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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
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of Excellence33532095.5%
2East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter School41438593.0%
3Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District29825585.6%
4Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District55447485.6%
5Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District60751785.2%
6Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District48140684.4%
7Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter School34328984.3%
8Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter School73061484.1%
9Wahlstrom Early Childhood AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District15713183.4%
10Dionne Warwick InstituteEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District37931482.8%
11Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48840482.8%
12Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District12982.2%
13Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District19816281.8%
14Whitney E. Houston AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District38531481.6%
15J. Garfield Jackson Sr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24719980.6%
16Althea Gibson AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District14411579.9%
17Gordon Parks AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26821379.5%
18Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District44335179.2%
19Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District44435179.0%
20Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District52541278.5%
21Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District41332378.2%
22Ecole Toussaint LouvertureEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26920977.7%
23Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District36327976.9%
24Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District50838976.6%
25Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48536976.1%
26Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District60545475.0%
27Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District39329474.8%
28Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42030873.3%
29Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District45533273.0%
30Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24517872.7%
31Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District32123272.3%
32University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District38427772.1%
33New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School37026571.6%
34Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter School14210171.1%
35Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District22515167.1%
36Fourteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1046865.4%
37Oakwood Avenue Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District27217564.3%
38South 17th Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District36822561.1%
39Madison AvenueIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District52431660.3%
40Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District46426456.9%
41George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District73641856.8%
42Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District63535455.8%
43Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District70638354.3%
44Park Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District42322352.7%
45Camden Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District68536052.5%
46Roseville Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRoseville Community Charter School28514651.2%
47Cleveland Street Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District25512749.8%
48Forest Street Community Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District38417545.6%
49Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District83337044.4%
50Lincoln Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District72832344.4%
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