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

41 public schools in Richmond city, Virginia 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. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle leads the list at 91.8%, against a median of 56.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Richmond city, Virginia

Top % Black

91.8%

Median % Black

56.3%

MOST BLACK · RICHMOND CITY, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	500	91.8%(459)
2	Woodville Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	217	88.9%(193)
3	George W. Carver Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	404	88.9%(359)
4	Henry Marsh III Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	512	88.5%(453)
5	Fairfield Court Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	222	88.3%(196)
6	Frances W. McClenney Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	302	87.4%(264)
7	Overby-Sheppard Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	256	87.1%(223)
8	Thomas H. Henderson Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	430	80.5%(346)
9	John Marshall High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	645	77.4%(499)
10	Blackwell Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	420	76.9%(323)
11	Dogwood Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	371	74.9%(278)
12	Barack Obama Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	274	73.0%(200)
13	Chimborazo Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	403	73.0%(294)
14	Bellevue Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	206	70.4%(145)
15	Southampton Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	473	70.2%(332)
16	Lucille M. Brown Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	605	67.9%(411)
17	Richmond Alternative School	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	277	67.5%(187)
18	Swansboro Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	172	66.3%(114)
19	Thomas Jefferson High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	749	63.7%(477)
20	Albert Hill Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	505	58.8%(297)
21	Westover Hills Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	375	56.3%(211)
22	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	551	56.3%(310)
23	Richmond Community High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	211	55.9%(118)
24	J.B. Fisher Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	285	54.4%(155)
25	Miles Jones Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	505	53.7%(271)
26	Huguenot High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	1,469	53.5%(786)
27	Franklin Military Academy	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	335	49.0%(164)
28	Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	621	47.0%(292)
29	Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	355	46.2%(164)
30	Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	310	40.0%(124)
31	Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	262	39.7%(104)
32	Richmond High School for the Arts	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	1,116	38.9%(434)
33	William Fox Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	367	37.9%(139)
34	Broad Rock Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	612	37.8%(231)
35	G.H. Reid Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	671	37.0%(248)
36	Open High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	171	36.3%(62)
37	J.L. Francis Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	526	35.7%(188)
38	Linwood Holton Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	433	34.0%(147)
39	River City Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	1,150	32.8%(377)
40	Cardinal Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	821	11.2%(92)
41	Mary Munford Elementary	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	476	6.5%(31)

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