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The highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey · page 42

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HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
2051Haines Sixth Grade CenterMEDFORD, NJMedford Township School DistrictMiddle2997.4%
2052Packanack Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary4087.4%
2053Godwin Elementary SchoolMidland Park, NJMidland Park School DistrictElementary2337.3%
2054Washington Elementary SchoolTOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NJWestwood Regional School DistrictElementary3297.3%
2055Yantacaw SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary5127.2%
2056Sparta High SchoolSPARTA, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictHigh1,0257.2%
2057Montgomery Lower Middle SchoolSkillman, NJMontgomery Township School DistrictMiddle6807.2%
2058Robbinsville High SchoolROBBINSVILLE, NJRobbinsville Public School DistrictHigh1,0467.2%
2059South End Elementary SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictElementary3497.2%
2060Tuscan Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary5317.2%
2061Eugene A. Tighe Middle SchoolMARGATE, NJMargate City School DistrictMiddle1407.1%
2062Memorial Elementary SchoolMontvale, NJMontvale Board of Education School DistrictElementary5327.1%
2063Stony Brook Elementary SchoolROCKAWAY, NJRockaway Township School DistrictElementary3657.1%
2064Village Elementary SchoolSkillman, NJMontgomery Township School DistrictElementary5917.1%
2065William H. Ross III SchoolMARGATE, NJMargate City School DistrictElementary1867.0%
2066Union Township Elementary SchoolHAMPTON, NJUnion Township School DistrictElementary2596.9%
2067Stoy Elementary SchoolHADDONFIELD, NJHaddon Township School DistrictElementary1746.9%
2068Frank K. HehnlyCLARK, NJClark Township Public School DistrictElementary5436.8%
2069Peter Cooper SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary2356.8%
2070Wolf Hill SchoolOCEANPORT, NJOceanport School DistrictElementary3546.8%
2071Union SchoolRUTHERFORD, NJRutherford School DistrictMiddle3996.8%
2072Kinnelon High SchoolKINNELON, NJKinnelon School DistrictHigh5076.7%
2073Timberlane Middle SchoolPENNINGTON, NJHopewell Valley Regional School DistrictMiddle8036.6%
2074Washington SchoolRUTHERFORD, NJRutherford School DistrictElementary3496.6%
2075Alpine Elementary SchoolSPARTA, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictElementary7596.6%
2076Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary SchoolLONG VALLEY, NJWashington Township School DistrictElementary5136.4%
2077Lester C NoeckerROSELAND, NJRoseland School DistrictElementary4516.4%
2078Cedar Grove High SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictHigh4216.4%
2079Pequannock Township High SchoolPompton Plains, NJPequannock Township School DistrictHigh6556.4%
2080Mountain Villa SchoolAllamuchy, NJAllamuchy Township School DistrictElementary1736.4%
2081Pierrepont SchoolRUTHERFORD, NJRutherford School DistrictMiddle5696.3%
2082Old Mill Elementary SchoolSEA GIRT, NJWall Township Public School DistrictElementary3966.3%
2083Allentown High SchoolALLENTOWN, NJUpper Freehold Regional School DistrictHigh1,0336.3%
2084West Windsor-Plainsboro High School NorthPLAINSBORO, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictHigh1,5106.3%
2085Dickerson Elementary SchoolChester, NJChester Township School DistrictElementary3566.2%
2086Applegarth Elementary SchoolMonroe Twp, NJMonroe Township School DistrictElementary3736.2%
2087Bee Meadow SchoolWhippany, NJHanover Township School DistrictElementary2946.1%
2088Hopewell Valley Central High SchoolPENNINGTON, NJHopewell Valley Regional School DistrictHigh1,0686.1%
2089Lafayette Township SchoolLAFAYETTE, NJLafayette Township School DistrictElementary2326.0%
2090Valleyview Middle SchoolDENVILLE, NJDenville Township K-8 School DistrictMiddle5716.0%
2091Montgomery Upper Middle SchoolSkillman, NJMontgomery Township School DistrictMiddle7605.8%
2092Allenwood Elementary SchoolWALL, NJWall Township Public School DistrictElementary3815.8%
2093Memorial Junior SchoolWhippany, NJHanover Township School DistrictMiddle4195.7%
2094Eric S. Smith Middle SchoolRAMSEY, NJRamsey School DistrictMiddle6135.7%
2095Union Township Middle SchoolHAMPTON, NJUnion Township School DistrictMiddle2465.7%
2096Black River Middle SchoolChester, NJChester Township School DistrictMiddle3525.7%
2097Chesterfield Township Elementary SchoolChesterfield, NJChesterfield Township School DistrictElementary6755.6%
2098River Plaza Elementary SchoolRED BANK, NJMiddletown Township Public School DistrictElementary2685.6%
2099Scotch Plains-Fanwood High SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictHigh1,5625.6%
2100South Mountain Elementary SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary6135.5%
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