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

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Newark, New Jersey, drawn from 52 qualifying public elementary schools. Harriet Tubman Elementary School leads the list at 85.6%, against a median of 33.2% 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
52
Newark, New Jersey
Top % Black
85.6%
Median % Black
33.2%
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%
3Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter School34328984.3%
4Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter School73061484.1%
5Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48840482.8%
6Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District19816281.8%
7Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District44435179.0%
8Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District52541278.5%
9Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District50838976.6%
10Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48536976.1%
11Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42030873.3%
12Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District32123272.3%
13New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School37026571.6%
14Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter School14210171.1%
15Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District22515167.1%
16Fourteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1046865.4%
17South 17th Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District36822561.1%
18George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District73641856.8%
19Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District63535455.8%
20Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District70638354.3%
21Camden Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District68536052.5%
22Roseville Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRoseville Community Charter School28514651.2%
23Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District83337044.4%
24Early Childhood School - NorthNewark, NJNewark Public School District1,076—42.1%
25The Gray Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJGray Charter School31711235.3%
26Mt Vernon Place SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District90530733.9%
27Louise A. Spencer Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District77425132.4%
28Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRobert Treat Academy Charter School70222231.6%
29Nelson Mandela Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District2567127.7%
30McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District91724326.5%
31Sussex Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District54511521.1%
32Dr. William H. Horton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District69013719.9%
33LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School District81815418.8%
34Dr. E. Alma Flagg SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District57010618.6%
35Rafael Hernandez SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District71310715.0%
36Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District7479813.1%
37Franklin Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District7258211.3%
38Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District7428010.8%
39Ridge Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District593518.6%
40Hawkins Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District660538.0%
41Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District880708.0%
42SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School District516387.4%
43South Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District866526.0%
44First Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,084585.3%
45East Ward Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District854404.7%
46Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District842364.3%
47Ironbound Academy Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District325123.7%
48Maria Varisco Rogers Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJMaria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School572213.7%
49Oliver Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,034323.1%
50Wilson Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,006181.8%
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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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