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The highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey · page 28

Ranks 1,3511,400 of the highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1351Southwood Elementary SchoolOLD BRIDGE, NJOld Bridge Township School DistrictElementary26528.7%
1352Mark Newbie Elementary SchoolCOLLINGSWOOD, NJCollingswood Public School DistrictElementary13628.7%
1353Ravine Drive Elementary SchoolMATAWAN, NJMatawan-Aberdeen Regional School DistrictElementary39528.6%
1354Cove Road SchoolHAZLET, NJHazlet Township Public School DistrictMiddle17528.6%
1355Southern Regional Middle SchoolMANAHAWKIN, NJSouthern Regional School DistrictMiddle86528.6%
1356Leonia High SchoolLeonia, NJLeonia Public School DistrictHigh80228.6%
1357Rolling Hills Primary SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictElementary43128.5%
1358Lounsberry Hollow SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictElementary41728.5%
1359Wallace Elementary SchoolHOBOKEN, NJHoboken Public School DistrictElementary64928.5%
1360Lincoln SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictElementary34428.5%
1361Fleetwood Elementary SchoolMOUNT LAUREL, NJMount Laurel Township School DistrictElementary40428.5%
1362Wallkill Valley Regional High SchoolHARDYSTON TOWNSHIP, NJWallkill Valley Regional High SchoolHigh58128.4%
1363Central Early Childhood CenterDEPTFORD, NJDeptford Township Public School DistrictElementary31028.4%
1364Fort Lee High SchoolFORT LEE, NJFort Lee School DistrictHigh1,17028.4%
1365William A. Miller Elementary SchoolOLD BRIDGE, NJOld Bridge Township School DistrictElementary31428.3%
1366Stafford Intermediate SchoolManahawkin, NJStafford Township School DistrictMiddle65728.3%
1367Hazelwood Elementary SchoolMIDDLESEX, NJMiddlesex Borough School DistrictElementary19828.3%
1368Mill Pond Elementary SchoolLANOKA HARBOR, NJLacey Township School DistrictElementary59928.2%
1369Washington Township High SchoolSEWELL, NJWashington Township School DistrictHigh2,10528.2%
1370Gibbsboro Elementary SchoolGIBBSBORO, NJGibbsboro Elementary School DistrictElementary28128.1%
1371Howell Township Middle School SouthHOWELL, NJHowell Township Public School DistrictMiddle89328.0%
1372Lincoln Elementary SchoolROCKAWAY, NJRockaway Borough School DistrictElementary27227.9%
1373School No. 3FORT LEE, NJFort Lee School DistrictElementary33027.9%
1374Parkview SchoolMILLTOWN, NJMilltown School DistrictElementary33827.8%
1375Butler High SchoolBUTLER, NJButler Public School DistrictHigh48227.8%
1376Belvidere High SchoolBELVIDERE, NJBelvidere School DistrictHigh30327.7%
1377Woodstown Middle SchoolWOODSTOWN, NJWoodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School DistrictMiddle30327.7%
1378Lynn Crest Elementary SchoolCOLONIA, NJWoodbridge Township School DistrictElementary30027.7%
1379Ridge and Valley Charter SchoolFrelinghuysen, NJRidge and Valley Charter SchoolElementary13427.6%
1380Explore Middle SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJHudson County Schools of Technology School DistrictMiddle16327.6%
1381Little Falls Township Public School # 1LITTLE FALLS, NJLittle Falls Township Public School DistrictMiddle39227.6%
1382Old Bridge High SchoolMATAWAN, NJOld Bridge Township School DistrictHigh2,65927.5%
1383Folsom Elementary SchoolFolsom, NJFolsom Borough School DistrictElementary37527.5%
1384Catherine A Dwyer Elementary SchoolWHARTON, NJRockaway Township School DistrictElementary34627.5%
1385Parkview Elementary SchoolSTRATFORD, NJStratford School DistrictElementary35727.5%
1386Chester M. Stephens Elementary SchoolBUDD LAKE, NJMount Olive Township School DistrictElementary69627.3%
1387Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictMiddle26427.3%
1388Southampton Township School #1SOUTHAMPTON, NJSouthampton Township School DistrictElementary21327.2%
1389Central Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJEast Brunswick Township School DistrictElementary34927.2%
1390Thomas Paine Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILL, NJCherry Hill School DistrictElementary34227.2%
1391Ocean Acres Elementary SchoolManahawkin, NJStafford Township School DistrictElementary74727.2%
1392Jefferson Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary22127.1%
1393Little Falls Township Public School # 2LITTLE FALLS, NJLittle Falls Township Public School DistrictElementary34327.1%
1394Cape May City Elementary SchoolCAPE MAY, NJCape May City School DistrictElementary15527.1%
1395Robert Mascenik Elementary SchoolISELIN, NJWoodbridge Township School DistrictElementary28827.1%
1396Virgil I. Grissom Elementary SchoolOLD BRIDGE, NJOld Bridge Township School DistrictElementary21127.0%
1397Berkley Street SchoolNEW MILFORD, NJNew Milford Public School DistrictElementary41527.0%
1398John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolSOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJSouth Plainfield School DistrictElementary25627.0%
1399Aaron Decker SchoolBUTLER, NJButler Public School DistrictElementary38326.9%
1400Cedar Creek Elementary SchoolLANOKA HARBOR, NJLacey Township School DistrictElementary43226.9%
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