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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in the United States · page 5

Ranks 201–250 of the public schools with the highest share of Black students in the United States. Back to page 1.

MOST BLACK · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
201John Adams College & Career AcademyCleveland, OHCleveland Municipal43793.6%(409)
202Mattie T Blount High SchoolEight Mile, ALMobile County1,05893.6%(990)
203Burke HighCharleston, SCCharleston 0134293.6%(320)
204DERMOTT HIGH SCHOOLDERMOTT, ARDERMOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT13993.5%(130)
205Delhi High SchoolDelhi, LARichland Parish13993.5%(130)
206Orangeburg High School for Health ProfessionsOrangeburg, SCLimestone Charters Association49293.5%(460)
207Washington/Marion Magnet High SchoolLake Charles, LACalcasieu Parish59793.5%(558)
208Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic ExcellenceNew Orleans, LASophie B Wright Institute of Academic Excellence53493.5%(499)
209Dohn CommunityCincinnati, OHDohn Community1,67593.4%
210Westlake High SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton County2,05693.4%(1,920)
211KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOLHELENA, ARKIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS18193.4%(169)
212Ron Brown College Preparatory HSWashington, DCDistrict of Columbia Public Schools19693.4%(183)
213Monroe High SchoolAlbany, GADougherty County1,18993.4%(1,110)
214Horizon Science Academy Dayton High SchoolDayton, OHHorizon Science Academy Dayton High School30093.3%(280)
215Detroit School of ArtsDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community District52393.3%(488)
216Fairley High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools46393.3%(432)
217Aberdeen High SchoolAberdeen, MSAberdeen School District31293.3%(291)
218Terry High SchoolTerry, MSHinds County School District1,12793.3%(1,051)
219Urban Pathways 6-12 CSPittsburgh, PAUrban Pathways 6-12 CS32593.2%(303)
220Flex High School ClevelandRichmond Heights, OHFlex High School Cleveland13293.2%(123)
221HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMYKANSAS CITY, MOHOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY31893.1%(296)
222Northeast High SchoolMacon, GABibb County79493.1%(739)
223Hillcrest High SchoolMemphis, TNAchievement School District47693.1%(443)
224Frederick A. Douglass High SchoolNew Orleans, LAFrederick A. Douglass High School65893.0%(612)
225Manassas HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools36993.0%(343)
226West Tallahatchie High SchoolWEBB, MSWest Tallahatchie School District29792.9%(276)
227B.E.S.T AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools26892.9%(249)
228Imhotep Institute CHSPhiladelphia, PAImhotep Institute CHS60392.9%(560)
229Trezevant HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools88392.9%(820)
230Invictus High SchoolCleveland, OHInvictus High School33392.8%(309)
231Fulton Leadership AcademyEast Point, GAState Specialty Schools II- Fulton Leadership Academy16692.8%
232Kemper County High SchoolDeKalb, MSKemper County School District30492.8%(282)
233C. A. Johnson HighColumbia, SCRichland 0134492.7%(319)
234Achievement Academy at Harbor City HighBaltimore, MDBaltimore City Public Schools31492.7%(291)
235Diann BanksWilliamson Educational CenterDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community District10992.7%(101)
236The SEED PCS of Washington DCWashington, DCSEED PCS24592.7%(227)
237Fenger Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931292.6%(289)
238Greenwood High School/VotechGreenwood, MSGreenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District63392.6%(586)
239WINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOLJACKSON, MSJACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT59092.5%
240Renaissance AcademyBaltimore, MDBaltimore City Public Schools24192.5%(223)
241Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CSPhiladelphia, PABoys' Latin of Philadelphia CS74792.5%(691)
242Southfield High School for the Arts and TechnologySOUTHFIELD, MISouthfield Public School District1,04992.5%(970)
243Allendale-Fairfax HighFairfax, SCAllendale 0125292.5%(233)
244Martin Luther King Preparatory High SchoolMemphis, TNAchievement School District49192.5%
245Langston Hughes High SchoolFairburn, GAFulton County1,89192.4%(1,748)
246Donaldsonville High SchoolDonaldsonville, LAAscension Parish39692.4%(366)
247Newton High SchoolNewton, MSNEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT23792.4%(219)
248Meridian High SchoolMeridian, MSMeridian Public Schools1,25392.3%(1,157)
249NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School District10492.3%(96)
250Anacostia HSWashington, DCDistrict of Columbia Public Schools24692.3%(227)
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