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

Across Essex County, New Jersey, 28 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Pride Academy Charter School leads the list at 93.7%, against a median of 20.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
28
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % Black
93.7%
Median % Black
20.5%
MOST BLACK · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Pride Academy Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJPride Academy Charter School District30028193.7%
2Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26419473.5%
3Patrick F. Healy Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District32223171.7%
4John L. Costley Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District33423570.4%
5Union Avenue Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District73549567.3%
6University Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District71944361.6%
7Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District39718747.1%
8Liberty Middle SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools55922339.9%
9Roosevelt Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools45716035.0%
10Rosa Parks Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District59317830.0%
11Edison Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools47713728.7%
12Bloomfield Middle SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District94421823.1%
13Maplewood Middle SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School District76217422.8%
14Glenfield Middle SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District51210620.7%
15South Orange Middle SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School District75215220.2%
16Renaissance Middle School at the Rand BuildingMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District2033617.7%
17Buzz Aldrin Middle SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District6189014.6%
18Belleville Middle SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School District685537.7%
19Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School District530326.0%
20Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School District994484.8%
21John H. Walker Middle SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School District637203.1%
22West Essex Middle SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School District558162.9%
23Millburn Middle SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School District1,106312.8%
24Memorial Middle SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School District468122.6%
25Grover Cleveland Middle SchoolCALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School District610142.3%
26Washington SchoolMillburn, NJMillburn Township School District36371.9%
27Henry B. Whitehorne Middle SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School District702131.9%
28Gould/Mountain Elementary SchoolN CALDWELL, NJNorth Caldwell School District27951.8%
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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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