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

49 public schools in Jersey City, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School leads the list at 76.2%, against a median of 19.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Jersey City, New Jersey

Top % Black

76.2%

Median % Black

19.3%

MOST BLACK · JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	383	292	76.2%
2	Ollie Culbreth Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	335	215	64.2%
3	Jersey City Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Community Charter School	561	347	61.9%
4	Henry Snyder High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	729	444	60.9%
5	Martin Center for the Arts	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	359	217	60.5%
6	University Academy Charter High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	University Academy Charter High School	429	259	60.4%
7	Gladys Nunery School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	251	150	59.8%
8	Whitney M. Young Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	623	360	57.8%
9	President Barack Obama Elementary School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	425	238	56.0%
10	Lincoln High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	767	428	55.8%
11	Ezra L. Nolan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	250	135	54.0%
12	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	607	284	46.8%
13	Chaplain Charles Watters School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	586	245	41.8%
14	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Empowerment Academy Charter School	1,272	501	39.4%
15	Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	613	225	36.7%
16	Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	320	105	32.8%
17	James F. Murray School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	642	192	29.9%
18	Innovation High School	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	301	85	28.2%
19	Alexander D. Sullivan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	638	167	26.2%
20	Soaring Heights Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Soaring Heights Charter School	272	70	25.7%
21	Dr. Paul Rafalides School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	318	73	23.0%
22	James J Ferris High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	1,364	289	21.2%
23	Frank R Conwell School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	605	121	20.0%
24	Middle School # 4	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	755	146	19.3%
25	Joseph H. Brensinger School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	926	179	19.3%
26	Rafael Cordero y Molina	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	794	151	19.0%
27	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	662	124	18.7%
28	Mahatma K. Gandhi School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	821	150	18.3%
29	Liberty High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	193	34	17.6%
30	Julia A. Barnes School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	433	73	16.9%
31	William L Dickinson High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	1,786	296	16.6%
32	Learning Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	The Learning Community Charter School	634	103	16.3%
33	Dr Ronald McNair High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	716	100	14.0%
34	Academy I	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	415	55	13.3%
35	Explore Middle School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	163	21	12.9%
36	The Ethical Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	357	42	11.8%
37	Dr. Michael Conti School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	651	76	11.7%
38	Jotham W. Wakeman School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	617	64	10.4%
39	Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	539	53	9.8%
40	Infinity Institute	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	265	22	8.3%
41	Martin Luther King Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	752	61	8.1%
42	Franklin L. Williams School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	906	65	7.2%
43	Alfred Zampella School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	629	34	5.4%
44	Charles E. Trefurt School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	668	36	5.4%
45	Jersey City Global Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Global Charter School	423	22	5.2%
46	Cornelia F. Bradford School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	1,082	55	5.1%
47	County Prep High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	892	45	5.0%
48	Christa McAuliffe School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	906	33	3.6%
49	Nicolaus Copernicus School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	497	18	3.6%

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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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