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

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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