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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 1,420 qualifying public K-12 schools. Marengo High School leads the list at 99.1%, against a median of 2.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,420

the United States

Top % Black

99.1%

Median % Black

2.4%

MOST BLACK · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Marengo High School	Dixons Mills, AL	Marengo County	223	221	99.1%
2	Robert C Hatch High School	Uniontown, AL	Perry County	402	398	99.0%
3	Gibsland-Coleman High School	Gibsland, LA	Bienville Parish	139	137	98.6%
4	The School at Marygrove	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	606	597	98.5%
5	Southern University Lab School	Baton Rouge, LA	Southern University Lab School	478	468	97.9%
6	Amelia L Johnson High School	Thomaston, AL	Marengo County	142	139	97.9%
7	Francis Marion School	Marion, AL	Perry County	413	403	97.6%
8	Helix Aviation Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	383	373	97.4%
9	J F Shields High School	Beatrice, AL	Monroe County	179	174	97.2%
10	CICS - Longwood Campus	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,137	1,105	97.2%
11	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	418	402	96.2%
12	Harvey Rice Elementary School	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Municipal	427	410	96.0%
13	Phoenix High School	Braithwaite, LA	Plaquemines Parish	203	193	95.1%
14	NOVA Discipline Academy	OAK PARK, MI	Oak Park School District of the City of	108	102	94.4%
15	LEAD Academy Building B	Montgomery, AL	LEAD Academy	394	372	94.4%
16	Northdale Superintendent's Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	151	142	94.0%
17	Bolton	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Municipal	200	187	93.5%
18	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Municipal	371	346	93.3%
19	Universal Institute CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Institute CS	597	556	93.1%
20	Euclid Park Elementary School	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Municipal	266	247	92.9%
21	Mary B Martin School	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Municipal	219	202	92.2%
22	EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	193	178	92.2%
23	Travis Hill School	New Orleans, LA	Orleans Parish	117	107	91.5%
24	FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL	TALLAHASSEE, FL	FAMU LAB SCH	519	473	91.1%
25	Genesis Innovation Academy for Girls	Atlanta, GA	State Specialty Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy-Girl	318	285	89.6%
26	CapstoneWayne Co Juvenile Detention Fac	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Capstone Academy Charter School (SDA)	124	111	89.5%
27	Central Elementary/High School	Talbotton, GA	Talbot County	364	323	88.7%
28	VILLAGE ACADEMY ON THE ART & SARA JO KOBACKER CAMPUS	DELRAY BEACH, FL	PALM BEACH	648	569	87.8%
29	Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	286	251	87.8%
30	TEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY	AUSTIN, TX	TEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY	413	361	87.4%
31	Sherrouse School	Monroe, LA	City of Monroe School District	106	92	86.8%
32	BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL	951	823	86.5%
33	Autaugaville School	Autaugaville, AL	Autauga County	255	217	85.1%
34	CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL	CANTON, MS	CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST	262	—	84.7%
35	Genesis Innovation Academy for Boys	Atlanta, GA	State Specialty Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy-Boy	307	258	84.0%
36	ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL	ROCHESTER, NY	ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL	395	331	83.8%
37	CYPRESS RUN ALTERNATIVE CENTER	POMPANO BEACH, FL	BROWARD	150	125	83.3%
38	Roselawn Condon School	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati Public Schools	383	316	82.5%
39	UNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC	BROOKLYN, NY	UNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC	513	423	82.5%
40	Avon School	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	174	143	82.2%
41	East Iberville Elementary/High School	St. Gabriel, LA	Iberville Parish	727	597	82.1%
42	STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLS	STRONG, AR	STRONG HUTTIG SCHOOL DISTRICT	284	233	82.0%
43	DeKalb Alternative School	Stone Mountain, GA	DeKalb County	171	—	81.9%
44	Department of Corrections	Forsyth, GA	Department of Corrections	121	99	81.8%
45	Southside Alternative High School	Monroe, LA	Office of Juvenile Justice	165	135	81.8%
46	Clear Dot Charter School	Columbia, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	474	383	80.8%
47	Carver College and Career Academy	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	402	324	80.6%
48	River Terrace Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	125	100	80.0%
49	Albert Bushnell Hart	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Municipal	249	199	79.9%
50	UNCOMMON EXCELLENCE BOYS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC	BROOKLYN, NY	UNCOMMON EXCELLENCE BOYS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC	415	328	79.0%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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