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The highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey · page 39

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HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1901Milltown Primary SchoolBridgewater, NJBridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictElementary34811.5%
1902James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictHigh74911.5%
1903Radburn Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School DistrictElementary44511.5%
1904Washington Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary32311.5%
1905Clark Mills SchoolMANALAPAN, NJManalapan-Englishtown Regional School DistrictElementary47411.4%
1906Chairville Elementary SchoolMEDFORD, NJMedford Township School DistrictElementary43911.4%
1907Green Hills SchoolGREENDELL, NJGreen Township School DistrictElementary41411.4%
1908Maurice Hawk Elementary SchoolWest Windsor, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictElementary72311.3%
1909North End Elementary SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictElementary30911.3%
1910Wayne Hills High SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictHigh1,16211.3%
1911Patrick M Villano SchoolEmerson, NJEmerson Public School DistrictMiddle24011.3%
1912Campbell Elementary SchoolMETUCHEN, NJMetuchen Public School DistrictElementary69811.2%
1913Kingwood Township SchoolFRENCHTOWN, NJKingwood Township School DistrictElementary34111.1%
1914Ann Blanche SmithHILLSDALE, NJHillsdale School DistrictElementary31511.1%
1915Lafayette Mills SchoolManalapan, NJManalapan-Englishtown Regional School DistrictElementary45911.1%
1916Martin J. Ryerson SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictMiddle34511.0%
1917Littleton Elementary SchoolMorris Plains, NJParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictElementary39211.0%
1918Stewartsville Middle SchoolSTEWARTSVILLE, NJGreenwich Township School DistrictMiddle21011.0%
1919Navesink Elementary SchoolATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJMiddletown Township Public School DistrictElementary21011.0%
1920Marlton ElementaryMARLTON, NJEvesham Township School DistrictElementary56710.9%
1921Lafayette Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary32110.9%
1922Marlboro High SchoolMARLBORO, NJFreehold Regional High School DistrictHigh1,70010.9%
1923Clinton Township Middle SchoolCLINTON, NJClinton Township School DistrictMiddle40510.9%
1924Ironia SchoolRANDOLPH, NJRandolph Township School DistrictElementary49110.8%
1925Heights Elementary SchoolOAKLAND, NJOakland Public School DistrictElementary34310.8%
1926Lakeview Elementary SchoolDENVILLE, NJDenville Township K-8 School DistrictElementary69910.7%
1927Littlebrook SchoolPRINCETON, NJPrinceton Public School DistrictElementary37410.7%
1928Amsterdam Elementary SchoolHillsborough, NJHillsborough Township Public School DistrictElementary37610.6%
1929Stonebridge Middle SchoolAllentown, NJUpper Freehold Regional School DistrictMiddle43310.6%
1930George G WhiteHILLSDALE, NJHillsdale School DistrictMiddle49010.6%
1931Crim Primary SchoolBridgewater, NJBridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictElementary39610.6%
1932Central Middle SchoolStirling, NJLong Hill Township School DistrictMiddle28410.6%
1933David C Abbott Early Learning CenterMORGANVILLE, NJMarlboro Township School DistrictElementary21810.6%
1934Frances DeMasi Elementary SchoolMARLTON, NJEvesham Township School DistrictElementary33210.5%
1935Sandshore Rd. Elementary SchoolBUDD LAKE, NJMount Olive Township School DistrictElementary40910.5%
1936Millstone River SchoolPLAINSBORO, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictElementary77210.5%
1937Woods Road Elementary SchoolHillsborough, NJHillsborough Township Public School DistrictElementary41010.5%
1938Nellie F. Bennett Elementary SchoolPOINT PLEASANT, NJPoint Pleasant Borough School DistrictElementary70610.5%
1939Union County Magnet High SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School DistrictHigh29710.4%
1940Academy For Allied Health SciencesSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School DistrictHigh30810.4%
1941Madison High SchoolMADISON, NJMadison Public School DistrictHigh76110.4%
1942Belhaven Middle SchoolLINWOOD, NJLinwood City School DistrictMiddle34710.4%
1943Albert Payson Terhune ElementaryWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary34710.4%
1944Seaview Elementary SchoolLINWOOD, NJLinwood City School DistrictElementary44410.4%
1945Millstone Township Elementary SchoolCLARKSBURG, NJMillstone Township School DistrictElementary32910.3%
1946James Fallon Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary37010.3%
1947Gillette Elementary SchoolGillette, NJLong Hill Township School DistrictElementary21510.2%
1948Brookside Elementary SchoolMONROE TOWNSHIP, NJMonroe Township School DistrictElementary43110.2%
1949East Brook Elementary SchoolPARK RIDGE, NJPark Ridge School DistrictElementary31410.2%
1950Monroe Township Middle SchoolMONROE TOWNSHIP, NJMonroe Township School DistrictMiddle1,68110.2%
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