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

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Essex County, New Jersey, drawn from 155 qualifying public elementary schools. Burch Charter School of Excellence leads the list at 95.5%, against a median of 18.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
155
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % Black
95.5%
Median % Black
18.8%
MOST BLACK · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of Excellence33595.5%(320)
2East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter School41493.0%(385)
3Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District29885.6%(255)
4Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District55485.6%(474)
5Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District60785.2%(517)
6Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District48184.4%(406)
7Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter School34384.3%(289)
8Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter School73084.1%(614)
9Wahlstrom Early Childhood AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District15783.4%(131)
10Dionne Warwick InstituteEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District37982.8%(314)
11Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48882.8%(404)
12Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District12982.2%
13Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District19881.8%(162)
14Whitney E. Houston AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District38581.6%(314)
15J. Garfield Jackson Sr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24780.6%(199)
16Althea Gibson AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District14479.9%(115)
17Gordon Parks AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26879.5%(213)
18Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District44379.2%(351)
19Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District44479.0%(351)
20Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District52578.5%(412)
21Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District41378.2%(323)
22Ecole Toussaint LouvertureEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26977.7%(209)
23Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District36376.9%(279)
24Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District50876.6%(389)
25Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48576.1%(369)
26Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District60575.0%(454)
27Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District39374.8%(294)
28Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42073.3%(308)
29Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District45573.0%(332)
30Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24572.7%(178)
31Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District32172.3%(232)
32University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District38472.1%(277)
33New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School37071.6%(265)
34Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter School14271.1%(101)
35Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District22567.1%(151)
36Fourteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District10465.4%(68)
37Oakwood Avenue Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District27264.3%(175)
38South 17th Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District36861.1%(225)
39Madison AvenueIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District52460.3%(316)
40Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District46456.9%(264)
41George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District73656.8%(418)
42Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District63555.8%(354)
43Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District70654.3%(383)
44Park Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District42352.7%(223)
45Camden Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District68552.5%(360)
46Roseville Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRoseville Community Charter School28551.2%(146)
47Cleveland Street Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District25549.8%(127)
48Forest Street Community Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District38445.6%(175)
49Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District83344.4%(370)
50Lincoln Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District72844.4%(323)
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