The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
allk12 · Rankings · Most Black · New Jersey · Essex County

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

Across Essex County, New Jersey, 224 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 22.9% 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
224
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % Black
95.5%
Median % Black
22.9%
MOST BLACK · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of Excellence33595.5%(320)
2Pride Academy Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJPride Academy Charter School District30093.7%(281)
3East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter School41493.0%(385)
4East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District64687.6%(566)
5Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District29885.6%(255)
6Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District55485.6%(474)
7Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District70185.5%(599)
8Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District60785.2%(517)
9Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59285.0%(503)
10Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District48184.4%(406)
11Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter School34384.3%(289)
12Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter School73084.1%(614)
13Wahlstrom Early Childhood AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District15783.4%(131)
14Dionne Warwick InstituteEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District37982.8%(314)
15Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48882.8%(404)
16Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District12982.2%
17Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District19881.8%(162)
18Whitney E. Houston AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District38581.6%(314)
19West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District54180.6%(436)
20J. Garfield Jackson Sr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24780.6%(199)
21Althea Gibson AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District14479.9%(115)
22Gordon Parks AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26879.5%(213)
23East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District1,79879.4%(1,427)
24Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District44379.2%(351)
25Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District44479.0%(351)
26Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District52578.5%(412)
27Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District41378.2%(323)
28Ecole Toussaint LouvertureEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26977.7%(209)
29University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42677.0%(328)
30Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District36376.9%(279)
31Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District50876.6%(389)
32Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School District15576.1%(118)
33Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48576.1%(369)
34Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District60575.0%(454)
35Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District39374.8%(294)
36Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26473.5%(194)
37Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42073.3%(308)
38Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District45573.0%(332)
39Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24572.7%(178)
40Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District32172.3%(232)
41University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District38472.1%(277)
42Patrick F. Healy Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District32271.7%(231)
43New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School37071.6%(265)
44Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter School14271.1%(101)
45John L. Costley Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District33470.4%(235)
46Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District1,91369.6%(1,332)
47Union Avenue Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District73567.3%(495)
48Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District22567.1%(151)
49Fourteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District10465.4%(68)
50Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District39565.1%(257)
Page 1 of 5 · top 224 of 224 ranked. NCES + state assessment data, 2024-25.↓ Download full CSV

All schools in Essex County

Most Black rankings at a wider scope

All New JerseyNationwide

Other rankings for Essex County, New Jersey

LargestMost diverseLowest ratioHighest proficiencyFastest growingHighest povertyLowest povertyHighest ratioFastest decliningLowest proficiencyMost HispanicMost WhiteMost Asian

All ranking categories →

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.

DATA NOTICE

allk12 is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by NCES, the US Census Bureau, any state education agency or assessment program, or any other government agency. Source data is compiled from public records and provided "as is," without warranty of accuracy or completeness. You rely on it, and any analysis derived from it, at your own risk. See the full disclaimer.