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

Across New Jersey, 413 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. East Orange STEM Academy High School leads the list at 87.6%, against a median of 7.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
413
New Jersey
Top % Black
87.6%
Median % Black
7.9%
MOST BLACK · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District64687.6%(566)
2Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District70185.5%(599)
3LEAD Charter SchoolNewark, NJLEAD Charter School33385.3%(284)
4Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59285.0%(503)
5West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District54180.6%(436)
6East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District1,79879.4%(1,427)
7University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42677.0%(328)
8Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School District15576.1%(118)
9Willingboro High SchoolWILLINGBORO, NJWillingboro Public School District84575.6%(639)
10Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District1,91369.6%(1,332)
11Camden Big Picture Learning AcademyCAMDEN, NJCamden City School District15067.3%(101)
12Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter SchoolEwing, NJTrenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School56265.7%(369)
13Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District39565.1%(257)
14Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School District41461.4%(254)
15Henry Snyder High SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public Schools72960.9%(444)
16Winslow Township High SchoolATCO, NJWinslow Township School District1,29960.4%(785)
17University Academy Charter High SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJUniversity Academy Charter High School42960.4%(259)
18Salem High SchoolSALEM, NJSalem City School District39359.3%(233)
19Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School District17959.2%(106)
20Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District53159.1%(314)
21Creative Arts High SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School District20957.9%(121)
22John F. Kennedy SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District14356.6%(81)
23Lincoln High SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public Schools76755.8%(428)
24Hillside High SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District91154.8%(499)
25STEM Innovation Academy of the OrangesSouth Orange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District18053.3%(96)
26Camden High SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School District42552.7%(224)
27Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,05152.7%(554)
28Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of Technology1,23051.6%(635)
29American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District38651.0%(197)
30Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District1,36848.3%(661)
31Ewing High SchoolEWING, NJEwing Township School District1,11847.3%(529)
32Burlington City High SchoolBURLINGTON, NJBurlington City Public School District75746.4%(351)
33Abraham Clark High SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School District92646.1%(427)
34Burlington County Institute of Technology - WestamptonWestampton, NJBurlington County Institute of Technology School District1,30045.3%(589)
35Paulsboro High SchoolPAULSBORO, NJPaulsboro School District39044.9%(175)
36Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District61144.8%(274)
37Union High SchoolUNION, NJTownship of Union School District2,41044.7%(1,078)
38Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59143.5%(257)
39Timber Creek Regional High SchoolERIAL, NJBlack Horse Pike Regional School District1,10939.8%(441)
40Asbury Park High SchoolASBURY PARK, NJAsbury Park School District37939.6%(150)
41Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of Technology60639.3%(238)
42Mercer High SchoolHamilton, NJMercer County Special Services School District20039.0%(78)
43West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools2,10637.8%(795)
44Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of Technology35337.7%(133)
45Woodbury Jr-Sr High SchoolWoodbury, NJWoodbury City Public School District81837.4%(306)
46Neptune High SchoolNEPTUNE, NJNeptune Township School District1,12937.3%(421)
47Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing ArtsPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District25837.2%(96)
48Penns Grove High SchoolCARNEYS POINT, NJPenns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District63235.3%(223)
49Rahway High SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School District1,28635.2%(453)
50Burlington Township High SchoolBURLINGTON, NJBurlington Township School District1,11834.9%(390)
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