DistrictElementary33860.4%
665William Davies Middle SchoolMAYS LANDING, NJHamilton Township School DistrictMiddle94360.3%
666Blackwood Elementary SchoolBLACKWOOD, NJGloucester Township Public SchoolsElementary57460.3%
667John F. Kennedy High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh1,84660.2%
668Bellmawr Park Elementary SchoolBELLMAWR, NJBellmawr Public School DistrictElementary49660.1%
669Woodruff Middle SchoolSeabrook, NJUpper Deerfield Township School DistrictMiddle25360.1%
670Gilmore J Fisher Middle SchoolEWING, NJEwing Township School DistrictMiddle78960.1%
671Thomas Jefferson School #9Garfield, NJGarfield Public School DistrictElementary36860.1%
672Columbus SchoolLODI, NJLodi School DistrictElementary26560.0%
673North Brunswick Twp. Middle SchoolNorth Brunswick, NJNorth Brunswick Township School DistrictMiddle75459.9%
674Manchester Township Elementary SchoolMANCHESTER, NJManchester Township School DistrictElementary57359.9%
675Jersey City Golden Door Charter SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Golden Door Charter SchoolElementary66259.8%
676Passaic County Technical InstituteWAYNE, NJPassaic County Technical-Vocational School DistrictHigh3,56559.8%
677Yardville Heights Elementary SchoolHAMILTON, NJHamilton Township Public School DistrictElementary25159.8%
678Slackwood Elementary SchoolLAWRENCEVILLE, NJLawrence Township Public School DistrictElementary25159.8%
679Palmyra Middle SchoolPalmyra, NJPalmyra Public School DistrictMiddle13459.7%
680Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing ArtsPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh25859.7%
681Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,89459.7%
682Hamilton West-WatsonHAMILTON, NJHamilton Township Public School DistrictHigh1,40859.7%
683Bogota Jr./Sr. High SchoolBOGOTA, NJBogota Public School DistrictHigh47559.6%
684Roosevelt School #7GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictElementary28259.6%
685Avenel Middle SchoolAVENEL, NJWoodbridge Township School DistrictMiddle62959.5%
686Weston Elementary SchoolManville, NJManville School DistrictElementary40459.4%
687Parker Elementary SchoolMIDDLESEX, NJMiddlesex Borough School DistrictElementary19259.4%
688Dover High SchoolDOVER, NJDover Public School DistrictHigh1,16759.3%
689Norman S. WeirPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary27259.2%
690McGalliard Elementary SchoolHAMILTON, NJHamilton Township Public School DistrictElementary29459.2%
691Lillian M. SteenBOGOTA, NJBogota Public School DistrictElementary34759.1%
692Roosevelt Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School DistrictElementary60859.0%
693Weymouth Township Elementary SchoolDOROTHY, NJWeymouth Township School DistrictElementary17859.0%
694Lucy N. Holman Elementary SchoolJackson, NJJackson Township School DistrictElementary54758.7%
695Hazel Avenue Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary33458.7%
696Dwight D Eisenhower Middle SchoolWest Berlin, NJBerlin Township School DistrictMiddle26158.6%
697South Amboy Middle/High SchoolSOUTH AMBOY, NJSouth Amboy School DistrictHigh61658.6%
698Belleville PS7BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary42558.6%
699Christopher Columbus School #8GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictElementary36658.5%
700Middle Township Elementary #2CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJMiddle Township Public School DistrictElementary52258.4%
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