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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Union County, New Jersey, drawn from 31 qualifying public high schools. Hillside High School leads the list at 54.8%, against a median of 15.3% 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
31
Union County, New Jersey
Top % Black
54.8%
Median % Black
15.3%
MOST BLACK · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Hillside High SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District91149954.8%
2Abraham Clark High SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School District92642746.1%
3Union High SchoolUNION, NJTownship of Union School District2,4101,07844.7%
4Rahway High SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School District1,28645335.2%
5Linden High SchoolLinden, NJLinden Public School District1,93462432.3%
6Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced StudiesPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District35711231.4%
7The Barack Obama Green Charter SchoolPlainfield, NJThe Barack Obama Green Charter High School District3589225.7%
8Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public Schools84215518.4%
9John E. Dwyer Technology AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,34823517.4%
10Jonathan Dayton High SchoolSpringfield, NJSpringfield Public School District65411317.3%
11K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public Schools74012416.8%
12J. Christian Bollwage Finance AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public Schools4156916.6%
13Thomas Jefferson Arts AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,14419016.6%
14Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,27220215.9%
15Plainfield High SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District2,07732615.7%
16Academy For Performing ArtsSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School District2423715.3%
17Union County TechSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School District5027615.1%
18Academy For Allied Health SciencesSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School District3084013.0%
19Academy For Information TechnologySCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School District3073310.8%
20Alexander Hamilton Preparatory AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,015919.0%
21Roselle Park High SchoolROSELLE PARK, NJRoselle Park Public School District593508.4%
22Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell AcademyELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,2681068.4%
23Scotch Plains-Fanwood High SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School District1,5621278.1%
24Union County Magnet High SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School District297227.4%
25David Brearley Middle/High SchoolKenilworth, NJKenilworth School District774526.7%
26Summit High SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School District1,198544.5%
27Cranford High SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School District1,116322.9%
28Arthur L. Johnson High SchoolCLARK, NJClark Township Public School District785212.7%
29Westfield Senior High SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District1,776432.4%
30New Providence High SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School District644152.3%
31Governor Livingston High SchoolBERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJBerkeley Heights School District849151.8%
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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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