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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in New Jersey

Across New Jersey, 2,379 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Burch Charter School of Excellence leads the list at 95.5%, against a median of 6.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
2,379
New Jersey
Top % Black
95.5%
Median % Black
6.2%
MOST BLACK · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of Excellence33532095.5%
2The Village Charter SchoolTRENTON, NJThe Village Charter School36134094.2%
3Pride Academy Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJPride Academy Charter School District30028193.7%
4East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter School41438593.0%
5East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District64656687.6%
6Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District29825585.6%
7Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District55447485.6%
8Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District70159985.5%
9Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District60751785.2%
10Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59250385.0%
11Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District48140684.4%
12Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter School34328984.3%
13Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter School73061484.1%
14Wahlstrom Early Childhood AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District15713183.4%
15Dionne Warwick InstituteEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District37931482.8%
16Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48840482.8%
17Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter SchoolWillingboro, NJBenjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School35629482.6%
18Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District12982.2%
19Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District19816281.8%
20Whitney E. Houston AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District38531481.6%
21West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District54143680.6%
22J. Garfield Jackson Sr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24719980.6%
23Althea Gibson AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District14411579.9%
24Gordon Parks AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26821379.5%
25East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District1,7981,42779.4%
26Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District44335179.2%
27Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District44435179.0%
28Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District52541278.5%
29Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District41332378.2%
30Ecole Toussaint LouvertureEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26920977.7%
31University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42632877.0%
32Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District36327976.9%
33Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District50838976.6%
34Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter SchoolJersey City, NJDr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School38329276.2%
35Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School District15511876.1%
36Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48536976.1%
37Willingboro High SchoolWILLINGBORO, NJWillingboro Public School District84563975.6%
38Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District60545475.0%
39Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District39329474.8%
40Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26419473.5%
41Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42030873.3%
42Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District45533273.0%
43Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24517872.7%
44Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District32123272.3%
45University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District38427772.1%
46Patrick F. Healy Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District32223171.7%
47New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School37026571.6%
48Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter School14210171.1%
49John L. Costley Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District33423570.4%
50Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District1,9131,33269.6%
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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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