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The public schools with the highest share of female students in Essex County, New Jersey

222 public schools in Essex County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of female students, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. Newark School of Fashion & Design leads the list at 78.9%, against a median of 49.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

222

Essex County, New Jersey

Top % Female

78.9%

Median % Female

49.3%

MOST FEMALE · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Students	Female students	% Female
1	Newark School of Fashion & Design	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	275	217	78.9%
2	Arts High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	611	448	73.3%
3	Bard Early College High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	395	251	63.5%
4	University High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	426	258	60.6%
5	Althea Gibson Academy	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	144	86	59.7%
6	Newark Vocational High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	591	350	59.2%
7	Michelle Obama Elementary School	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	198	117	59.1%
8	Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	701	407	58.1%
9	Forest Avenue School	GLEN RIDGE, NJ	Glen Ridge Public School District	127	73	57.5%
10	The Gray Charter School	NEWARK, NJ	Gray Charter School	317	180	56.8%
11	Science Park High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	964	538	55.8%
12	Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School	NEWARK, NJ	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	572	319	55.8%
13	East Orange Community Charter School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange Community Charter School	414	227	54.8%
14	Whitney E. Houston Academy	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	385	210	54.5%
15	Glenfield Middle School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	Montclair Public School District	512	278	54.3%
16	John L. Costley Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	334	181	54.2%
17	Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology	NEWARK, NJ	Essex County Schools of Technology	1,230	665	54.1%
18	J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	247	133	53.9%
19	Philip's Academy Charter School	Newark, NJ	Phillip's Academy Charter School	730	393	53.8%
20	Washington Elementary School	WEST CALDWELL, NJ	Caldwell-West School District	409	220	53.8%
21	North End Elementary School	Cedar Grove, NJ	Cedar Grove Township School District	309	166	53.7%
22	Burnet Hill Elementary School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	Livingston Board of Education School District	425	228	53.6%
23	Sussex Avenue School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	545	291	53.4%
24	Harriet Tubman Elementary School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	298	159	53.4%
25	South Street Elementary School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	866	462	53.4%
26	STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	South Orange, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	180	96	53.3%
27	Belleville Middle School	BELLEVILLE, NJ	Belleville Public School District	685	365	53.3%
28	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	NEWARK, NJ	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	702	373	53.1%
29	Link Community Charter School	Newark, NJ	Link Community Charter School	343	182	53.1%
30	Hawkins Street School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	660	349	52.9%
31	Lincoln Elementary School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	420	222	52.9%
32	Burch Charter School of Excellence	IRVINGTON, NJ	Burch Charter School of Excellence	335	177	52.8%
33	Elliott Street Elementary School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	880	462	52.5%
34	Hillside Elementary School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	Montclair Public School District	684	359	52.5%
35	Florence Avenue Elementary School	IRVINGTON, NJ	Irvington Public School District	694	364	52.5%
36	Brookdale Elementary School	Bloomfield, NJ	Bloomfield Township School District	342	179	52.3%
37	Shelia Y. Oliver Academy	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	413	216	52.3%
38	Adlai E. Stevenson School	FAIRFIELD, NJ	Fairfield Public School District	312	163	52.2%
39	Brookdale Avenue School	VERONA, NJ	Verona Public School District	134	70	52.2%
40	Oliver Street School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	1,034	539	52.1%
41	Verona High School	VERONA, NJ	Verona Public School District	593	309	52.1%
42	Hazel Avenue Elementary School	W ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	334	174	52.1%
43	Glen Ridge High School	GLEN RIDGE, NJ	Glen Ridge Public School District	799	416	52.1%
44	Franklin Elementary School	Bloomfield, NJ	Bloomfield Township School District	352	183	52.0%
45	Tuscan Elementary School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	South Orange-Maplewood School District	531	276	52.0%
46	Central School	Glen Ridge, NJ	Glen Ridge Public School District	127	66	52.0%
47	John H. Walker Middle School	NUTLEY, NJ	Nutley Public School District	637	331	52.0%
48	Northeast Elementary School	UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ	Montclair Public School District	391	203	51.9%
49	Lafayette Street School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	1,213	629	51.9%
50	Hawthorne Avenue School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	444	230	51.8%

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