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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 1,516 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
1,516
New Jersey
Top % Black
95.5%
Median % Black
5.9%
MOST BLACK · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of Excellence33532095.5%
2The Village Charter SchoolTRENTON, NJThe Village Charter School36134094.2%
3East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter School41438593.0%
4Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District29825585.6%
5Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District55447485.6%
6Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District60751785.2%
7Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District48140684.4%
8Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter School34328984.3%
9Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter School73061484.1%
10Wahlstrom Early Childhood AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District15713183.4%
11Dionne Warwick InstituteEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District37931482.8%
12Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48840482.8%
13Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter SchoolWillingboro, NJBenjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School35629482.6%
14Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District12982.2%
15Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District19816281.8%
16Whitney E. Houston AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District38531481.6%
17J. Garfield Jackson Sr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24719980.6%
18Althea Gibson AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District14411579.9%
19Gordon Parks AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26821379.5%
20Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District44335179.2%
21Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District44435179.0%
22Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District52541278.5%
23Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District41332378.2%
24Ecole Toussaint LouvertureEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District26920977.7%
25Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District36327976.9%
26Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District50838976.6%
27Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter SchoolJersey City, NJDr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School38329276.2%
28Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District48536976.1%
29Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District60545475.0%
30Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District39329474.8%
31Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42030873.3%
32Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District45533273.0%
33Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District24517872.7%
34Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District32123272.3%
35University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District38427772.1%
36New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter School37026571.6%
37Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter School14210171.1%
38Benjamin C Gregory Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School District31121569.1%
39Lawnside School DistrictLAWNSIDE, NJLawnside School District33322968.8%
40J.C.Stuart ECDCWillingboro, NJWillingboro Public School District36524767.7%
41Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District22515167.1%
42Garfield ECDCWillingboro, NJWillingboro Public School District29419767.0%
43Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood CenterCAMDEN, NJCamden City School District34923366.8%
44Hawthorne Park Elementary SchoolWILLINGBORO, NJWillingboro Public School District35423666.7%
45Dr Martin Luther King Jr School ComplexAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School District54436266.5%
46Fourteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1046865.4%
47Henry B. Wilson Family SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School District37724665.3%
48Twin Hills Elementary SchoolWILLINGBORO, NJWillingboro Public School District33221665.1%
49John Fenwick AcademySALEM, NJSalem City School District38725064.6%
50Oakwood Avenue Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District27217564.3%
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