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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Essex County, New Jersey · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Essex County, New Jersey. Back to page 1.

MOST BLACK · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
51	Oakwood Avenue Community School	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	272	64.3%(175)
52	University Middle School	IRVINGTON, NJ	Irvington Public School District	719	61.6%(443)
53	Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	414	61.4%(254)
54	South 17th Street School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	368	61.1%(225)
55	Madison Avenue	IRVINGTON, NJ	Irvington Public School District	524	60.3%(316)
56	Malcolm X Shabazz High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	531	59.1%(314)
57	Berkeley Terrace Elementary School	IRVINGTON, NJ	Irvington Public School District	464	56.9%(264)
58	George Washington Carver Elementary School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	736	56.8%(418)
59	John F. Kennedy School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	143	56.6%(81)
60	Peshine Avenue School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	635	55.8%(354)
61	Quitman Street School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	706	54.3%(383)
62	STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	South Orange, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	180	53.3%(96)
63	NJ Regional Day School - Newark	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	123	52.9%(65)
64	Park Avenue Elementary School	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	423	52.7%(223)
65	Central High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	1,051	52.7%(554)
66	Camden Street Elementary School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	685	52.5%(360)
67	Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology	NEWARK, NJ	Essex County Schools of Technology	1,230	51.6%(635)
68	Roseville Community Charter School	NEWARK, NJ	Roseville Community Charter School	285	51.2%(146)
69	American History High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	386	51.0%(197)
70	Cleveland Street Elementary School	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	255	49.8%(127)
71	Orange High School	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	1,368	48.3%(661)
72	Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	397	47.1%(187)
73	Forest Street Community Elementary School	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	384	45.6%(175)
74	Arts High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	611	44.8%(274)
75	Thirteenth Avenue School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	833	44.4%(370)
76	Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	728	44.4%(323)
77	Newark Vocational High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	591	43.5%(257)
78	Orange Early Childhood Center	Orange, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	195	42.6%(83)
79	Early Childhood School - North	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	1,076	42.1%
80	Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	612	40.7%(249)
81	Liberty Middle School	WEST ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	559	39.9%(223)
82	Essex County Newark Tech	Newark, NJ	Essex County Schools of Technology	606	39.3%(238)
83	West Orange High School	WEST ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	2,106	37.8%(795)
84	Essex County West Caldwell Tech	West Caldwell, NJ	Essex County Schools of Technology	353	37.7%(133)
85	Florence Avenue Elementary School	IRVINGTON, NJ	Irvington Public School District	694	35.5%(246)
86	The Gray Charter School	NEWARK, NJ	Gray Charter School	317	35.3%(112)
87	Roosevelt Middle School	W ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	457	35.0%(160)
88	Science Park High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	964	34.4%(332)
89	Kelly Elementary School	W ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	451	34.4%(155)
90	Mt Vernon Place School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	905	33.9%(307)
91	Redwood Elementary School	W ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	446	33.4%(149)
92	Louise A. Spencer Elementary School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	774	32.4%(251)
93	Newark School of Fashion & Design	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	275	32.4%(89)
94	Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	South Orange-Maplewood School District	423	31.9%(135)
95	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	NEWARK, NJ	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	702	31.6%(222)
96	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	WEST ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	349	31.5%(110)
97	St. Cloud Elementary School	W ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	436	31.4%(137)
98	Rosa Parks Community School	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	593	30.0%(178)
99	Washington Elementary School	W ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	414	29.7%(123)
100	Edison Middle School	W ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	477	28.7%(137)

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