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

73 public schools in Newark, 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. Harriet Tubman Elementary School leads the list at 85.6%, against a median of 43.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
73
Newark, New Jersey
Top % Black
85.6%
Median % Black
43.5%
MOST BLACK · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District29825585.6%
2Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District60751785.2%
3Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59250385.0%
4Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter School34328984.3%
5Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter School73061484.1%
6Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48840482.8%
7Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District19816281.8%
8West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District54143680.6%
9Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District44435179.0%
10Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District52541278.5%
11University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42632877.0%
12Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District50838976.6%
13Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School District15511876.1%
14Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48536976.1%
15Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42030873.3%
16Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District32123272.3%
17New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School37026571.6%
18Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter School14210171.1%
19Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District22515167.1%
20Fourteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1046865.4%
21Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District39525765.1%
22Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School District41425461.4%
23South 17th Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District36822561.1%
24Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District53131459.1%
25George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District73641856.8%
26John F. Kennedy SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1438156.6%
27Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District63535455.8%
28Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District70638354.3%
29NJ Regional Day School - NewarkNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1236552.9%
30Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,05155452.7%
31Camden Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District68536052.5%
32Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of Technology1,23063551.6%
33Roseville Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRoseville Community Charter School28514651.2%
34American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District38619751.0%
35Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District61127444.8%
36Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District83337044.4%
37Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59125743.5%
38Early Childhood School - NorthNewark, NJNewark Public School District1,076—42.1%
39Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of Technology60623839.3%
40The Gray Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJGray Charter School31711235.3%
41Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District96433234.4%
42Mt Vernon Place SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District90530733.9%
43Louise A. Spencer Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District77425132.4%
44Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School District2758932.4%
45Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRobert Treat Academy Charter School70222231.6%
46Nelson Mandela Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District2567127.7%
47McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District91724326.5%
48Sussex Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District54511521.1%
49Dr. William H. Horton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District69013719.9%
50LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School District81815418.8%
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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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