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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Essex County, New Jersey, drawn from 40 qualifying public high schools. East Orange STEM Academy High School leads the list at 87.6%, against a median of 38.5% 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
40
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % Black
87.6%
Median % Black
38.5%
MOST BLACK · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District64687.6%(566)
2Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District70185.5%(599)
3Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59285.0%(503)
4West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District54180.6%(436)
5East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District1,79879.4%(1,427)
6University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42677.0%(328)
7Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School District15576.1%(118)
8Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District1,91369.6%(1,332)
9Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District39565.1%(257)
10Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School District41461.4%(254)
11Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District53159.1%(314)
12John F. Kennedy SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District14356.6%(81)
13STEM Innovation Academy of the OrangesSouth Orange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District18053.3%(96)
14Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,05152.7%(554)
15Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of Technology1,23051.6%(635)
16American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District38651.0%(197)
17Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District1,36848.3%(661)
18Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District61144.8%(274)
19Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59143.5%(257)
20Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of Technology60639.3%(238)
21West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools2,10637.8%(795)
22Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of Technology35337.7%(133)
23Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District96434.4%(332)
24Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School District27532.4%(89)
25Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School District1,98528.5%(566)
26Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District2,05522.9%(470)
27Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District1,92522.6%(434)
28Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School District37715.1%(57)
29Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District66213.3%(88)
30Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,89412.8%(243)
31Belleville High SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School District1,5908.4%(133)
32Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School District2,0814.8%(101)
33East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District2,0464.5%(93)
34Cedar Grove High SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School District4213.6%(15)
35Glen Ridge High SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School District7993.5%(28)
36Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School District1,2223.4%(42)
37Millburn High SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School District1,3803.0%(41)
38James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School District7492.4%(18)
39West Essex High SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School District1,0612.4%(25)
40Verona High SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School District5932.0%(12)
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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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