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The highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey · page 9

Ranks 401–450 of the highest-poverty public schools in New Jersey. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
401Chartertech High School for the Performing ArtsSOMERS POINT, NJChartertech High School for the Performing ArtsHigh25374.7%
402School 19PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary28874.7%
403William Shemin Midtown Community School #8BAYONNE, NJBayonne School DistrictElementary1,20374.6%
404Leonard V Moore Middle SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School DistrictMiddle48574.6%
405Washington Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary41474.6%
406Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary44474.5%
407Kennedy Elementary SchoolHarrison, NJHarrison Public SchoolsElementary33074.5%
408Paul W CarletonPENNS GROVE, NJPenns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictElementary32274.5%
409Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,05174.5%
410Jose Marti STEM AcademyUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictHigh62574.4%
411Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary32074.4%
412Perth Amboy Magnet SchoolPERTH AMBOY, NJMiddlesex County Vocational and Technical School DistrictHigh26974.3%
413Pennsauken High SchoolPENNSAUKEN, NJPennsauken Township Board of Education School DistrictHigh1,58874.2%
414Lafayette - PershingCARNEYS POINT, NJPenns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictElementary31374.1%
415Christopher Columbus Middle SchoolCLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictMiddle1,09274.1%
416Palisades Park Jr-Sr High SchoolPALISADES PARK, NJPalisades Park School DistrictHigh74773.9%
417Joseph A. Citta Elementary SchoolTOMS RIVER, NJToms River Regional School DistrictElementary51173.8%
418Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning CenterPHILLIPSBURG, NJPhillipsburg School DistrictElementary44973.7%
419Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood CenterCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictElementary34973.6%
420Kisthardt Elementary SchoolHAMILTON, NJHamilton Township Public School DistrictElementary25073.6%
421Colin Powell Elementary SchoolUnion City, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary69273.6%
422Dr. William Mennies Elementary SchoolVINELAND, NJVineland Public School DistrictElementary55873.5%
423Grace Wilday Junior High SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School DistrictMiddle48273.4%
424James A Cotten Intermediate SchoolWillingboro, NJWillingboro Public School DistrictMiddle54273.4%
425Geraldyn O Foster Early Childhood CenterBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary31673.4%
426Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh1,23073.4%
427Franklin Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJKearnyElementary95073.4%
428Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary22573.3%
429Samuel E. Shull Middle SchoolPERTH AMBOY, NJPerth Amboy Public School DistrictMiddle94173.3%
430School 28PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary46373.2%
431Union City High SchoolUnion City, NJUnion City School DistrictHigh3,14773.2%
432Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School DistrictMiddle32373.1%
433Dawes Avenue Elementary SchoolSomers Point, NJSomers Point School DistrictElementary34173.0%
434The Gray Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJGray Charter SchoolElementary31772.9%
435Lincoln Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary1,19372.8%
436Deanna G. Taylor AcademyHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School DistrictElementary20272.8%
437Emerson Community SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary41472.7%
438Dane Barse Elementary SchoolVINELAND, NJVineland Public School DistrictElementary24572.7%
439Carteret High SchoolCARTERET, NJCarteret Public School DistrictHigh1,18872.6%
440Pleasantville High SchoolPLEASANTVILLE, NJPleasantville Public School DistrictHigh99772.6%
441Carteret Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary38372.6%
442Lincoln Middle SchoolKEARNY, NJKearnyMiddle76372.5%
443South Toms River Elementary SchoolSOUTH TOMS RIVER, NJToms River Regional School DistrictElementary33072.4%
444Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary48872.3%
445Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter SchoolElementary34372.3%
446Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood CenterPERTH AMBOY, NJPerth Amboy Public School DistrictElementary34272.2%
447Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary46472.2%
448Franklin Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School DistrictElementary65872.2%
449James J Ferris High SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsHigh1,36472.1%
450Horace Mann Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary97872.1%
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