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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Pennsylvania

2,777 public schools in Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS leads the list at 99.5%, against a median of 4.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

2,777

Pennsylvania

Top % Black

99.5%

Median % Black

4.1%

MOST BLACK · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS	Philadelphia, PA	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS	565	562	99.5%
2	Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS	344	342	99.4%
3	West Oak Lane CS	Philadelphia, PA	West Oak Lane CS	955	943	98.7%
4	Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey	Philadelphia, PA	Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey	586	571	97.4%
5	Global Leadership Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Global Leadership Academy CS	692	671	97.0%
6	People for People CS	Philadelphia, PA	People for People CS	573	551	96.2%
7	McCloskey John F Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	228	219	96.0%
8	Discovery CS	Philadelphia, PA	Discovery CS	626	601	96.0%
9	Motivation HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	199	191	96.0%
10	Rhoads James Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	421	400	95.0%
11	Pittsburgh Miller K-5	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	218	207	95.0%
12	Vision Academy CS	East Lansdowne, PA	Vision Academy CS	547	519	94.9%
13	Alliance for Progress CS	Philadelphia, PA	Alliance for Progress CS	618	585	94.7%
14	West Phila. Achievement CES	Philadelphia, PA	West Phila. Achievement CES	654	619	94.7%
15	KIPP DuBois CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP DuBois CS	523	495	94.7%
16	Robeson HS for Human Services	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	266	251	94.4%
17	Longstreth William C Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	314	296	94.3%
18	Franklin S Edmonds Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	391	368	94.1%
19	Ad Prima CS	Philadelphia, PA	Ad Prima CS	602	565	93.8%
20	Allen Dr Ethel Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	322	302	93.8%
21	Overbrook Elementary School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	201	188	93.5%
22	Urban Pathways K-5 College CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Urban Pathways K-5 College CS	304	284	93.4%
23	KIPP West Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP West Philadelphia CS	848	792	93.4%
24	Philadelphia Montessori CS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia Montessori CS	226	211	93.4%
25	McMichael Morton Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	285	266	93.3%
26	Laboratory CS	Philadelphia, PA	Laboratory CS	461	430	93.3%
27	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	325	303	93.2%
28	Russell Byers CS	Philadelphia, PA	Russell Byers CS	686	639	93.2%
29	Universal Institute CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Institute CS	597	556	93.1%
30	Mastery CS-Harrity Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Harrity Campus	750	698	93.1%
31	Heston Edward Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	245	228	93.1%
32	Imhotep Institute CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute CHS	603	560	92.9%
33	Richard Allen Preparatory CS	Philadelphia, PA	Richard Allen Preparatory CS	315	292	92.7%
34	Overbrook Edu Ctr	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	259	240	92.7%
35	Peirce Thomas M Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	270	250	92.6%
36	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	747	691	92.5%
37	Blaine James G Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	332	307	92.5%
38	Fitler Academics Plus	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	159	147	92.5%
39	Duckrey Tanner Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	418	386	92.3%
40	Vision Academy CS of Excellence	Sharon Hills, PA	Vision Academy CS of Excellence	235	217	92.3%
41	Anderson Add B Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	339	313	92.3%
42	Barry Comm John Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	467	431	92.3%
43	TECH Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	TECH Freire CS	541	498	92.0%
44	Prince Hall Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	360	331	91.9%
45	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	929	854	91.9%
46	Comegys Benjamin B Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	252	231	91.7%
47	Hamilton Andrew Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	348	319	91.7%
48	Park Lane El Sch	Darby, PA	William Penn SD	304	278	91.5%
49	Gideon Edward Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	221	202	91.4%
50	Building 21	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	371	339	91.4%

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