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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Richmond, Virginia

Across Richmond, Virginia, 90 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle leads the list at 91.8%, against a median of 48.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Richmond, Virginia

Top % Black

91.8%

Median % Black

48.0%

MOST BLACK · RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	500	91.8%(459)
2	George F. Baker Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	462	90.0%(416)
3	Glen Lea Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	461	90.0%(415)
4	Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	417	89.9%(375)
5	Woodville Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	217	88.9%(193)
6	George W. Carver Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	404	88.9%(359)
7	Harvie Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	497	88.5%(440)
8	Henry Marsh III Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	512	88.5%(453)
9	Fairfield Court Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	222	88.3%(196)
10	Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	302	87.4%(264)
11	Overby-Sheppard Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	256	87.1%(223)
12	Fairfield Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	936	87.1%(815)
13	Armstrong High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	709	85.5%(606)
14	Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	425	82.8%(352)
15	Jacob L. Adams Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	453	82.1%(372)
16	Laburnum Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	466	82.0%(382)
17	Thomas H. Henderson Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	430	80.5%(346)
18	John Rolfe Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	874	79.9%(698)
19	John Marshall High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	645	77.4%(499)
20	Varina High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,420	77.0%(1,093)
21	Blackwell Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	420	76.9%(323)
22	Montrose Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	341	76.0%(259)
23	Dogwood Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	371	74.9%(278)
24	Barack Obama Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	274	73.0%(200)
25	Chimborazo Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	403	73.0%(294)
26	Henry D. Ward Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	526	72.6%(382)
27	Henrico High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,300	71.8%(934)
28	Bellevue Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	206	70.4%(145)
29	Southampton Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	473	70.2%(332)
30	Varina Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	274	69.7%(191)
31	Lucille M. Brown Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	605	67.9%(411)
32	Richmond Alternative School	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	277	67.5%(187)
33	Swansboro Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	172	66.3%(114)
34	Thomas Jefferson High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	749	63.7%(477)
35	L. Douglas Wilder Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	758	62.3%(472)
36	Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	330	60.6%(200)
37	Albert Hill Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	505	58.8%(297)
38	Westover Hills Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	375	56.3%(211)
39	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	551	56.3%(310)
40	Richmond Community High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	211	55.9%(118)
41	J.B. Fisher Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	285	54.4%(155)
42	Miles Jones Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	505	53.7%(271)
43	Huguenot High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	1,469	53.5%(786)
44	Chamberlayne Elementary	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	389	53.5%(208)
45	Franklin Military Academy	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	335	49.0%(164)
46	Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	621	47.0%(292)
47	Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	355	46.2%(164)
48	Hermitage High	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,719	40.7%(699)
49	Brookland Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,034	40.6%(420)
50	Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	310	40.0%(124)

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