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

Across Union County, New Jersey, 162 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Franklin Elementary leads the list at 64.2%, against a median of 11.6% 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

162

Union County, New Jersey

Top % Black

64.2%

Median % Black

11.6%

MOST BLACK · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Franklin Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	453	291	64.2%
2	Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	323	178	55.1%
3	Deanna G. Taylor Academy	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	202	111	55.0%
4	Hillside High School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	911	499	54.8%
5	Frederic W. Cook Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	198	107	54.0%
6	Burnet Middle School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	970	484	49.9%
7	Number 5	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	319	155	48.6%
8	Ola Edwards Community School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	391	188	48.1%
9	Grover Cleveland Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	453	213	47.0%
10	Grace Wilday Junior High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	482	225	46.7%
11	Abraham Clark High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	926	427	46.1%
12	Washington Elementary School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	397	183	46.1%
13	Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	625	287	45.9%
14	Dr. Charles C. Polk School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	315	142	45.1%
15	Union High School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	2,410	1,078	44.7%
16	Kindergarten Success Academy	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	217	94	43.3%
17	Jefferson Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	564	243	43.1%
18	Leonard V Moore Middle School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	485	204	42.1%
19	Hannah Caldwell Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	812	329	40.5%
20	Number 4	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	447	181	40.5%
21	Hurden Looker Elementary School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	408	164	40.2%
22	Winfield Scott School No. 2	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	630	227	36.0%
23	Rahway High School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	1,286	453	35.2%
24	Kawameeh Middle School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	729	251	34.4%
25	Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	710	241	33.9%
26	Connecticut Farms Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	430	142	33.0%
27	Linden High School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	1,934	624	32.3%
28	Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	701	226	32.2%
29	Battle Hill Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	414	131	31.6%
30	Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	357	112	31.4%
31	Livingston Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	485	152	31.3%
32	George Washington Academy School No. 1	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	595	186	31.3%
33	Cedarbrook Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	671	188	28.0%
34	Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	667	186	27.9%
35	Number 1	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	454	126	27.8%
36	Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	711	197	27.7%
37	Roosevelt Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	608	168	27.6%
38	Number 9	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	311	83	26.7%
39	Franklin Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	658	173	26.3%
40	The Barack Obama Green Charter School	Plainfield, NJ	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	358	92	25.7%
41	iPrep Academy School No 8	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	397	101	25.4%
42	Emerson Community School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	414	105	25.4%
43	Harrison Elementary School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	325	80	24.6%
44	Washington Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	578	141	24.4%
45	Madison Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	384	93	24.2%
46	John Marshal School No. 20	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	452	109	24.1%
47	Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	767	179	23.3%
48	Number 2	LINDEN, NJ	Linden Public School District	602	128	21.3%
49	Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	392	78	19.9%
50	Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	1,001	194	19.4%

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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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