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

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HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1951Union County TechSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School DistrictHigh50210.2%
1952Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictMiddle65010.2%
1953Center Grove SchoolRANDOLPH, NJRandolph Township School DistrictElementary54210.1%
1954Mountview Road SchoolMORRIS PLAINS, NJHanover Township School DistrictElementary27610.1%
1955Pond Road Middle SchoolROBBINSVILLE, NJRobbinsville Public School DistrictMiddle1,02210.1%
1956Arthur L. Johnson High SchoolCLARK, NJClark Township Public School DistrictHigh78510.1%
1957Stony Brook SchoolBranchburg, NJBranchburg Township School DistrictElementary31010.0%
1958Edgar Middle SchoolMETUCHEN, NJMetuchen Public School DistrictMiddle76110.0%
1959Elysian Charter School of HobokenHOBOKEN, NJElysian Charter SchoolElementary2929.9%
1960Spring Lake Heights Elementary SchoolSPRING LAKE HEIGHTS, NJSpring Lake Heights School DistrictElementary2929.9%
1961John L. Costley Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictMiddle3349.9%
1962Sharon SchoolROBBINSVILLE, NJRobbinsville Public School DistrictElementary1,0059.9%
1963Mohawk Avenue SchoolSparta, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictElementary2369.7%
1964Bergen County AcademiesHackensack, NJBergen County Vocational Technical School DistrictHigh1,1309.7%
1965Cornelia F. Bradford SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary1,0829.7%
1966Hope Township SchoolHOPE, NJHope Township School DistrictElementary1249.7%
1967A. Russell Knight Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILL, NJCherry Hill School DistrictElementary4569.6%
1968Pines Lake Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary3569.6%
1969Cranbury SchoolCRANBURY, NJCranbury Township School DistrictElementary4219.5%
1970Fieldstone Middle SchoolMontvale, NJMontvale Board of Education School DistrictMiddle4439.5%
1971Shawnee High SchoolMEDFORD, NJLenape Regional High School DistrictHigh1,3879.4%
1972Memorial Middle SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictMiddle4689.4%
1973Richard Stockton Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILL, NJCherry Hill School DistrictElementary3949.4%
1974Memorial SchoolEmerson, NJEmerson Public School DistrictElementary3749.4%
1975Alexandria Township SchoolPittstown, NJAlexandria Township School DistrictElementary4179.4%
1976Wilson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary2149.3%
1977Barclay Brook SchoolMONROE TWP, NJMonroe Township School DistrictElementary3329.3%
1978Metuchen High SchoolMETUCHEN, NJMetuchen Public School DistrictHigh7189.3%
1979West Windsor-Plainsboro High School SouthWest Windsor, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictHigh1,6279.3%
1980John Y Dater Elementary SchoolRAMSEY, NJRamsey School DistrictElementary3259.2%
1981Hardyston Township Middle SchoolHAMBURG, NJHardyston Township School DistrictMiddle2619.2%
1982Newell Elementary SchoolALLENTOWN, NJUpper Freehold Regional School DistrictElementary5489.1%
1983Millington Elementary SchoolMillington, NJLong Hill Township School DistrictElementary3629.1%
1984Watchung Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary4069.1%
1985Manasquan Elementary SchoolManasquan, NJManasquan School DistrictElementary4759.1%
1986Old Farmers Road SchoolLONG VALLEY, NJWashington Township School DistrictElementary3459.0%
1987Seventh AvenueHADDON HEIGHTS, NJHADDON HEIGHTS School DistrictElementary1459.0%
1988School One ElementarySCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictElementary4249.0%
1989Benedict A. Cucinella SchoolLONG VALLEY, NJWashington Township School DistrictElementary5298.9%
1990Moorestown Upper Elementary SchoolMOORESTOWN, NJMoorestown Township Public School DistrictMiddle8698.9%
1991Hoboken Dual Language Charter SchoolHOBOKEN, NJHoboken Dual Language Charter SchoolElementary4418.8%
1992Hatikvah International Academy Charter SchoolEast Brunswick, NJHatikvah International Academy Charter SchoolElementary6578.8%
1993Atlantic AvenueHADDON HEIGHTS, NJHADDON HEIGHTS School DistrictElementary1258.8%
1994Academy For Information TechnologySCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School DistrictHigh3078.8%
1995Moorestown High SchoolMOORESTOWN, NJMoorestown Township Public School DistrictHigh1,2518.8%
1996Community Middle SchoolPLAINSBORO, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictMiddle1,0298.7%
1997Marlboro Elementary SchoolMARLBORO, NJMarlboro Township School DistrictElementary5518.7%
1998Byram Intermediate SchoolSTANHOPE, NJByram Township School DistrictMiddle3468.7%
1999Kennedy Elementary SchoolSUCCASUNNA, NJRoxbury Township School DistrictElementary2778.7%
2000Thomas R Grover Middle SchoolWest Windsor, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictMiddle1,1838.6%
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