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The public K-12 schools with the highest share of Black students in the United States

This ranking covers the public K-12 schools with the highest share of Black students in the United States, drawn from 1,447 qualifying public K-12 schools. Marengo High School leads the list at 99.1%, against a median of 2.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,447
the United States
Top % Black
99.1%
Median % Black
2.3%
MOST BLACK · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Marengo High SchoolDixons Mills, ALMarengo County22399.1%(221)
2Robert C Hatch High SchoolUniontown, ALPerry County40299.0%(398)
3Gibsland-Coleman High SchoolGibsland, LABienville Parish13998.6%(137)
4The School at MarygroveDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community District60698.5%(597)
5Southern University Lab SchoolBaton Rouge, LASouthern University Lab School47897.9%(468)
6Amelia L Johnson High SchoolThomaston, ALMarengo County14297.9%(139)
7Francis Marion SchoolMarion, ALPerry County41397.6%(403)
8Helix Aviation AcademyBaton Rouge, LAEast Baton Rouge Parish38397.4%(373)
9J F Shields High SchoolBeatrice, ALMonroe County17997.2%(174)
10CICS - Longwood CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,13797.2%(1,105)
11Benton Harbor Charter School AcademyBENTON HARBOR, MIBenton Harbor Charter School Academy41896.2%(402)
12Harvey Rice Elementary SchoolCleveland, OHCleveland Municipal42796.0%(410)
13Phoenix High SchoolBraithwaite, LAPlaquemines Parish20395.1%(193)
14NOVA Discipline AcademyOAK PARK, MIOak Park School District of the City of10894.4%(102)
15LEAD Academy Building BMontgomery, ALLEAD Academy39494.4%(372)
16Northdale Superintendent's AcademyBaton Rouge, LAEast Baton Rouge Parish15194.0%(142)
17BoltonCleveland, OHCleveland Municipal20093.5%(187)
18Franklin D. RooseveltCleveland, OHCleveland Municipal37193.3%(346)
19Universal Institute CSPhiladelphia, PAUniversal Institute CS59793.1%(556)
20Euclid Park Elementary SchoolCleveland, OHCleveland Municipal26692.9%(247)
21Mary B Martin SchoolCleveland, OHCleveland Municipal21992.2%(202)
22EBR Readiness Superintendent AcademyBaton Rouge, LAEast Baton Rouge Parish19392.2%(178)
23Travis Hill SchoolNew Orleans, LAOrleans Parish11791.5%(107)
24FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOLTALLAHASSEE, FLFAMU LAB SCH51991.1%(473)
25Genesis Innovation Academy for GirlsAtlanta, GAState Specialty Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy-Girl31889.6%(285)
26CapstoneWayne Co Juvenile Detention FacHAMTRAMCK, MICapstone Academy Charter School (SDA)12489.5%(111)
27Central Elementary/High SchoolTalbotton, GATalbot County36488.7%(323)
28VILLAGE ACADEMY ON THE ART & SARA JO KOBACKER CAMPUSDELRAY BEACH, FLPALM BEACH64887.8%(569)
29Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong LearningMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School District28687.8%(251)
30TEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMYAUSTIN, TXTEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY41387.4%(361)
31Sherrouse SchoolMonroe, LACity of Monroe School District10686.8%(92)
32BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYBROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL95186.5%(823)
33Autaugaville SchoolAutaugaville, ALAutauga County25585.1%(217)
34CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOLCANTON, MSCANTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST26284.7%
35Academic Recovery OmbudsmanShreveport, LACaddo Parish16884.5%(142)
36Genesis Innovation Academy for BoysAtlanta, GAState Specialty Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy-Boy30784.0%(258)
37ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL39583.8%(331)
38CYPRESS RUN ALTERNATIVE CENTERPOMPANO BEACH, FLBROWARD15083.3%(125)
39Roselawn Condon SchoolCincinnati, OHCincinnati Public Schools38382.5%(316)
40UNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL NYCBROOKLYN, NYUNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC51382.5%(423)
41Avon SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools17482.2%(143)
42East Iberville Elementary/High SchoolSt. Gabriel, LAIberville Parish72782.1%(597)
43STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLSSTRONG, ARSTRONG HUTTIG SCHOOL DISTRICT28482.0%(233)
44DeKalb Alternative SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County17181.9%
45Department of CorrectionsForsyth, GADepartment of Corrections12181.8%(99)
46Southside Alternative High SchoolMonroe, LAOffice of Juvenile Justice16581.8%(135)
47Clear Dot Charter SchoolColumbia, SCCharter Institute at Erskine47480.8%(383)
48Carver College and Career AcademyMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools40280.6%(324)
49River Terrace Education CampusWashington, DCDistrict of Columbia Public Schools12580.0%(100)
50Albert Bushnell HartCleveland, OHCleveland Municipal24979.9%(199)
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