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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
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of Excellence33595.5%(320)
2The Village Charter SchoolTRENTON, NJThe Village Charter School36194.2%(340)
3Pride Academy Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJPride Academy Charter School District30093.7%(281)
4East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter School41493.0%(385)
5East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District64687.6%(566)
6Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District29885.6%(255)
7Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District55485.6%(474)
8Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District70185.5%(599)
9Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District60785.2%(517)
10Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59285.0%(503)
11Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District48184.4%(406)
12Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter School34384.3%(289)
13Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter School73084.1%(614)
14Wahlstrom Early Childhood AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District15783.4%(131)
15Dionne Warwick InstituteEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District37982.8%(314)
16Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48882.8%(404)
17Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter SchoolWillingboro, NJBenjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School35682.6%(294)
18Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District12982.2%
19Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District19881.8%(162)
20Whitney E. Houston AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District38581.6%(314)
21West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District54180.6%(436)
22J. Garfield Jackson Sr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24780.6%(199)
23Althea Gibson AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District14479.9%(115)
24Gordon Parks AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26879.5%(213)
25East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District1,79879.4%(1,427)
26Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District44379.2%(351)
27Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District44479.0%(351)
28Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District52578.5%(412)
29Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District41378.2%(323)
30Ecole Toussaint LouvertureEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26977.7%(209)
31University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42677.0%(328)
32Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District36376.9%(279)
33Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District50876.6%(389)
34Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter SchoolJersey City, NJDr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School38376.2%(292)
35Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School District15576.1%(118)
36Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48576.1%(369)
37Willingboro High SchoolWILLINGBORO, NJWillingboro Public School District84575.6%(639)
38Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District60575.0%(454)
39Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District39374.8%(294)
40Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26473.5%(194)
41Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42073.3%(308)
42Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District45573.0%(332)
43Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24572.7%(178)
44Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District32172.3%(232)
45University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District38472.1%(277)
46Patrick F. Healy Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District32271.7%(231)
47New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School37071.6%(265)
48Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter School14271.1%(101)
49John L. Costley Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District33470.4%(235)
50Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District1,91369.6%(1,332)
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