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The highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey · page 36

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HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1751Cambridge Elementary SchoolKENDALL PARK, NJSouth Brunswick School DistrictElementary41615.6%
1752Bridgewater-Raritan Middle SchoolBridgewater, NJBridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictMiddle1,22015.6%
1753Wesley D Tisdale Elementary SchoolRAMSEY, NJRamsey School DistrictElementary30215.6%
1754New Egypt Middle SchoolNEW EGYPT, NJPlumsted Township School DistrictMiddle26415.5%
1755Ocean Road Elementary SchoolPOINT PLEASANT, NJPoint Pleasant Borough School DistrictElementary48315.5%
1756Woodcrest Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILL, NJCherry Hill School DistrictElementary37415.5%
1757Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictMiddle87115.5%
1758Lake Parsippany Elementary SchoolParsippany, NJParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictElementary28415.5%
1759Frank Defino Central Elementary SchoolMARLBORO, NJMarlboro Township School DistrictElementary51015.5%
1760Ellen T. Briggs Elementary SchoolLAKE HOPATCONG, NJJefferson Township Public School DistrictElementary22615.5%
1761Dwight D. Eisenhower SchoolFREEHOLD, NJFreehold Township School DistrictMiddle58215.5%
1762Wanamassa Elementary SchoolWANAMASSA, NJTownship of Ocean School DistrictElementary35615.4%
1763Kittatinny Regional High SchoolNEWTON, NJKittatinny Regional School DistrictHigh73315.4%
1764Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictHigh1,22215.4%
1765Robert Erskine SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary16915.4%
1766Lakeland Regional High SchoolWANAQUE, NJLakeland Regional High School DistrictHigh82315.3%
1767Parkway Elementary SchoolMOUNT LAUREL, NJMount Laurel Township School DistrictElementary36615.3%
1768Frances DeMasi Middle SchoolMARLTON, NJEvesham Township School DistrictMiddle72015.3%
1769Bright Beginnings Learning CenterPISCATAWAY, NJEducational Services Commission of New JerseyElementary14415.3%
1770Kings Road SchoolMADISON, NJMadison Public School DistrictElementary27515.3%
1771Renaissance Middle School at the Rand BuildingMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle20315.3%
1772Leonardo Elementary SchoolLEONARDO, NJMiddletown Township Public School DistrictElementary28315.2%
1773Joseph D. Sharp Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILL, NJCherry Hill School DistrictElementary45515.2%
1774Tabernacle Elementary SchoolTABERNACLE, NJTabernacle Township School DistrictElementary41615.1%
1775Bridgewater-Raritan High SchoolBridgewater, NJBridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictHigh2,67315.1%
1776Sussex County Technology Charter SchoolSPARTA, NJSussex County Technology Charter SchoolMiddle22515.1%
1777Shore Regional High SchoolWEST LONG BRANCH, NJShore Regional High School DistrictHigh55615.1%
1778Randall Carter Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary35115.1%
1779Morris Knolls High SchoolROCKAWAY, NJMorris Hills Regional School DistrictHigh1,45015.0%
1780Ocean City High SchoolOCEAN CITY, NJOcean City School DistrictHigh1,10615.0%
1781West Brook Middle SchoolPARAMUS, NJParamus Public School DistrictMiddle50015.0%
1782Manalapan-Englishtown Middle SchoolManalapan, NJManalapan-Englishtown Regional School DistrictMiddle1,20715.0%
1783Millville Public Charter SchoolMillville, NJMillville Public Charter School DistrictElementary32715.0%
1784Clifton T. Barkalow SchoolFREEHOLD, NJFreehold Township School DistrictMiddle57415.0%
1785Marlboro Memorial Middle SchoolMORGANVILLE, NJMarlboro Township School DistrictMiddle76115.0%
1786Hillside Intermediate SchoolBridgewater, NJBridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictMiddle56815.0%
1787Auten Road Intermediate SchoolHillsborough, NJHillsborough Township Public School DistrictMiddle1,11214.9%
1788Deaf and Hard of Hearing ContinuumParamus, NJBergen County Special Services School DistrictCombined13414.9%
1789Walter M. Schirra Elementary SchoolOLD BRIDGE, NJOld Bridge Township School DistrictElementary26814.9%
1790Stillwater Township SchoolSTILLWATER, NJStillwater Township School DistrictElementary29614.9%
1791Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary41314.8%
1792Martin Luther King Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictElementary59114.7%
1793Jefferson Township High SchoolOAK RIDGE, NJJefferson Township Public School DistrictHigh76114.7%
1794Randolph Middle SchoolRANDOLPH, NJRandolph Township School DistrictMiddle95914.7%
1795St. Cloud Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary43614.7%
1796Frankford Township SchoolBRANCHVILLE, NJFrankford Township Consolidated School DistrictElementary50514.7%
1797Frost Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJEast Brunswick Township School DistrictElementary38314.6%
1798White Rock Elementary SchoolOAK RIDGE, NJJefferson Township Public School DistrictElementary48114.6%
1799Oak View Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary39914.5%
1800Dogwood Hill Elementary SchoolOAKLAND, NJOakland Public School DistrictElementary23414.5%
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