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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in New Jersey

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in New Jersey, drawn from 1,517 qualifying public elementary schools. Burch Charter School of Excellence leads the list at 95.5%, against a median of 5.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,517
New Jersey
Top % Black
95.5%
Median % Black
5.9%
MOST BLACK · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of Excellence33595.5%(320)
2The Village Charter SchoolTRENTON, NJThe Village Charter School36194.2%(340)
3East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter School41493.0%(385)
4Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District29885.6%(255)
5Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District55485.6%(474)
6Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District60785.2%(517)
7Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District48184.4%(406)
8Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter School34384.3%(289)
9Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter School73084.1%(614)
10Wahlstrom Early Childhood AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District15783.4%(131)
11Dionne Warwick InstituteEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District37982.8%(314)
12Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48882.8%(404)
13Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter SchoolWillingboro, NJBenjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School35682.6%(294)
14Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District12982.2%
15Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District19881.8%(162)
16Whitney E. Houston AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District38581.6%(314)
17J. Garfield Jackson Sr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24780.6%(199)
18Althea Gibson AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District14479.9%(115)
19Gordon Parks AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26879.5%(213)
20Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District44379.2%(351)
21Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District44479.0%(351)
22Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District52578.5%(412)
23Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District41378.2%(323)
24Ecole Toussaint LouvertureEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26977.7%(209)
25Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District36376.9%(279)
26Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District50876.6%(389)
27Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter SchoolJersey City, NJDr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School38376.2%(292)
28Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48576.1%(369)
29Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District60575.0%(454)
30Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District39374.8%(294)
31Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42073.3%(308)
32Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District45573.0%(332)
33Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24572.7%(178)
34Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District32172.3%(232)
35University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District38472.1%(277)
36New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School37071.6%(265)
37Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter School14271.1%(101)
38Benjamin C Gregory Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School District31169.1%(215)
39Lawnside School DistrictLAWNSIDE, NJLawnside School District33368.8%(229)
40J.C.Stuart ECDCWillingboro, NJWillingboro Public School District36567.7%(247)
41Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District22567.1%(151)
42Garfield ECDCWillingboro, NJWillingboro Public School District29467.0%(197)
43Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood CenterCAMDEN, NJCamden City School District34966.8%(233)
44Hawthorne Park Elementary SchoolWILLINGBORO, NJWillingboro Public School District35466.7%(236)
45Dr Martin Luther King Jr School ComplexAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School District54466.5%(362)
46Fourteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District10465.4%(68)
47Henry B. Wilson Family SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School District37765.3%(246)
48Twin Hills Elementary SchoolWILLINGBORO, NJWillingboro Public School District33265.1%(216)
49John Fenwick AcademySALEM, NJSalem City School District38764.6%(250)
50Oakwood Avenue Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District27264.3%(175)
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