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

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Bergen County, New Jersey, drawn from 168 qualifying public elementary schools. John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School leads the list at 32.7%, against a median of 2.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
168
Bergen County, New Jersey
Top % Black
32.7%
Median % Black
2.7%
MOST BLACK · BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary SchoolTEANECK, NJTeaneck School District36132.7%(118)
2Englewood on the Palisades Charter SchoolENGLEWOOD, NJEnglewood on the Palisades Charter School30631.7%(97)
3Teaneck Community Charter schoolTEANECK, NJTeaneck Community Charter School37729.7%(112)
4Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary SchoolTEANECK, NJTeaneck School District33427.8%(93)
5James Russell Lowell Elementary SchoolTEANECK, NJTeaneck School District32026.9%(86)
6Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary SchoolTEANECK, NJTeaneck School District11526.1%(30)
7William Cullen Bryant SchoolTEANECK, NJTeaneck School District28323.7%(67)
8Dr. John Grieco Elementary SchoolEnglewood, NJEnglewood Public School District49921.0%(105)
9FairmountHACKENSACK, NJHackensack School District62120.1%(125)
10Nellie K. ParkerHACKENSACK, NJHackensack School District58918.0%(106)
11Gilbert Avenue SchoolELMWOOD PARK, NJElmwood Park School District45616.7%(76)
12Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood CenterENGLEWOOD, NJEnglewood Public School District43416.4%(71)
13Fanny Meyer HillersHACKENSACK, NJHackensack School District51615.3%(79)
14Roosevelt School #7GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School District28214.5%(41)
15Sixteenth Avenue SchoolELMWOOD PARK, NJElmwood Park School District41011.9%(49)
16Franklin Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJBergenfield Borough School District35211.1%(39)
17James Madison School #10GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School District28010.4%(29)
18Alpine Elementary SchoolALPINE, NJAlpine Public School District14610.3%(15)
19Berkley Street SchoolNEW MILFORD, NJNew Milford Public School District4159.9%(41)
20Hoover Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJBergenfield Borough School District2619.6%(25)
21Columbus SchoolLYNDHURST, NJLyndhurst Public School District1028.8%(9)
22Lillian M. SteenBOGOTA, NJBogota Public School District3478.4%(29)
23Lincoln Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJBergenfield Borough School District4438.1%(36)
24Hilltop SchoolLODI, NJLodi School District3378.0%(27)
25Jefferson Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJBergenfield Borough School District2917.6%(22)
26Lincoln Elementary SchoolDUMONT, NJDumont Public School District1727.6%(13)
27Columbus SchoolLODI, NJLodi School District2657.5%(20)
28Abraham Lincoln School #6GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School District3857.3%(28)
29E. Roy BixbyBOGOTA, NJBogota Public School District3147.0%(22)
30Roosevelt SchoolLODI, NJLodi School District1486.8%(10)
31Catherine E. Doyle Elementary SchoolWOOD RIDGE, NJWood-Ridge School District4796.7%(32)
32School No. 3FORT LEE, NJFort Lee School District3306.4%(21)
33Washington Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJBergenfield Borough School District2536.3%(16)
34Maywood CampusMAYWOOD, NJSouth Bergen Jointure Commission School District2066.3%(13)
35Gantner Avenue SchoolELMWOOD PARK, NJElmwood Park School District3396.2%(21)
36Washington SchoolLYNDHURST, NJLyndhurst Public School District1626.2%(10)
37Washington Irving School #4GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School District4416.1%(27)
38Jackson AvenueHACKENSACK, NJHackensack School District4385.9%(26)
39Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary SchoolNEW MILFORD, NJNew Milford Public School District4765.9%(28)
40Memorial SchoolSOUTH HACKENSACK, NJSouth Hackensack School District2225.9%(13)
41Washington SchoolLODI, NJLodi School District3585.6%(20)
42Shaler AcademyRIDGEFIELD, NJRidgefield School District1795.6%(10)
43Thomas Jefferson School #9Garfield, NJGarfield Public School District3685.4%(20)
44Lincoln Elementary SchoolRIDGEFIELD PARK, NJRidgefield Park Public School District3465.2%(18)
45Christopher Columbus School #8GARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School District3665.2%(19)
46Memorial Elementary SchoolPARAMUS, NJParamus Public School District2895.2%(15)
47Lincoln SchoolEast Rutherford, NJEast Rutherford School District1785.1%(9)
48Memorial SchoolMAYWOOD, NJMaywood School District4155.1%(21)
49School No. 2FORT LEE, NJFort Lee School District3625.0%(18)
50Franklin SchoolSADDLE BROOK, NJSaddle Brook School District3284.9%(16)
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