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The highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey · page 40

Ranks 1,951–2,000 of the highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1951James Fallon Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary37010.3%
1952Gillette Elementary SchoolGillette, NJLong Hill Township School DistrictElementary21510.2%
1953Brookside Elementary SchoolMONROE TOWNSHIP, NJMonroe Township School DistrictElementary43110.2%
1954East Brook Elementary SchoolPARK RIDGE, NJPark Ridge School DistrictElementary31410.2%
1955Monroe Township Middle SchoolMONROE TOWNSHIP, NJMonroe Township School DistrictMiddle1,68110.2%
1956Union County TechSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School DistrictHigh50210.2%
1957Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictMiddle65010.2%
1958Center Grove SchoolRANDOLPH, NJRandolph Township School DistrictElementary54210.1%
1959Mountview Road SchoolMORRIS PLAINS, NJHanover Township School DistrictElementary27610.1%
1960Pond Road Middle SchoolROBBINSVILLE, NJRobbinsville Public School DistrictMiddle1,02210.1%
1961Arthur L. Johnson High SchoolCLARK, NJClark Township Public School DistrictHigh78510.1%
1962Stony Brook SchoolBranchburg, NJBranchburg Township School DistrictElementary31010.0%
1963Edgar Middle SchoolMETUCHEN, NJMetuchen Public School DistrictMiddle76110.0%
1964Elysian Charter School of HobokenHOBOKEN, NJElysian Charter SchoolElementary2929.9%
1965Spring Lake Heights Elementary SchoolSPRING LAKE HEIGHTS, NJSpring Lake Heights School DistrictElementary2929.9%
1966John L. Costley Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictMiddle3349.9%
1967Sharon SchoolROBBINSVILLE, NJRobbinsville Public School DistrictElementary1,0059.9%
1968Mohawk Avenue SchoolSparta, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictElementary2369.7%
1969Bergen County AcademiesHackensack, NJBergen County Vocational Technical School DistrictHigh1,1309.7%
1970Cornelia F. Bradford SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary1,0829.7%
1971Hope Township SchoolHOPE, NJHope Township School DistrictElementary1249.7%
1972A. Russell Knight Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILL, NJCherry Hill School DistrictElementary4569.6%
1973Pines Lake Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary3569.6%
1974Cranbury SchoolCRANBURY, NJCranbury Township School DistrictElementary4219.5%
1975Fieldstone Middle SchoolMontvale, NJMontvale Board of Education School DistrictMiddle4439.5%
1976Shawnee High SchoolMEDFORD, NJLenape Regional High School DistrictHigh1,3879.4%
1977Memorial Middle SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictMiddle4689.4%
1978Richard Stockton Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILL, NJCherry Hill School DistrictElementary3949.4%
1979Memorial SchoolEmerson, NJEmerson Public School DistrictElementary3749.4%
1980Alexandria Township SchoolPittstown, NJAlexandria Township School DistrictElementary4179.4%
1981Wilson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary2149.3%
1982Barclay Brook SchoolMONROE TWP, NJMonroe Township School DistrictElementary3329.3%
1983Metuchen High SchoolMETUCHEN, NJMetuchen Public School DistrictHigh7189.3%
1984West Windsor-Plainsboro High School SouthWest Windsor, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictHigh1,6279.3%
1985John Y Dater Elementary SchoolRAMSEY, NJRamsey School DistrictElementary3259.2%
1986Hardyston Township Middle SchoolHAMBURG, NJHardyston Township School DistrictMiddle2619.2%
1987Newell Elementary SchoolALLENTOWN, NJUpper Freehold Regional School DistrictElementary5489.1%
1988Millington Elementary SchoolMillington, NJLong Hill Township School DistrictElementary3629.1%
1989Watchung Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary4069.1%
1990Manasquan Elementary SchoolManasquan, NJManasquan School DistrictElementary4759.1%
1991Old Farmers Road SchoolLONG VALLEY, NJWashington Township School DistrictElementary3459.0%
1992Seventh AvenueHADDON HEIGHTS, NJHADDON HEIGHTS School DistrictElementary1459.0%
1993School One ElementarySCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictElementary4249.0%
1994Benedict A. Cucinella SchoolLONG VALLEY, NJWashington Township School DistrictElementary5298.9%
1995Moorestown Upper Elementary SchoolMOORESTOWN, NJMoorestown Township Public School DistrictMiddle8698.9%
1996Hoboken Dual Language Charter SchoolHOBOKEN, NJHoboken Dual Language Charter SchoolElementary4418.8%
1997Hatikvah International Academy Charter SchoolEast Brunswick, NJHatikvah International Academy Charter SchoolElementary6578.8%
1998Atlantic AvenueHADDON HEIGHTS, NJHADDON HEIGHTS School DistrictElementary1258.8%
1999Academy For Information TechnologySCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School DistrictHigh3078.8%
2000Moorestown High SchoolMOORESTOWN, NJMoorestown Township Public School DistrictHigh1,2518.8%
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